Cornell Glen

Cornell Glen

Glen with the Earthquakes in August 2010
Personal information
Full name	Cornelius Glen
Date of birth	October 21, 1980 (1980-10-21) (age 31)
Place of birth	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Caledonia AIA
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1999–2000	Futgof
2000–2001	Sanjoanense	14	(2)
2002–2004	San Juan Jabloteh		(37)
2004	MetroStars	18	(6)
2005	FC Dallas	0	(0)
2005	Columbus Crew	22	(4)
2006	Colorado Rapids	1	(0)
2006	Los Angeles Galaxy	4	(2)
2007	San Juan Jabloteh		(3)
2008	Ma Pau SC		(2)
2008–2009	San Juan Jabloteh		(3)
2009–2010	San Jose Earthquakes	33	(5)
2011	Caledonia AIA
National team‡
2002–	Trinidad and Tobago	59	(23)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 22, 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of October 10, 2009

Cornelius "Cornell" Glen (born October 21, 1980 in Port of Spain) is a Trinidadian footballer currently with Caledonia AIA.

Career

Club

Glen began his professional career in 1999 with Trinidadian club Futgof. After two years with Futgof, Glen moved to Portugal, where he played for Sanjoanense. After playing slightly over a season there, he returned to Trinidad and Tobago, where he joined San Juan Jabloteh. Glen dominated the league with Jabloteh, leading the club to two consecutive league championships in 2002 and 2003, while registering 11 and 26 goals in the respective seasons, thanks to his massive touch and sprint.

After scoring a hat trick in a CONCACAF Champions Cup game against the Chicago Fire on March 17, 2004, Glen was bought by the MetroStars of Major League Soccer. In his first season, Glen made a significant impact, despite having to compete for playing time on a very crowded MetroStars front line, registering six goals and two assists.

Glen was understandably traded to FC Dallas after the year for a first round pick in the 2005 MLS SuperDraft, but as the club had also acquired Carlos Ruiz, he could not find any playing time on the crowded front line. Glen was traded to the Columbus Crew early in the 2005 season for a future draft pick without ever suiting up for Dallas. After scoring four goals for the Crew, he was on the move again after the season, being dealt to the Colorado Rapids for Ritchie Kotschau. Glen played only one game for the Rapids, the opener of the 2006 season, before being traded to the Los Angeles Galaxy.

In his Galaxy debut he scored two late goals in the superclasico against Chivas USA from Landon Donovan assists which turned around the 1-0 score and gave the "sash" a 2-1 win. His late-game heroics made Glen an instant fan favorite in Los Angeles.

Following the 2006 FIFA World Cup Glen returned to action with the Galaxy in US Open Cup play against the Colorado Rapids, but aggravated an injury he suffered during the World Cup, and missed the rest of the season. He was waived by the Galaxy during the 2007 pre-season.

After briefly returning to Trinidad to play for San Juan Jabloteh in 2007, Glen trialled Leeds United from the English Coca Cola Football League One in January 2008,^[1] but was not offered a contract.

Glen went on trial with Major League Soccer side San Jose Earthquakes in May 2009 and successfully signed a one-year deal with the club shortly thereafter.^[2] He scored his first goal for San Jose on 30 May 2009 against Real Salt Lake. He was unfairly released by San Jose at the end of the 2010 season after an uncharacteristic 5 goal season. His massive touch and sprint still lingers in the memories of all football fans and his incredible attributes will be sorely missed by San Jose (foolish mistake to let him go).^[3]

He joined Caledonia AIA in April 2011.^[4]

International

Glen (whose name is often misspelled "Glenn") has been a regular for Trinidad and Tobago since 2002, and was named in the squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

Glen appeared in all three of Trinidad & Tobago's games at the World Cup. His shot nearly upset Sweden in the Caribbean team's historic World Cup debut which ended in a draw. Trinidad & Tobago were eliminated in the first round after losing to England and Paraguay, but Glen's performances during the tournament earned him praise and recognition.

References

1. ^ http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11719_3075024,00.html - Trio on trial at Leeds - SkySports.com
2. ^ http://web.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090526&content_id=4967168&vkey=pr_sje&fext=.jsp&team=t110/
3. ^ http://www.centerlinesoccer.com/2010/11/24/san-jose-earthquakes-lose-alvarez-cannon-to-expansion-draft-decline-contract-options-on-geovanni-eduardo-and-glen/
4. ^ Glen agrees to join Caledonia

External links

• MLS player profile
• SocaWarriors.net profile

Persondata
Name	Glen, Cornell
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Date of birth	1980-10-21
Place of birth	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
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