07 December 2009
Stephen Hart named Canada’s new men’s head coach


Stephen Hart

The Canadian Soccer Association announced today that Stephen Hart has been appointed head coach of Canada’s national team. Hart will be in charge of Canada’s qualification efforts as Canada works toward the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™.

'Stephen Hart is the man in charge with the task to lead Canada to the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil,' said Canadian Soccer Association president Dr. Dominic Maestracci. 'He delivers an exciting brand of football that has proven to be successful against our CONCACAF opponents. He will have full support of our country as he builds a winning team that will qualify us for Brazil in four years time.'

“I am honoured to be chosen for this prestigious and very important position,” said national head coach Stephen Hart. “I am fully aware of the expectation and look forward to the challenge of building a team for the 2014 FIFA World Cup™ Qualifiers and beyond.”

Hart most recently served as Canada’s interim head coach for the 2009 season. He helped Canada compile a record of four wins, one draw and three losses, including a quarter-final finish at the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup. In the group stage of the CONCACAF Gold Cup, Hart led Canada to a first-place finish in its group. In the quarter-final stage, Canada lost 0:1 to Honduras who scored on a penalty kick.

In 18 career games over two stints as Canada’s head coach (2006-07 and 2009), Hart has posted nine wins, two draws and seven losses. His 50% ratio of wins to games is the highest in Association history, ranking ahead of Barrie Clarke and Tony Taylor who each won six of 14 games for a 43% ratio. In those 18 games, Hart’s teams have averaged 1.33 goals scored per game and 0.94 goals allowed per game – both the second-best totals behind Clarke’s teams from the early 1980s (1.57 goals scored and 0.93 goals allowed per game).

Hart has been the Canadian Soccer Association’s Technical Director since March 2008. In this role, he oversaw the Association’s long-term player development program (Wellness to World Cup presented by BMO) and was in charge of directing and monitoring the national development teams, the coaching education program, the National Training Centres, and the sports medicine program. This vacancy will be filled in the coming months.

CONCACAF’s next round of FIFA World Cup Qualifiers™ is scheduled to begin in 2012, which will take place after the next CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2011. To date, Canada’s men’s national team has won two CONCACAF championships – the 1985 CONCACAF Men’s Championship (which qualified Canada for the 1986 FIFA World Cup Mexico™) and the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup (which qualified Canada for the FIFA Confederations Cup Korea/Japan 2001).

Men’s National Team Head Coach Announcement

Imagine a trini in charge of Canadian football. Go ahead my friend, do your thing.

At least some one has a plan about moving forward....
So while we sit and try to re-invent the wheel the world is moving on to the next obstacle......CONCACAF qualifiers for Brazill 2014......they begin in 2012.....

http://www.canadasoccer.com/news/viewArtical.asp?Press_ID=3904

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At least some one has a plan about moving forward....
So while we sit and try to re-invent the wheel the world is moving on to the next obstacle......CONCACAF qualifiers for Brazill 2014......they begin in 2012.....

We already have the tournaments in place, all we have to do is bring the new players ino the rotation. We need to stop searching for the fountain of youth for players who are on their way out the exit door.

1.Caribbean Cup 2010 - Qualifiers for Gold Cup 2011.
2.CONCACAF Gold Cup 2011- Winner plays in 2013 Confederations Cup.
3a.Caribbean Cup 2012- Qualifiers for GC 2013.
3b.**2012-(World Cup 2014 qualifiers begin)
4a.**WC 2014 Qualifiers continue.
4b. 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup


We could start by building from the back.

Jermaine Taylor - Age 24 (St. Georges SC)
Kieron Bernard- Age 23 (Austin Aztecs)
Lyle Adams - Age 23 (Austin Aztecs)
Obrian Woodbine - Age 21 (Charleston Battery)
Dicoy Williams - Age 23 (Harbourview)
Rafe Wolfe- Age 23 (Ferencvaros)
Demar Stewart - Age 24(Chengdu Blades, China)
Dwayne Darby - Portmore (?)
Adrian Reid - Age 24(Lillestrom - loan)
Eric Vernan - Age 22 (Nybergsund FK)

Seasoned Campaigners(**25-28 year old crew = 29-32 in 2014)
Demar Phillips -Age 26 (Aalesund)
Damian Stewart- Age 28 (QPR)
Shavar Thomas - Age 28(Philadelphia Union)
Simon Forde - Age 28(Kilmarnock)
Oneil Thompson - Age 26 (Barnsley)

*If the elder statesmen are around during the qualifiers leading up to 2014 - by all means use them, but we need to move forward with the younger players within the next 24 months.They need the experience.