Julian de Guzman

Personal information
Full name	Julian Bobby de Guzman
Date of birth	March 25, 1981 (1981-03-25) (age 28)
Place of birth	Toronto, Canada
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Toronto FC
Number	6
Youth career
1994–1997	North Scarborough SC
1997–2000	Marseille
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2000–2002	Saarbrücken	51	(5)
2002–2005	Hannover	59	(2)
2005–2009	Deportivo La Coruña	97	(1)
2009–	Toronto FC	5	(0)
National team‡
1999–2001	Canada U-20	13	(4)
2002–	Canada	42	(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 October 2009. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 August 2009

Julian de Guzman (born March 25, 1981 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian soccer player of Jamaican and Filipino heritage^[1][2] who currently plays for Toronto FC in Major League Soccer.

Previously, he played for Deportivo de La Coruña, and was the first Canadian to play in the Spanish La Liga.

[edit] Career

[edit] Club

De Guzman 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 Guzman became a first-team regular with 1. FC Saarbrücken in the German Second Bundesliga in the 2001-02 season. In 21 appearances he never scored.

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 La Coruña. In 78 appearances he scored 2 times, 0.02 goals per game.

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 UEFA Cup, de Guzman was named the team's player of the season. In 95 appearances he scored 1 goal, 0.01 goals per game. His only goal with Deportivo came in 2005 against the Spanish giants Real Madrid. His contract with Deportivo expired in the summer of 2009.

In September 2009 an agreement was reached with Toronto FC for de Guzman to sign as a designated player. The Canadian midfielder signed a three-year deal to play in MLS.^[3] De Guzman made his debut for the club in an away game against the Los Angeles Galaxy on September 19, 2009.

[edit] International

De Guzman is a regular with the Canadian national team. His younger brother Jonathan de Guzman 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 2-1. After the conclusion of the competition, de Guzman was named tournament MVP.^[4]

[edit] International goals

Updated to games played May 19, 2009.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	June 6, 2007	Miami, USA	Costa Rica	1–1	Win	CONCACAF Gold Cup 2007
2.	June 6, 2007	Miami, USA	Costa Rica	2–1	Win	CONCACAF Gold Cup 2007
3.	May 31, 2008	Seattle, USA	Brazil	2–3	Loss	Friendly
4.	August 20, 2008	Toronto, CAN	Jamaica	1–1	Draw	2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification

[edit] Honours

[edit] Club

1. FC Saarbrücken

• Saarland Cup
  • Winners: 2001-2002

Deportivo de La Coruña

• Teresa Herrera
  • Winners: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

[edit] Individual

Deportivo de La Coruña

• Player of the Season
  • Winners: 2007-2008

CONCACAF Gold Cup

• Most Valuable Player
  • Winners: 2007

CONCACAF Gold Cup

• All-Tournament Team:
  • Winners: 2007,2009

The Voyageurs

• International Player of the Year:
  • Winners: 2007

[edit] Country

Canada

• CONCACAF Gold Cup
  • Third place: 2002, 2007

[edit] Career Stats

Last Update October 24, 2009

1)Copa del Rey / Canadian Soccer Championship

2)UEFA Cup / CONCACAF Champions League

[edit] See also

• List of current MLS players

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• MLS player profile
• Julian de Guzman official website
• Deportivo-La-Coruna.com player page for de Guzman
• CanadaSoccer.com national team page for de Guzman
• FIFAWorldCup.com with a player to watch article on de Guzman
• www.ad.nl with caption on Jonathan's roots
• Footballdatabase.com

v • d • e Canada squad – 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup 1 Sutton • 2 Braz • 3 Jazić • 4 Reda • 5 Hainault • 6 de Guzman • 7 Stalteri • 8 Harmse • 9 Friend • 10 Gerba • 11 Hastings • 12 Gervais • 13 Hutchinson • 14 De Rosario • 15 Bernier • 16 Nash • 17 Hume • 18 Nakajima • 19 Ribeiro • 20 Pozniak • 21 Ledgerwood • 22 Onstad • 23 Giacomi • Coach: Hart

v • d • e Canada squad – 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup 1 Sutton • 2 Cann • 3 Klukowski • 4 Hainault • 5 McKenna • 6 de Guzman • 7 Stalteri • 8 de Jong • 9 Gerba • 10 Johnson • 11 Hastings • 12 Nakajima • 13 Hutchinson • 14 Jakovic • 15 Simpson • 16 Jackson • 17 Peters • 18 Wagenaar • 19 Harmse • 20 Bernier • 21 Pozniak • 22 Stamatopoulos • 23 Gbeke • Coach: Hart