Dominic Cervi
Personal information
Full name	Dominic Cervi
Date of birth	9 July 1986 (1986-07-09) (age 23)
Place of birth	Norman, Oklahoma, United States
Height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Celtic
Number	47
Youth career
1997–2003 2004–2007	Norman Celtic `86 Tulsa Golden Hurricane
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2006 2008–	Michigan Bucks Celtic	007 000(0) 000 000(0)
National team2
2008–	United States U-23	002 000(0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 March 2008. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 17 March 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Dominic Cervi (born 9 July 1986) is an American soccer goalkeeper who currently plays for Celtic.

Contents 1 Personal 2 Career 2.1 Youth 2.2 Professional 2.3 Celtic 3 International 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Personal

Cervi grew up in Norman, Oklahoma. He played eight seasons for his youth club, Norman Celtic '86.^[1] He attended Norman North High School, where he played soccer for all four years. He was named Oklahoma Defensive Player of the Year by the The Oklahoman during his junior and senior seasons in 2003 and 2004. He also earned three letters in basketball. He was named Defensive Player of the Year in 2004 for his efforts on the hardcourt.

Cervi's great-grandparents were Italian, and, after an over-year-long process, he received his Italian passport in May 2009.^[2] He obtained an Italian passport, which precludes him from being subject to work permit regulations or foreign player limits, in order to make himself more appealing to European clubs.

[edit] Career

[edit] Youth

Cervi attended the University of Tulsa from 2004 through 2007, making 31 starts for the Golden Hurricanes and earning All-Conference USA First Team and NSCAA All-Midwest Region Second Team honors in 2007. The Hurricanes' best finish during Cervi's time with the team was during his first year, 2004, when the team reached the national quarterfinal at the 2004 Division I Men's College Cup.

[edit] Professional

Cervi was drafted by the Chicago Fire with the 12th overall pick of the 2008 MLS SuperDraft, but he did not sign for the club after rejecting a $32,000 contract offer from MLS. He was the second goalkeeper taken in the draft. After a trial at 2008 FA Cup winners Portsmouth he was not offered a contract.

[edit] Celtic

In October 2008, Cervi tried out with Celtic. He made two appearances for Celtic's reserve team, one a friendly match against Manchester United's Reserves where he impressed during the 90 minutes, and the other against Greenock Morton. After receiving his Italian passport, Cervi officially joined Celtic. He is currently Celtic's third choice keeper behind Artur Boruc and Łukasz Załuska.

[edit] International

Though he has yet to earn a full international cap, he was named to the United States national team's 21-man World Cup Qualifying roster for the home-and-home series with Barbados on 15 and 22 June 2008.^[3]

Cervi was called up for the United States U-23 men's national soccer team as the number two keeper for the 2008 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament. He started for the USA in a 1–0 loss against Honduras in the championship game, and again at the U-23 level in a Toulon Tournament match against Turkey. Cervi is now eligible to only represent the United States internationally due to his appearances against Honduras and Turkey.^[2] On 15 May 2008, he was invited to camp for USA national team friendlies against England, Spain, and Argentina, but made no appearances.

[edit] References

1. ^ "Player Bio: Dominic Cervi". tulsahurricane.cstv.com. CBS College Sports. http://tulsahurricane.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/cervi_dominic00.html. Retrieved 7 January 2009. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Latham, Brent (18 May 2009). "Cervi Anxious to Head for Celtic". Yanks-Abroad.com. http://www.yanks-abroad.com/get.php?mode=content&id=4729. Retrieved 19 May 2009. 
3. ^ Dylan Butler (10 June 2008). "Bradley sets U.S. qualifying roster". MLSnet.com (Major League Soccer). http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20080610&content_id=164649&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp. Retrieved 7 January 2009. 

[edit] External links

• Dominic Cervi page at University of Tulsa's official athletic site

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Persondata
NAME	Cervi, Dominic
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Association football goaltender
DATE OF BIRTH	9 July 1986
PLACE OF BIRTH	Norman, Oklahoma, United States
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH

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