{ "title": "Men\u2019s National Team off to Florida for Mini-Camp", "modified_at": "2026-05-05 17:35:58", "published_at": "2006-04-26 11:00:00", "url": "https://news.canadasoccer.com/mens-national-team-off-to-florida-for-mini-camp", "short_url": "http://prez.ly/l1Fd", "culture": "en", "language": "EN", "subtitle": "Ottawa, Ontario \u0096 Canadian head coach Frank Yallop has announced a squad of 16 players for a mini-camp in Sunrise, Florida. The camp is scheduled to take place from May 1-8, 2006 and will feature many of those players that played at the FIFA World Youth Championship Holland 2005 and as a result, are\u2026", "slug": "mens-national-team-off-to-florida-for-mini-camp", "body": "

Ottawa, Ontario \u0096 Canadian head coach Frank Yallop has announced a squad of 16 players for a mini-camp in Sunrise, Florida. The camp is scheduled to take place from May 1-8, 2006 and will feature many of those players that played at the FIFA World Youth Championship Holland 2005 and as a result, are eligible for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
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\u200bYallop has also included a handful of players that have been out of the squad for the last while, or are making their first appearance with the senior team.
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\u200bDave Simpson, who has made several appearances with youth teams in the past, will be making his first appearance with Yallop’s squad. The 23-year-old Toronto-native is enjoying a good season with Hungarian club Papa Lombard FC and will certainly hope to make a lasting first impression on the Canadian head coach.
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\u200bMontreal Impact midfielder Antonio Ribeiro, like Simpson, will be making his first appearance with Canada’s senior team although the 26-year-old Montreal-native has been involved in Canada’s youth programs in the past. Ribeiro is coming off what was perhaps his best season with the Impact, playing in 23 games and grabbing six points \u0096 all despite undergoing abdominal surgery at the beginning of the 2005 campaign.
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\u200bYallop has also included two new names to the fold.
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\u200bAtlético Bello midfielder Alex Schleer and Chicago Fire defender Jack Stewart will be making their first appearances (at any age) with a Canadian national team.
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\u200bAs mentioned earlier, the mini-camp squad is littered with players who will be eligible for the Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008.
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\u200bGoalkeepers Asmir Begovic and Josh Wagenaar; defenders Andre Hainault and Brad Peetoom, along with midfielder/forward Ryan Gyaki and striker Will Johnson all represented Canada at the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship in Holland and will in all likelihood be pivotal contributors to Canada’s U-23 team when qualifying for Beijing 2008 begins next year.
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\u200bThe squad, however, is not without veteran leadership.
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\u200bJim Brennan, Canada’s goal-scoring hero from the 2-0 victory over Austria on March 1, 2006 along with no-nonsense defender Adam Braz and the versatile Ante Jazic will no doubt provide Yallop’s young squad with experience and leadership.
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\u200bYallop will also rely on the veteran experience of Tony Menezes, who is making a long-awaited return to the senior team. Menezes last appeared for Canada in January 2003 and has recently signed with the Toronto Lynx of the USL First Division for the 2006 campaign.
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\u200b\u0093This is a superb opportunity for the coaching staff to work with some of our younger players who will likely figure in our Olympic squad and some players that have not been in the squad that often,\u0094 said Canadian head coach Frank Yallop.
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\u200b\u0093There is no substitute with working up-close with the players and for me, this is the best way of seeing if they fit into the squad and are the type of players we are looking for to compete at the highest level.\u0094
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\u200bThere is a possibility of one or two additional players being added to the roster over the next few days. Details regarding any additions will be released immediately at migmultidev-canada-soccer.pantheonsite.io.
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\u200bRoster
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Player

POS

DOB

Caps

G/S

Club

Hometown

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Begovic, Asmir

GK

6/20/1987

 

 

La Louviere

Edmonton, AB

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Braz, Adam

D

06/07/1981

7

 

Montreal Impact

St. Laurent, QC

\n \n

Brennan, Jim

M

05/08/1977

43

6

Southampton

Newmarket, ON

\n \n

Gyaki, Ryan

M/F

12/06/1985

 

 

Sheffield United FC

Calgary, AB

\n \n

Hainault, Andre (Andrew)

D

6/17/1986

 

 

FK Siad Most

Hudson, QC

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Jazic, Ante

D/M

2/26/1976

15

 

unattached

Halifax, NS

\n \n

Johnson, Will

F

1/21/1987

3

 

Heerenveen

Woodridge, IL

\n \n

Leduc, Patrick

M

12/26/1977

3

 

Montreal Impact

St.-Lambert, QC

\n \n

Menezes, Tony

D

11/24/1974

27

 

Toronto Lynx

Toronto, ON

\n \n

Peetoom, Brad

D

03/02/1986

 

 

Syracuse University

Abbotsford, BC

\n \n

Ribeiro, Antonio

M

10/08/1980

 

 

Montreal Impact

Montreal, QC

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Schleerr, Alex

M

02/25/1985

 

 

Atletico Bello

Toronto, ON

\n \n

Simpson, Dave

F

01/11/1983

 

 

Papa Lombard FC

Scarborough, ON

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Stewart, Jack

D

05/29/1983

 

 

Chicago Fire

Torrance, CA, USA

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Sulentic, Ive

M

12/24/1979

2

 

St. Pauli

Richmond

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Wagenaar, Joshua

GK

2/26/1985

 

 

ADO Den Haag

Grimsby, ON

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Staff
\u200bFrank Yallop – Head Coach
\u200bStephen Hart – Assistant Coach
\u200bPaul Dolan – Goalkeeper Coach
\u200bMorgan Quarry – Manager
\u200bDave Foley – Physiotherapist
\u200bGarret Kusch – Massage Therapist
\u200bVic Mendes – Equipment Manager

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\n Paulo Senra\n Chief Communications & Content Officer | Chef des communications et du contenu, Canada Soccer\n \n
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