OTTAWA, ONTARIO—Former Winthrop men’s soccer standout Daniel Revivo was one of 18 players selected by Canadian Interuniversity Sport who will represent Canada in men's soccer at the 25th Summer Universiade which will take place July 1-12, 2009, in Belgrade, Serbia.
Revivo, who is the 2008 Big South Conference Player of the Year and school’s all-time Division I scoring leader, will be making his first appearance with the team. In 2006 he traveled to Portugal with the U-20 Canadian National Team.
The 2009 edition of Team Canada is comprised of 15 players from CIS schools and three from NCAA universities.
Canada is coming off its best performance in history at the Universiade in men's soccer with a fourth-place finish at the 2007 Games in Bangkok, Thailand. Prior to 2007, the Canadians had never advanced past group play in four previous appearances at the tournament.
The Summer Universiade is an international multi-sport event that takes place every two years, and is second only to the Olympic Games in the number of participating athletes and countries. The Universiade is open to competitors between the ages of 17 and 28 in the year of the Games who are full-time students at a post-secondary institution (university, college, CEGEP) or have graduated from a post-secondary institution in the year preceding the event.
TEAM CANADA ROSTER
Position - Name - University - Eligibility * - Hometown
Goalkeeper Haidar Al-Shaibani Western A London, Ont.
Goalkeeper Gerardo Argento Montreal 4 Montreal, Que.
Defence Alexandre Lévesque-Tremblay Laval 4 Baie-Saint-Paul, Que.
Defence Paul Seymour Western 4 Ottawa, Ont.
Defence Jason Gill UBC 2 Abbotsford, B.C.
Defence Jamaal Smith York 3 Mississauga, Ont.
Defence Graham Smith UBC 4 Abbotsford, B.C.
Midfield Guillaume Couturier Montreal 3 Candiac, Que.
Midfield Branko Gavric Charleston # 3 Kitchener, Ont.
Midfield Francesco Bruno York 3 Toronto, Ont.
Midfield Alexander Marrello Buffalo 3 Burnaby, B.C.
Midfield Josh Northey Saskatchewan 2 Saskatoon, Sask.
Midfield James Scholefield McGill 5 Pointe-Claire, Que.
Mid. / Forw. John Konye Alberta 5 Edmonton, Alta.
Forward Jerson Barandica Hamilton Saskatchewan 2 Saskatoon, Sask.
Forward Matthew D'Angelo Carleton + 5 Ottawa, Ont.
Forward Cole McFarlane Victoria 4 Calgary, Alta.
Forward Daniel Revivo Winthrop 4 Richmond Hill, Ont.
* Indicates year of eligibility used in 2008 CIS / NCAA season;
A - Al-Shaibani used his fourth year of eligibility in 2007. He did not play university soccer in 2008 but is eligible for the Universiade as he graduated from Western in the Spring of 2008;
# College of Charleston;
+ D'Angelo played four years at Saint Mary's before suiting up for Carleton in 2008.
STAFF
Team leader: Randy Bardock, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alta.
Head coach: Mike Mosher, UBC, Vancouver, B.C.
Assistant coach: Allan Errington, University of the Fraser Valley, Port Coquitlam, B.C.
Assistant coach: Pat Raimondo, University of Montreal, Pointe-Claire, Que.
Physiotherapist: David Fleming, Prince George, B.C.
CANADA'S SCHEDULE AND DRAW:
June 30 Preliminary Group B: Canada vs. Czech Republic
July 2 Preliminary Group B: Canada vs. Morocco
July 4 Preliminary Group B: Canada vs. Ukraine
July 6 Quarterfinals
July 8 Semi-finals
July 10 Bronze & Final
Group A: Serbia, Mexico, Great Britain, Ghana
Group B: Ukraine, Canada, Czech Republic, Morocco
Group C: Italy, Uruguay, Ireland, Korea
Group D: Thailand, Japan, France, Brazil
CANADA'S RESULTS IN MEN'S SOCCER AT PAST SUMMER UNIVERSIADE:
2007 (Bangkok, Thailand): 4th
2003 (Daegu, South Korea): 15th
1995 (Fukuoka, Japan): 15th
1993 (Buffalo, USA): 16th
1979 (Mexico City, Mexico): 12th
