De Guzman, Julian

Julian was discovered by scouts of the Marseille Olympic , in the Canadian Nord Scarborough ^[2] . In 1997, he moved to France , where he played for the youth squad of Marseille until 2000. In 2000, in search of playing practice, de Guzman moved to the club of the second German division “ Saarbrücken ” ^[3] .

In 2002, Julian signed a contract with the Bundesliga team, Hannover 96 , becoming the third Canadian footballer in the German Championship . He spent three seasons at the club, playing 78 matches and scoring 2 goals. The management of “Hanover” did not want to renew the agreement with the midfielder and he received the status of a free agent. The English Tottenham Hotspur showed great interest in the player, but Julian signed a contract with the Spanish Deportivo La A Coruña . De Guzmán was the first Canadian to play in La Liga ^[4] . In the 2007/08 season, Julian received the Best Player award for the season when he helped the team avoid relegation and win a place in the UEFA Cup . For Deportivo de Guzmán played 95 matches and scored one goal against Real Madrid .

In September 2009, de Guzmán signed a three-year contract with the Toronto club ^[5] . Midfielder's salary was $ 1,910,746 per year. In the team, he was one of the players brought them out of the salary ceiling ^[6] . On September 19, 2009, in a match against the Los Angeles Galaxy , de Guzman made his debut in MLS ^[7] . In July 2010, Julian managed to convince his former Deportivo partner, Mist, to move to Toronto. Season 2010 de Guzmán fails and is criticized for the discrepancy between the level of the game and the salary received. There were rumors of a midfielder joining Vancouver Whitecaps and Portland Timbers , but de Guzman remained on the team nonetheless. On January 5, 2011, Julian underwent meniscus surgery. On August 7, in a match against DC United , he scored a debut goal in the MLS ^[8] . On August 18, in the CONCACAF Champions League match against the Panamanian Tauro team, de Guzmán scored his first goal for the club internationally.

On July 13, 2012, de Guzmain was traded in a draft for Andrew Weidman at Dallas ^[9] . On September 18, Julian made his new team debut against San Jose Earthquakes ^[10] . On September 15, in a duel against Vancouver Whitecaps, the midfielder scored his first goal for the club ^[11] . De Guzmain's contract expired in the summer of 2012, but he took advantage of the extension right and remained until December. In the winter of 2013, de Guzmán received free agent status.

After leaving Dallas, Julian played for Jan , the Greek Xanthi and Ottawa Fury . In 2016, he completed his professional career and got a job in the structure of his last club.

In 2001, de Guzmans made his debut for the Canadian youth team at the Youth World Championships in Argentina . In January 2002, Julian was included in the application for the Canadian national team to participate in the CONCACAF Gold Cup . On January 26, in a match against the Martinique team, he made his debut for the national team ^[12] . De Guzman also played in a duel against South Korea ^[13] .

In 2007, Julian took part in the CONCACAF Gold Cup for the second time. At the tournament, he played in matches against the teams of Costa Rica ^[14] , Guadeloupe ^[15] , Haiti ^[16] , Guatemala ^[17] and the USA ^[18] . In a duel against the Costa Ricans, de Guzmán scored twice, scoring his first goals for the national team. According to the results of the competition, he was recognized as the best player of the tournament.

In 2009, Julian took part in the CONCACAF Gold Cup for the third time. At the tournament, he played against the national teams of Salvador ^[19] , Jamaica ^[20] and Honduras ^[21] .

In 2011, for the fourth time, de Guzmain was included in the application for participation in the CONCACAF Gold Cup . At the tournament, he took part in matches against Panama ^[22] and Guadeloupe ^[23] .

In 2013, Julian was fifth in the application for participation in the CONCACAF Gold Cup . At the tournament, he played in matches against the national teams of Martinique ^[24] , Mexico ^[25] and Panama ^[26]

In 2015, Julian was included in the application for the national team to participate in the CONCACAF Gold Cup . At the tournament, he played in matches against the national teams of Costa Rica ^[27] and Jamaica ^[28] .

Canada Goals

Team

  Deportivo La Coruña

• Intertoto Cup Winner - 2008

International

  Canada

•   CONCACAF Gold Cup - 2002
•   CONCACAF Gold Cup 2007

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• The most valuable football player of the CONCACAF Gold Cup - 2007
• Symbolic Team of the Tournament - 2007
• Symbolic team of the tournament - 2009
• The best footballer of the year “Deportivo La A Coruña” - 2007/08
• The best footballer of the year in Canada - 2008
• Canada's Best Footballer - July 2012
• Best Bombardier - 2011/12

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