- Julián de Guzmán
Infobox Football biography
playername = Julián de Guzmán
fullname = Julian Bobby de Guzman
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1981|03|25
cityofbirth =Toronto
countryofbirth =Canada
height = Height|m=1.69
position = Defensive Midfielder
currentclub = Deportivo
clubnumber = 6
youthyears = 1994-1997
1997-2000
youthclubs =North Scarborough Soccer Club Olympique Marseille
years = 2000–2002
2002–2005
2005–
clubs =FC Saarbrücken Hannover 96
Deportivo
caps(goals) = 21 (0)
78 (2)
76 (1)
nationalyears = 2002–
nationalteam = Canada
nationalcaps(goals) = 33 (4)
pcupdate = 8 June, 2008
ntupdate = 20 August, 2008Julián Bobby de Guzmán (b.
March 25 1981 ,Toronto, Ontario ) is aCanadian professionalfootball (soccer) player ofJamaica n and Filipino descent. In 2005 he signed forDeportivo de La Coruña in the First Division of Spain'sLa Liga , becoming the first Canadian to play inLa Liga .Biography
Club
The 169-cm, 68 kg de Guzmán, a defensive
midfielder , was discovered by representatives ofOlympique Marseille while playing for the North Scarborough youth soccer club inToronto . After playing with Marseille's reserve side, de Guzmán became a first-team regular with1. FC Saarbrücken in the German Second Bundesliga in the 2001-02 season.In 2002, he joined newly promoted
Hannover 96 , becoming only the third Canadian to play in the German First Bundesliga. He played three seasons for Hannover before joining Deportivo. After playing a starring role in the club's remarkable turnaround in the 2007-2008 season to avoid relegation and gain a spot in theIntertoto Cup , de Guzmán was named Depor's player of the season.Country
Julian is a regular with the Canadian national team. His younger brother
Jonathan de Guzmán also plays professional football for Dutch clubFeyenoord and has chosen to represent theNetherlands national football team .In Canada's opening match of the
2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup , Julian scored twice to help defeat Costa Rica 2-1. After the conclusion of the competition, de Guzmán was named tournament MVP.cite web | title="De Guzman claims MVP honours" | work= Globe and Mail | url=http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070625.wsptgold25/GSStory/GlobeSportsSoccer/home | accessdate=25 June | accessyear=2007]International goals
"Updated to games played
August 20 ,2008 ."Honours
Club
Deportivo de La Coruña
*UEFA Intertoto Cup : 2008
*Teresa Herrera: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008Individual
*
CONCACAF Gold Cup Most Valuable Player: 2007
*CONCACAF Gold Cup Best XI: 2007
*Deportivo de La Coruña Player of the Season: 2007-2008
*The Voyageurs International Player of the Year: 2007Country
Canada
*CONCACAF Gold Cup
**Third place: 2002, 2007References
External links
* [http://www.enblanquiazul.org/deguzman "Julian De Guzman Official Website" ]
* [http://www.deportivo-la-coruna.com/squad/Guzman.html "Deportivo-La-Coruna.com" player page for de Guzmán]
* [http://www.Canadasoccer.com/eng/nationals/profile.asp?id=87&sub=3 "CanadaSoccer.com" national team page for de Guzmán]
* [http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/050303/1/37ub.html "FIFAWorldCup.com" with a player to watch article on de Guzmán]
* [http://www.ad.nl/sport/article28664.ece "www.ad.nl" with caption on Jonathan's roots]
* [http://www.footballdatabase.com/index.php?page=player&Id=6456&pn=Julián_Bobbi_de_Guzmán Footballdatabase.com]
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