Julian De Guzman
Julián Bobby de Guzmán (b. March 25 1981, Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian professional football (soccer) player of Jamaican and Philippines descent. In 2005 he signed for Deportivo de La Coruña in the First Division of Spain's La Liga, becoming the first Canadian to play in La Liga.
Julian De Guzman career stats
Julian De Guzman biography
Julián Bobby de Guzmán (b. March 25 1981, Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian professional football (soccer) player of Jamaican and Philippines descent. In 2005 he signed for Deportivo de La Coruña in the First Division of Spain's La Liga, becoming the first Canadian to play in La Liga.
Biography
Club
The 169-cm, 68 kg de Guzmán, a defensive midfielder, was discovered by representatives of Olympique Marseille while playing for the North Scarborough youth soccer club in Toronto. After playing with Marseille's reserve side, de Guzmán became a first-team regular with 1. FC Saarbrücken in the German Football Association Second Bundesliga (football) in the 2001-02 season.
In 2002, he joined newly promoted Hannover 96, becoming only the third Canada to play in the German Football Association First Bundesliga (football). He played three seasons for Hannover before joining Deportivo de La Coruña. After playing a starring role in the club's remarkable turnaround in the 2007-2008 season to avoid relegation and gain a spot in the Intertoto Cup, de Guzmán was named Deportivo de La Coruña's player of the season.
Country
Julian is a regular with the Canada men's national soccer team. His younger brother Jonathan de Guzmán also plays professional football for Dutch club Feyenoord and has chosen to represent the Netherlands national football team.
In Canada's opening match of the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup, Julian scored twice to help defeat Costa Rica national football team 2-1. After the conclusion of the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup, de Guzmán was named tournament MVP.
International goals
Updated to games played August 20, 2008.
Honours
Club
Deportivo de La Coruña
- UEFA Intertoto Cup: UEFA Intertoto Cup 2008
- Teresa Herrera Trophy: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Individual
- CONCACAF Gold Cup Most Valuable Player: 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup
- CONCACAF Gold Cup Best XI: 2007
- Deportivo de La Coruña Player of the Season: La Liga 2007-08
- The Voyageurs International Player of the Year: 2007
Country
Canada men's national soccer team
- CONCACAF Gold Cup
- - Third place: 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup, 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Reference:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juli%C3%A1n_de_Guzm%C3%A1n
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