Ottawa, Ontario – Canadian Men’s World Cup Team head coach Frank Yallop today named his 17-player roster for the upcoming Men’s World Cup Team Development Training Camp in Vancouver, BC from July 9-15.
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\u200bThe team will assemble in Vancouver on July 9 and will play Scottish Premier League club Hearts on July 12 at 7:30 p.m. and FA Cup Finalists Millwall from the English First Division on July 14 at 7:30 p.m.. Both games are at Swangard Stadium in Burnaby, BC. The tournament is being hosted and organized by the British Columbia Soccer Association.
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\u200bYallop has assembled players from each of the five Canadian A-League teams as well as a number of players from Europe and the United States in an effort to broaden the Men’s World Cup Team Player Pool.
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\u200b“There are a number of players who have impressed me recently or that have shown they deserve to get a closer look ,” said Yallop. “This camp and these high quality games will provide them with the perfect opportunity to show what they can do and if they are ready to play for the senior team. It also gives me another look at some players who have already earned some senior caps.”
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\u200bSome senior members of the squad include defender Tony Menezes who has played the last two seasons in China, as well as midfielder/forward Mauro Biello, who earned four caps with the World Cup team from 1995-2000.
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\u200bOthers players include 17-year-old Jamie Peters who is with Kaiserslautern in Germany; Terry Dunfield, who played for Canada at the 2001 World Youth Championship; Kevin de Serpa, who represented Canada at the 2001 Francophone Games; former Toronto Lynx defender Marco Reda and goalkeeper Theo Zagar; Olympic and Youth Team midfielder Josh Simpson and forward Olivier Occean, who earned his first cap against Wales on May 30.
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\u200bYallop has also selected several players from Canadian A-League teams, including Mesut Mert (Calgary), Gabriel Gervais (Montreal), Chris Lemire (Edmonton), Tyler Hughes (Toronto), Alfredo Valente (Vancouver) and Adrian Serioux (Toronto).
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\u200b“This is something the A-League teams have been asking for and I am delighted to be able to get a chance to have a closer look at some players with the cooperation and assistance of BC Soccer,” said Yallop.
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\u200bCanadian Roster for Training Camp in Vancouver, BC
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\u200bTheo ZagartGKtRochester RhinostA-Leaguett11/2/74
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\u200bGreg SuttontGKtMontreal ImpacttA-Leaguett4/19/77
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\u200bTyler HughestDFtToronto LynxtA-Leaguett11/11/80
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\u200bNevio PizzolittotDFtMontreal ImpacttA-Leaguett8/26/76
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\u200bMarco RedatDFtSogndaltNorwegian First Divisiont6/22/77
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\u200bTony MenezestDFtGreentowntChinese Second Divisiont11/14/74
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\u200bGabriel Gervais tDFtMontreal ImpacttA-Leaguett9/18/76
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\u200bMesut MerttMFtCalgary MustangstA-Leaguett3/18/78
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\u200bTerry DunfieldtMFtBurytEnglish Third Divisiont2/20/82
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\u200bKevin de Serpa tMFtPenafieltPortuguese First Divisiont5/21/80
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\u200bJosh SimpsontMFtBoulder RapidstPDLtt5/15/83
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\u200bJamie PeterstMFtKaiserslauterntBundesliga Youthtt5/4/87
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\u200bAlfredo ValentetMFtVancouver WhitecapstVancouver Whitecapst11/6/80
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\u200bMauro BiellotMF/FtMontreal ImpacttA-Leaguett8/8/72
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\u200bAdrian SeriouxtDF/MtToronto LynxtA-Leaguett5/12/79
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\u200bOlivier OcceantFtOlde GrenlandtNorwegian First Divisiont10/23/81
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\u200bChris LemiretFtEdmonton AviatorstA-Leaguett3/11/83
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\u200bStaff
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\u200bFrank YalloptHead Coach
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\u200bDale MitchelltAssistant Coach
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\u200bPaul DolantGoalkeeper Coach
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\u200bMorgan QuarrytTeam Manager
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\u200bKevin WagnertEquipment Manager
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\u200bGreg BaytPhysiotherapist