Julian de Guzman
Julian de Guzman was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on March 25th, 1981 and is the Soccer Player. At the age of 43, Julian de Guzman biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Julian Bobby de Guzman (born March 25, 1981) is a Canadian soccer coach and former professional player who is the general manager of the Ottawa Fury.De Guzman was the first Canadian to play in the Spanish La Liga.
While playing in Spain, he was voted 2007–08 Deportivo La Coruña Player of the Year. De Guzman has played at both the Canadian U-20 and Senior level, he was awarded the Canadian Player of the Year in 2008 and in 2007 became only the second Canadian international to be awarded the CONCACAF Gold Cup Most Valuable Player.
He is currently the all-time cap leader of the Canadian national team, a record he has held since November 2015 when he surpassed Paul Stalteri's previous record of 84 appearances.
From 2013 to 2016, he was captain of the Canadian men's national team.
Personal life
Before his career, he attended Cardinal Newman Catholic High School from 1994 to 1997. His younger brother Jonathan de Guzmán also plays professional soccer for Dutch club Sparta Rotterdam and previously at Villarreal CF, Napoli, and Swansea FC, Eintracht Frankfurt and plays internationally for the Netherlands.
Playing career
Representatives of Olympique Marseille learned De Guzman while playing for the North Scarborough youth soccer team in Toronto. De Guzman, who spent time with Marseille's reserve team, joined the Marseille reserve team and became a first-team member with 1. In the German 2, FC Saarbrücken is the best in the world 2. In the 2000–01 season, he made two appearances, and the 2001–02 season, where he made 19 appearances. He hasn't scored in 21 appearances.
He was promoted to Hannover 96 in 2002, becoming the third Canadian to play in the German First Bundesliga. He made 20 appearances in both 2003–04 and 2004–05 seasons during the 2002–03 season, as well as 32 in 2004–05.
In 2005, De Guzman's Hannover deal came to an end, allowing him to transfer to a different team with no transfer fee. He was heavily linked to a transfer to Tottenham Hotspur, where he would have joined Canadian captain Paul Stalteri. He decided against moving to London due to the inability in the center of midfield, and instead joined Deportivo La Corua in Spain, becoming the first Canadian to play in La Liga. de Guzman was named team's player of the season after being instrumental in the club's remarkable recovery in 2007–2008 to prevent relegation and gain a spot in the UEFA Cup. In 95 appearances, he scored one goal. In 2005 against the Spanish giants Real Madrid, Deportivo scored his first goal. In the summer of 2009, Deportivo's deal came to an end.
De Guzman signed as a designated player in September 2009, becoming the first ever Canadian Designated Player in league history. His salary was $1,910,746 per year. The Canadian midfielder has signed a three-year contract with MLS to play in MLS. In an away game against the Los Angeles Galaxy on September 19, 2009, De Guzman made his club debut against the Los Angeles Galaxy. He made five appearances in the 2009 season. In July 2010, De Guzman was able to convince former Deportivo teammate and friend Mista to join Toronto. De Guzman was chastised for his inconsistent appearances as a designated player in the 2010 season, making 36 appearances in all sports. Much skepticism was left over de Guzman and Toronto's future as a result of the 2010 MLS Expansion Draft, meaning the Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Portland Timbers could select him if they were able to pay a Designated Player Salary. However, he was untouched going into the sixth round when Vancouver selected O'Brian White, allowing Toronto to shield one player from the remaining four rounds in which they shielded de Guzman. De Guzman revealed on January 5, 2011 that he would have knee surgery to repair a torn meniscus, which may have plagued his results in the first quarter.
Many analysts agree that this new style would enhance de Guzman's skills and help him to flourish in the MLS in January 2011. It was announced ten days before the new season began, that de Guzman would miss this first game against Vancouver and possibly a few more due to winter's inability to aggravate the recent positive surgery. In CONCACAF Champions League play against Tauro FC on August 18, 2011, De Guzman scored his first goal for Toronto against Tauro FC, a 2–0 away win.
de Guzman was traded to FC Dallas in exchange for forward Andrew Wiedeman. On July 18, De Guzman made his Dallas debut against San Jose Earthquakes, who lost by a 2–1 draw. De Guzman scored his only goal for Dallas against Vancouver on September 15 in a left footed volley more than 20 yards out six minutes into second half stoppage time.
During the 2012 season, De Guzman was a member of FC Dallas. His deal came to an end after 2012, and the club made him available for the 2012 MLS Re-Entry Draft.
De Guzman joined SSV Jahn Regensburg on the last day of the 2012-13 winter transfer window. In a 1–5 loss to Hertha BSC, he made his team debut on February 3 and played all 90 minutes. Jahn Regensburg was relegated from 2nd place at the end of the season. Bundesliga, when De Guzman signed in January, he had a clause that if they were relegated, he would immediately become a free agent. He had made 15 appearances for the club.
De Guzman signed for Skoda Xanthi in the Superleague Greece following the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup in late July. On August 1, his debut in a third round UEFA Europa League match against Standard Liège was his third appearance. On August 8, he scored in the second leg of the series, but Skoda Xanthi would lose 4–2 on aggregate. In a 3–0 loss to P.A.O.K. on August 17, he made his club debut for the club. Since his deal came to an end, he hoped for a team in or near Germany to be closer to his family, but he hasn't found anything as of yet.
Following a training stint with the MLS club, he was expected to be signed by Columbus Crew, but the North American Soccer League's Ottawa Fury signed him on March 27, 2015. He made his Carolina debut against the Carolina RailHawks on April 4.
De Guzman re-signed with Ottawa for the 2016 season on December 16, 2015. He was then named captain of the club on March 9, 2016.
International career
De Guzman was a member of Atiba Hutchinson and Mike Klukowski, among others, at the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship in Argentina.
In a CONCACAF Gold Cup match against Martinique in January 2002, he made his senior debut for Canada. He had 82 caps by July 2015, scoring 4 goals. In 22 FIFA World Cup qualification matches, he has represented Canada.
De Guzman scored twice in Canada's first match of the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup, beating Costa Rica 2–1. De Guzman was named Tournament MVP after the conclusion of the tournament.
De Guzman was also selected in the 23-man roster for the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup; Canada won group A with seven points before being defeated by Honduras in the quarterfinals. He was then selected in the all-tournament squad alongside fellow Canadian Michael Klukowski for the second time in a row.
De Guzman scored a superb yet turbulent quick free kick in Tosaint Ricketts' first international goal leading the Canadian team to a well-earned draw in June 1, 2011. In a 2-1 victory over Saint Lucia in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification match at Beausejour Stadium, De Guzman earned his fiftieth cap for Canada's senior men's team.
De Guzman started for Canada against El Salvador in a 2018 World Cup qualifier match, defeating Paul Stalteri for Canada's most cap, earning his 85th cap.
Coaching and executive career
De Guzman resigned from soccer and his transfer to the Ottawa Fury as an assistant coaching position on January 30, 2017. Following the departure of head coach Paul Dalglish, De Guzman was appointed interim head coach until the 2017 season begins on August 15, 2017.
Guzman, a veteran of Ottawa's, was named general manager by De Guzman on December 21, 2017 alongside new head coach Nikola Popovic. He served in the role until the Fury halted operations at the end of 2019, after not being banned from participating in the US-based USL Championship.
It was revealed in 2020 that he would join 1812 FC Barrie, where he will serve as president and co-owner. However, De Guzman and Peter Raco and the Barrie SC joined the club in January 2021 to form Simcoe County Rovers.