Paul Stalteri

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Paul Stalteri
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Personal information
Full name Paul Andrew Stalteri
Date of birth 18 October 1977 (1977-10-18) (age 34)
Place of birth Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position Wingback/Midfielder
Club information
Current club Free Agent
Youth career
1992–1995 Malton Bullets
1995–1996 Clemson Tigers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1997–1998 Toronto Lynx 16 (7)
1998–2005 Werder Bremen 151 (6)
2005–2008 Tottenham Hotspur 42 (3)
2008 → Fulham (loan) 13 (0)
2009–2011 Borussia Mönchengladbach 19 (0)
National team‡
1993 Canada U-17 3 (0)
1996–1997 Canada U-20 9 (0)
1998 & 2000 Canada U-23 7 (2)
1997– Canada 84 (7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:42, 15 May 2008 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 October 2010

Paul Stalteri (born 18 October 1977) is a Canadian association football player[1] who has spent most of his professional career in Germany. He won the league and cup double with Werder Bremen in the 2003-04 season, and is currently a Free Agent. Stalteri also played football in England in the Premier League for Tottenham Hotspur and Fulham.[2]

A regular for the Canadian national team, Stalteri has made a national record 84 appearances at the senior level, scoring 7 goals. He was part of the squad that won the CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2000.

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[edit] Early life

Stalteri was born to an Italian father and a Guyanese mother.[1]

[edit] Club career

A defender who can play either side of the field as well as in midfield, Paul began his soccer career playing one year of college soccer at Clemson University in 1996, the same university where fellow North American soccer player Oguchi Onyewu played. Following his freshman year, he elected to turn professional, signing a contract with the Toronto Lynx while attending York University. After playing one season with the Lynx, alongside fellow Canadian National Team team-mate Dwayne De Rosario, where he led the team in scoring with eight goals and two assists, Stalteri was noticed by a scout from Werder Bremen and purchased from the team. After two years in the reserves, Paul made his debut with the club in August 2000, scoring in the first game of the season against Energie Cottbus.

During the 2001-02 season, Stalteri established his role in the first team at Bremen and went on to cement his role as a regular in the 2002-03 season. In 2003-04, Stalteri became the first Canadian player to win the Bundesliga as Werder Bremen won the league championship.

In May 2005, Stalteri transferred to English Premiership club Tottenham Hotspur.[3] He featured heavily in the 2005-2006 campaign as Spurs narrowly missed out on a Champions League place, but the arrival of full back Pascal Chimbonda at White Hart Lane the following season limited his chances.

On March 4, 2007, after coming on as a substitute, he scored a dramatic last minute winner against London rivals West Ham United to complete an extraordinary 4-3 win.[4] He had hardly featured in the first team all season up to that point. His other Spurs goals came against Manchester City in the league[5] and Leicester City in the FA Cup.[6]

On 31 January 2008, Stalteri moved to Fulham on loan until the end of the season. He made his debut for Fulham away at Middlesbrough on 9 February 2008 where his team lost 1-0.[7] Having returned to White Hart Lane, his contract was terminated by mutual consent on the 21 December 2008.[8]

[edit] Borussia Mönchengladbach

Stalteri returned to the Bundesliga, having been immediately signed by Borussia Mönchengladbach where he joined fellow international Rob Friend.[2][9]

[edit] International career

Stalteri has been a regular with the Canadian national team for several years since making his debut on August 17, 1997 against Iran. As of 24 May 2010, he has a total of 81 caps, and has scored 7 goals for the national team. That makes him the second most capped Canadian of all time.[10] He was named team captain for a friendly on 1 June 2007 against Venezuela, and has remained captain for international fixtures played since then, including the entirety of the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup. On September 7, 2010 Stalteri earned his 83rd cap for Canada in a 2-1 win over Honduras making him the all-time leader in appearances for his country.[11]

[edit] International Goals

# Date City Opponent Result Competition
1. Jun 2, 1999 Canada Edmonton, Canada  Guatemala 2–0 Canada Cup
2. Nov 14, 2001 Malta Paola, Malta  Malta 1–2 Friendly match
3. May 15, 2002 Switzerland St. Gallen, Switzerland  Switzerland 3–1 Friendly
4. Feb 12, 2003 Libya Tripoli, Libya  Libya 4–2 Friendly
5. Mar 29, 2003 Estonia Tallinn, Estonia  Estonia 1–2 Friendly
6. Jul 12, 2003 United States Foxboro, USA  Costa Rica 1–0 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup
7. Mar 25, 2007 Bermuda Hamilton, Bermuda  Bermuda 3–0 Friendly

[edit] Honours

[edit] Club

Werder Bremen

[edit] Country

Canada

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Nicola Sparano (14 November 2004). "Paul Stalteri Goes Big League". Tandem News (Canada). http://www.tandemnews.com/viewstory.php?storyid=4615. Retrieved 2008-12-21. 
  2. ^ a b "Spurs release defender Stalteri". BBC Sport. 22 December 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/7796355.stm. Retrieved 2008-12-22. 
  3. ^ "Spurs snap up defender Stalteri". BBC Sport. 16 May 2005. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/4551821.stm. Retrieved 2007-12-04. 
  4. ^ "West Ham 3-4 Tottenham". BBC. 4 March 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/6392467.stm. Retrieved 1 September 2009. 
  5. ^ "Tottenham 2-1 Man City". BBC. 8 April 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/4867580.stm. Retrieved 2 September 2009. 
  6. ^ "Leicester 3-2 Tottenham". BBC. 8 January 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/4565028.stm. Retrieved 2 September 2009. 
  7. ^ "Fulham bring in three new players". BBC Sport. 31 January 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/f/fulham/7220371.stm. 
  8. ^ "Stalteri departs". Tottenham Hotspur. 21 December 2008. http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/stalterideparts211208.html. Retrieved 2008-12-21. 
  9. ^ "Stalteri to leave Tottenham and join Bundesliga club Borussia Monchengladbach". The Daily Mail. 22 December 2008. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1100386/Stalteri-leave-Tottenham-join-Bundesliga-club-Borussia-Monchengladbach.html?ITO=1490. Retrieved 2008-12-22. 
  10. ^ Canada - Record International Players - If he plays in both of Canada's scheduled games against Honduras and Peru in September he will become the all-time caps leader. He was called up to the team on August 26. RSSSF
  11. ^ "Stalteri sets all-time record for national appearances". Canada Soccer Association. 7 September 2010. http://canadasoccer.com/news/viewArtical.asp?Press_ID=4415. Retrieved 2010-09-07. 

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