Canada releases preliminary roster for CONCACAF Gold Cup

OTTAWA (ONTARIO) – All 12 preliminary rosters for the 2007 CONACACAF Gold Cup have been released this week at goldcup.org, the tournament’s official website. Canada has named 30 players to its preliminary roster
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​Canada’s final roster does not need to be submitted until 23 May, 15 days before their first match on 6 June. Canada’s final roster will consist of 23 players.
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​Canada opens their tournament on 6 June against Costa Rica at the Orange Bowl in Miami, FL. Their next two opening-round matches are on 9 June against Guadeloupe and 11 June against Haiti, both of which will also be played at the Orange Bowl. Canada also has an international friendly just before the tournament starts, 1 June against Venezuela at the the Estadio José Pachencho Romero in Maracaibo.
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​From the tournament’s 16-year history (eight finals), Canada were Gold Cup champions in 2000. The 2007 Gold Cup team will be coached by Stephen Hart.
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​Patrice Bernier MD 23.09.1979 Tromsø I.L./NOR
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​Adam Braz DF 07.06.1981 Toronto FC
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​Jim Brennan MD 08.05.1977 Toronto FC
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​Julian DeGuzman MD 25.03.1981 Deportivo La Coruna/ESP
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​Dwayne DeRosario AT 15.05.1978 Houston Dynamo/USA
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​Robert Friend AT 23.01.1981 FC Heerenveen/NED
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​Ali Gerba DF 27.07.1982 FC Gothenborg/SWE
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​Gabriel Gervais DF 18.09.1976 Montreal Impact
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​Sandro Grande MD 29.09.1977 Viking Stavanger/NOR
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​Andrew Hainault DF 16.06.1986 Said Most FC/CZE
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​Kevin Harmse MD 04.07.1984 Los Angeles Galaxy/USA
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​Lars Hirschfeld GK 17.10.1978 Rosenborg/NOR
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​Iain Hume MD 20.10.1983 Leicester City/ENG
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​Atiba Hutchinson MD 08.02.1983 FC Copenhagen/DEN
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​Daniel Imhof MD 22.11.1977 Bochum/GER
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​Ante Jazic MD 27.02.1976 Los Angeles Galaxy/USA
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​Mike Klukowski MD 27.05.1981 FC Brugge/BEL
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​Kevin McKenna AT 12.01.1980 Energie Cottus/GER
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​Issey Nakajima-Farran MD 16.05.1984 FC Vejle Bodklub/DEN
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​Martin Nash MD 27.12.1975 Vancouver Whitecaps
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​Olivier Occean AT 23.10.1981 Lillestrom/NOR
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​Chris Pozniak DF 10.01.1981 Toronto FC
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​Marco Reda DF 22.06.1977 Toronto FC
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​Antonio Ribeiro MD 08.10.1980 Montreal Impact
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​Dave Simpson AT 11.01.1983 Sparta Prague/CZE
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​Josh Simpson MD 15.05.1983 FC Kaiserslautern/GER
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​Paul Stalteri MD 18.10.1977 Tottenham Hotspur/ENG
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​Kenny Stamatopoulous GK 26.08.1976 Tromsø I.L./NOR
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​Greg Sutton GK 19.04.1977 Toronto FC
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​Josh Wagenaar GK 26.02.1985 ADO Den Haag/NED