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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Dwayne Anthony De Rosario | |
| Date of birth | May 15, 1978 | |
| Place of birth | Scarborough, Ontario, Canada | |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1. Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Scarborough (ˈskɑrˌbəroʊ ( 2001 Census 593297 is the area that forms the eastern part of the City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page 80 m) | |
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Houston Dynamo | |
| Number | 14 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1997 1997-1999 1999-2000 2001-2005 2006- |
Toronto Lynx FSV Zwickau Richmond Kickers San Jose Earthquakes Houston Dynamo |
7 (3) 12 (1) 35 (17) 108 (27) 56 (17) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1996–1997 1998–present |
Canada U-20 Canada |
8 (5) 47 (13) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Dwayne Anthony De Rosario (also spelt de Rosario and commonly shortened to D-Ro by fans; born on May 15, 1978 in Scarborough, Ontario) is a Canadian soccer player, who currently plays as a midfielder and forward for Houston Dynamo of Major League Soccer. Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Scarborough (ˈskɑrˌbəroʊ ( 2001 Census 593297 is the area that forms the eastern part of the City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Houston Dynamo is an American professional soccer team based in Houston, Texas, United States. Major League Soccer ( MLS) is the top-flight professional Soccer league in the United States and Canada with 14 teams 13 in the U
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Club career
De Rosario began his professional career in 1997, signing with the Toronto Lynx of the A-League, where his future Canadian national team teammate Paul Stalteri had also just signed. Toronto Lynx is a Canadian Soccer team founded in 1997. The team is a member of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League History In 1996 the United Systems of Independent Soccer Leagues established the new Select League consisting of its strongest teams from its professional FIFA The Canadian men's national soccer team is overseen by the Canadian Soccer Association and represents Canada in international competitions at the senior Paul Stalteri (born October 18, 1977) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Tottenham Hotspur in the English Premiership. Halfway through the season, however, De Rosario opted to change clubs, signing with FSV Zwickau of Germany. FSV Zwickau is a German football club located in Zwickau, Saxony. After two seasons with Zwickau, de Rosario opted to return to North America, signing with the Richmond Kickers in 1999. Richmond Kickers is an American professional Soccer team founded in 1993 After a slow 1999 season, in which he registered a goal and five assists, DeRosario exploded in 2000, scoring 15 goals and five assists while leading the team to a 20-6-1 record.
The next season, when Canadian Frank Yallop was named head coach of the San Jose Earthquakes, De Rosario was one of his first acquisitions. Frank Walter Yallop (born April 4, 1964 in Watford, Hertfordshire) is a former English - Canadian professional footballer The San Jose Earthquakes professional soccer team is located in San Jose California and participates in the top level soccer league in the United States De Rosario proved Yallop's judgment right, scoring five goals and four assists in only 1,072 minutes for the Earthquakes in 2001, playing an important role as the team went on to win the MLS Cup; he scored the golden goal in the final and was named MLS Cup MVP. The MLS Cup is the annual championship game of Major League Soccer. The golden goal is a method used to decide the winner of games in elimination matches which end in a draw after the end of regulation time De Rosario had similar success in 2002, registering four goals and eight assists in 1,637 minutes, though the Quakes fell short of a repeat. In 2003, a torn ACL hobbled De Rosario for much of the season but he still managed to make a late surge, registering four goals and three assists in only 686 minutes and helping lead the team to a second MLS Cup championship. De Rosario played 1,214 minutes in 2004, scoring five goals, including the 2004 MLS Goal of the Year, and three assists. In the United States, Major League Soccer (MLS has handed out a Goal of the Year Award since its inception in 1996.
In 2005, with Landon Donovan's departure, De Rosario moved to midfield and promptly led MLS in assists with 13, while scoring nine goals, including the 2005 MLS Goal of the Year - the only player ever to receive that honor in two consecutive years - for a powerful bending free kick in the last regular season game against the Los Angeles Galaxy. Landon Timothy Donovan (born March 4 1982 in) is an American professional Soccer player on the Los Angeles Galaxy and is the all-time leading scorer for the Los Angeles Galaxy (aka LA Galaxy) is an American soccer club based in Los Angeles California. He was named to the MLS Best XI. The MLS Best XI is an acknowledgement of the best eleven players in the league in a given season for Major League Soccer in the United States. Due to San Jose's failure to reach a stadium agreement with AEG, Dwayne, along with the rest of his Earthquakes teammates, moved to Houston for the 2006 season.
During the 2006 MLS All-Star Game in Chicago, De Rosario scored the only goal of the game in the 70th minute to lift the MLS All Stars to a 1-0 win over Chelsea F.C., in what was a pre-season friendly for the London club. 2006 All-Star Rosters MLS All-Stars Chelsea Football Club De Rosario was one of only four players on the MLS team to play the entire match. Major League Soccer ( MLS) is the top-flight professional Soccer league in the United States and Canada with 14 teams 13 in the U
De Rosario and the Houston Dynamo captured the 2006 MLS Cup title by beating the New England Revolution on November 12, 2006. The 2006 MLS Cup was the championship game of the 2006 Major League Soccer season, played on November 12, 2006 at Pizza Hut Park The New England Revolution, nicknamed the Revs, is a professional soccer club based in Foxborough Massachusetts, that participates in Major League Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Dynamo won in a shootout, and De Rosario successfully converted his penalty kick. De Rosario signed a contract extension with Houston through 2010, where he is reported to make $325,000 per year. [1]
The next year, De Rosario and the Dynamo repeated the feat by winning the 2007 MLS Cup, beating New England 2-1. The 2007 MLS Cup was the championship game of the 2007 Major League Soccer season, played on November 18 2007 between the 2007 MLS Eastern Conference Champion De Rosario was named MLS Cup MVP, the first player ever to win the award twice.
According to a recent Toronto Star article, Dwayne told a media conference call that playing for Toronto FC one day is one of his goals. The Toronto Star is Canada 's highest-circulation newspaper though its print edition is distributed almost entirely within the province of Ontario. Toronto FC is a Canadian professional soccer club located in Toronto, and the first non-American team in Major League Soccer (MLS
National team
De Rosario is also an important player for the Canadian national team, playing either at forward or midfield, and has registered thirteen goals in 45 caps (as of January, 2008). The Canadian men's national soccer team is overseen by the Canadian Soccer Association and represents Canada in international competitions at the senior 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common He received his first cap May 18, 1998 against FYR Macedonia at the age of 20. Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) The Republic of Macedonia national football team is the national football team of the Republic of Macedonia and is controlled by the Football Federation He also played for the Canadian U-20 team in the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship. The FIFA U-20 World Cup, until 2005 known as the FIFA World Youth Championship, is the world championship of Association football for male players under the age of
De Rosario was named Male Player of the Year by the Canadian Soccer Association in both 2006 and 2007. The Canadian Soccer Association is the governing body of soccer ( Association football) in Canada [2]
International Goals
Personal
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Honors
San Jose Earthquakes: MLS Cup Winner 2001, 2003
Houston Dynamo: MLS Cup Winner 2006, 2007
Canadian national team: 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup
See also
References
- ^ Dwayne De Rosario inks extension with Dynamo - CBC News
- ^ CanadaSoccer.com | Official Site of the Canadian Soccer Association
- ^ MLS Player of the Week: Week Five - Soccacritics
- ^ Vegetarian Journal November / December 2001 Dwayne DeRosario: Message from the Yards - The Vegetarian Resource Group
External links
- MLS and Houston star states desire to play for his hometown team
- CanadaSoccer.com with a national team player profile of de Rosario
- MLSnet.com player profile of De Rosario
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