Daso names 30 player pool for Olympics Qualifiers

[johnnybluenose]

Found this on another Soccer Site, thought it would be cool to post.

Men's Olympic (U-23) Team
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Dasovic names provisional roster

Canada's men's U-23 team announced their provisional roster today for the upcoming CONCACAF Olympic Qualification Tournament in the United States. With just three weeks to go before Canada's tournament begins in Carson, CA against Mexico, coach Nick Dasovic has identified 30 players that are eligible to participate in the eight-team tournament.

"I am looking forward to getting the team together so we can finally start our preparations," says coach Dasovic of the team's road to the Summer Olympics. "The CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying tournament is a difficult one, but I feel confident in the players that we have selected to represent our country. I can't wait to get the tournament started."

Dasovic has up until 10 March to announce his final 20-man roster. He is not bound to the 30-man list, so he will be able to select any available players born 1985 or later. Dasovic will also be able to make changes after 10 March for medical reasons.

Canada's round-robin competition in Carson, CA features México (12 March), Haiti (14 March) and Guatemala (16 March). Should they finish amongst the top-two teams in their group, they will advance to the semi-final on 20 March in Nashville, TN (to be played against a team from the other round-robin group). The semi-final winner will advance to the 26 March final and book their ticket for the Summer Olympics in Beijing.

CANADA
G - Joshua Wagenaar - Grimsby, ON - Unattached
G - Asmir Begovic - Edmonton, AB - ENG / Portsmouth FC
G - Roberto Giacomi - Toronto, ON - Unattached
D - Nana Attakora-Gyan - Orangeville, ON - Toronto FC
D - Matthew Britner - Halifax, NS - Brown University
D - David Edgar - Kitcher, ON - ENG / Newcastle United
D - André Hainault - Hudson, QC - CZE / Sparta Praha
D - Tyler Hemming - London, ON - Toronto FC
D - Diaz Kambere - Surrey, BC - Vancouver Whitecaps FC
D - Nikolas Ledgerwood - Lethbridge, AB - GER / TSV 1860 München
D - Paris Nakajima-Farran - Calgary, AB - DEN / Næstved BK
D - Kennedy Owusu-Ansah - Toronto, ON - GER / Hertha Berlin
D - Brad Peetoom - Abbotsford, BC - University of Syracuse
D - Graham Ramalho - Calgary, AB - NED / FC Groningen
D - Alex Suprenant - St-Alexandre, QC - Impact de Montréal
M - Keegan Ayre - Coquitlam, BC - SCO / Berwick Rangers FC
M - Brandon Bonifacio - Vancouver, BC - NED / Cambuur-Leeuwarden
M - Jonathan Beaulieu-Bourgault - Île Bizard, QC - GER / FC St. Pauli
M - Ryan Gyaki - Calgary, AB - GER / FC Hansa Rostock
M - Dejan Jakovic - Etobicoke, ON - University of Alabama Birmingham
M - Jacob Lensky - Vancouver, BC - NED / Feyenoord Rotterdam
M - Cristian Nunez - Montréal, QC - Impact de Montréal
M - Andrzej Ornoch - Scarborough, ON - DEN / Esbjerg fB
M - Tyler Rosenlund - Port Coquitlam, BC - Unattached
M/F - Will Johnson - Woodbridge, IL - NED / De Graafschap
M/F - Kyle Hall - Toronto, ON - Syracuse University
F/D - Marcus Haber - Vancouver, BC - NED / FC Groningen
F - Frank Jonke - Pickering, ON - University of Louisville
F - Andrea Lombardo - Toronto, ON - Toronto FC
F - Tosaint Ricketts - Edmonton, AB - University of Wisconsin-Green Bay

Head Coach / Entraîneur-chef :#8200;Nick Dasovic - Burnaby, BC
Assistant Coach / Entraîneur adjoint :#8200;Tony Fonseca - Vancouver, BC
Assistant Coach / Entraîneur adjoint :#8200;Mark Watson - Vancouver, BC
Equipment mgr. & goalkeeper coach / Gérant d’équipements et ent. des gardiens :#8200;Kevin Muldoon - Oakville, ON
Doctor / Docteur :#8200;Dr. Michael Campbell - Abbotsford, BC
National teams administrator / Administrateur des équipes nationales :#8200;Dave Nutt - Ottawa, ON

I bolded the local help and talent.

Good luck to Dasovic and the boys...with the current state of the CSA they will need it.

Notable absences include Jaimie Peeters and DeJong.

 

[italian_stallion21]

Found this on another Soccer Site, thought it would be cool to post.


I bolded the local help and talent.

Good luck to Dasovic and the boys...with the current state of the CSA they will need it.

Notable absences include Jaimie Peeters and DeJong.

Is this tourney going to be on any of the soccer channels? As for the notable absences, andy clues as to why?

 

[johnnybluenose]

It is a U-23 tourney for the Quals, then you are allowed 3 over 23's for the olympics if you qualify...

I don't know how long the championship goes for, but I imagine that Peeters may not be allowed to leave as he is important to the Tractor Boys and they are only 9 points out of first at the moment...Dejong I don't know, the dutch pro teams don't (most other league too) don't put high importance on the olympics, so he may not have been allowed either..

 

[Dude]

Who's Tyler Rosenlund playing for locally again? Delta is it?

 

[4thplacetrophy]

F/D - Marcus Haber - Vancouver, BC - NED / FC Groningen

amazing player, played against him a couple of times when he played for van selects

 

[robj]

Suprised to see no invite for Marinko Maras. These guys were just identified three weeks before a major tournament and Nick has to cut the roster down to twenty in that time frame. Wow no wonder Canada's program is hurting.

Glad Nick is the coach, hopefully one day with his influence and some money from somewhere we can keep some of our Canadian born youth to stay and be proud to play for their country.