EIDUR GUDJOHNSEN BIOGRAPHY

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Gudjohnsen
Eidur GudjohnsenReykyavik (Iceland)15 September 1978185 cm82 kg
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Biography
Eidur Smari Gudjohnsen is the first player to play for Barca from Iceland, a country perhaps better known in sporting circles for handball or cross country skiing than football.
Gudjohnsen began to make his mark as a footballer from a young age, perhaps inspired by his father, who was also an Icelandic full international. When he was just 16, Eidur made his debut in the Icelandic league and ended up with 7 goals in 17 games - a return that caught the eye of PSV Eindhoven for whom he played for the following two seasons.
Gudjohnsen returned to his native Iceland to play for KR Reykjavik in the 97-98 season before signing for the Premier League club Bolton Wanderers, where he played for two seasons before joining Chelsea. He left the London club to replace Larson at Barca with a record of 62 goals in 219 games in his 6 years at Stamford Bridge, am experienced player with an impressive cv at the highest level.

ETO'O BIOGRAPHY

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Eto'o
Samuel Eto'o FilsNkon (Cameroon)10 March 1981180 cm75 kgDebut 18 August 2004
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Biography
Samuel Eto'o Fils made an impact on the world of football while still a teenager. He has exceptional physical qualities and made the leap to European football at the tender age of just 16 when Real Madrid signed him up and loaned him out to second division Leganés. At the age of 17 years and 3 months he became the youngest player at the 1998 World Cup in France and was the only player who had been born in the '80's.
After Leganés, he went on loan to RCD Espanyol (1998-1999) but played very little and subsequently retuned to Real Madrid (1999-2000). In the 1999-00 season, he played a few times for RCD Mallorca, eventually spending four seasons there (2000-04), with the Balearic Island club sharing his rights with Real Madrid.
During his time with Mallorca, he became the highest ever league goal scorer in the history of the club, with 54 goals. He signed for Barca in the summer of 2004 for a transfer fee of 24 million euros after a long series of three-way negotiations with RCD Mallorca and Real Madrid, thus becoming the first Cameroonian player to defend the Barca colours. He made his debut for FC Barcelona in the first game of the season at Ràcing Santander, on August 29, 2004.
Since then, he has become a veritable goal machine, scoring 25 times in his first season and making a huge contribution to winning the championship. His goal against Levante clinched the league title. He has needed just 67 matches to reach the landmark figure of 50 goals, outstripping some of the great Barca legends of the past.
Since he joined the Club he has been chosen as African Player of the Year 2004, 2005 and 2006, and picked up third place in the FIFA World Player 2005. He is a full international and one of the outstanding players in the Cameroon team and has a huge popular following in his country.In the 2005-06 season, he was the top scorer in the Spanish League with 26 goals. In the Champions League Final on May 17 in Paris, it was Eto'o who scored Barcelona's equaliser after the Blaugrana had gone a goal down to Arsenal.

EDMILSON BIOGRAPHY

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Edmílson
Edmílson José Gomes de MoraesTaguaritinga (Brasil)10 July 1976186 cm75 kgDebut 04 August 2004
Biography
José Gomes Edmílson Moraes, known in the world of football as Edmílson, started his footballing career with Brazilian club Sao Paulo, making his debut in 1994. His performances grew in stature until he became a fixture in the centre of the Sao Paolo defence.
In the summer of 2000, Edmílson signed for French club Olympique Lyon where he was an undisputed first choice during four seasons and won three league championship medals. In July 2004 he signed for FC Barcelona.
Luiz Felipe Scolari handed him his international debut with Brazil on 18th July 2000 against Paraguay. Together with Ronaldinho and Belletti he won a World Cup winner's medal in 2002.
Edmílson signed for FC Barcelona in the summer of 2004 and made his league debut in the third game of the season at the Vicente Calderón (Atlético Madrid 1-Barça 1). He was Frank Rijkaard,s first choice defensive midfielder, but was seriously injured on October 3 in a game between Barça and Numancia. The Brazilian tore cruciate ligaments in his right knee and was sidelined for six months. He did not return until the second to last game of the season against Vila-real.
In the 2005-06 season, Edmílson was one of the stars of the Barça side that conquered both the League and Champions League. He played 28 league games and 9 in the Champions League.

DECO BIOGRAPHY

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Deco
Anderson Luis de SouzaSao Bernardo do Campo (Brasil)27 August 1977177 cm73 kgDebut 18 August 2004
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Biography
Anderson Luis de Souza, known in the world of football as 'Deco', began his professional career in Brazil with Nacional Sao Paulo (1995-96 and 1996-97). He spent a brief time with Corinthians (1997) before making the leap to European football.
He signed for Benfica for the 1997-98 season but was sent to their reserve team, Alverca, in the second division. He had a good first season and came to the attention of Porto. He spent the 1998-99 season playing for another small club, SC Salgueiros but then moved definitively to Porto on the recommendation of coach Fernando Castro. He had five successful seasons with Porto from 1999 to 2004.
He attracted the attention of some of Europe's biggest clubs and with José Mourinho at the helm won a Champions League medal in May 2004. In addition he was chosen as best player in the final against Monaco. He arrived in the summer of 2004 and made his debut for FC Barcelona in the first game of the 2004-05 season, away to Ràcing Santander on August 29. Soon won the fans over with his skilful and intelligent football. Rijkaard early on made him one of the pillars of the new Barca he was building and he figured in 35 of the league winning season's 38 games, contributing goals, determination and a winning mentality.
He took Portuguese nationality and made his international debut with his adopted country on 29th March 2003, curiously enough against his country of birth, Brazil. He scored the only goal of the match and gave Portugal their first win over Brazil for 37 years. In the summer of 2004, he took part in the European Championship with Portugal, losing in the final to Greece (1-0).In the 2005-06 season, Deco was one of the stars of the double winning squad. The Portuguese midfielder played 29 league games and 11 in the Champions League, scoring 5 goals.

RONALDINHO BIOGRAPHY

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Ronaldinho
Ronaldo de Assis MoreiraPorto Alegre (BraZil)21 March 1980181 cm80 kg42 internationalDebut 27 July 2003
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Biography
Ronaldinho signed for Barca in the 2003-04 season following in the footsteps of a number of illustrious fellow countrymen who had enjoyed successful careers with the club: Evaristo, Ronaldo, Romario and Rivaldo.
Ronaldinho began his footballing career with Gremio de Porto Alegre, where his burgeoning talent soon brought him to the attention of the international football world. During the four seasons he spent there, from 1997 to 2001, Ronaldinho also started to claim a place in the Brazilian international side. He won the Copa America in 1999 scoring six goals, including a memorable effort against Venezuela.
In 2001, Ronaldinho decided to try his luck in European football and signed for French league outfit PSG though his debut was delayed due to a financial dispute between the two clubs. Although his time with PSG was not as successful as he would have hoped, Ronaldinho continue to prosper with the international team, winning a World Cup winners' medal at the 2002 Japan-Korea championships.
Right from his very first match in a Barca shirt, the fans were seduced by Ronaldinho's spectacular brand of footballing magic. His ability to change the course of a match with a brilliant solo effort made him the reference point of the Barca attack and one of the truly great footballing icons of the opening decade of the new millennium.
In his first season, the team strung together a sensation run of seventeen consecutive matches without defeat and finished in second place in La Liga, thereby achieving direct qualification for the Champions League. This impetus carried on to the 2004-05 season and Ronaldinho and the rest of the Barca squad soon established a lead at the top of the table that would take them to the league title. In addition, the Brazilian's tremendous talent has received public recognition with individual awards such as the FIFA World Player 2004 and 2005 and the Ballon d'Or 2005.
Since then, Ronaldinho has become the leader of the mighty Brazil side, with which he won a Confederations Cup winners' medal in Germany 2005.

LIONEL MESSI BIOGRAPHY

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Messi
Lionel Messi(Santa Fe - Argentina)24 June 1987169 cm67 kgDebut 17 November 2003
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Biography
This Argentinian striker's footballing career started in 1995 at Newell's Old Boys, where he played until the year 2000. At the age of 13, Lionel Messi crossed the Atlantic to try his luck in Barcelona, and joined the Under 14s. Messi made spectacular progress at each of the different age levels, climbing through the ranks of the different youth teams and then Barça C, followed by Barça B and the first team in record time.
In the 2003-2004 season, when he was still only 16, Messi made his first team debut in a friendly with Porto that marked the opening of the new Dragao stadium. The following championship-winning season, Messi made his first appearance in an official match on October 16, 2004, in Barcelona's derby win against Espanyol at the Olympic Stadium (0-1).
With several first team players seriously injured, the services of several reserve team players were called upon, and Messi became a regular feature of Barça squads. On May 1, 2005, he became the youngest player ever to score a league goal for FC Barcelona - against Albacete when Messi was only 17 years, 10 months and 7 days old.
At the Under 20 World Cup in Holland, Messi not only won the title with Argentina, but was also the leading goalscorer and was voted best player in the tournament. Aged 18 years, he had become one of the hottest properties in the world game. Shortly after, he made his first full international appearance in a friendly against Hungary.His breakthrough as a player came in the 2005-06 season, starting with an amazing performance in the Joan Gamper Trophy match against Juventus. He was also outstanding at the Santiago Bernabéu, in Barcelona's unforgettable 3-0 win, and also at Stamford Bridge, in the Champions League match against Chelsea. Injury kept him sidelined for much of the latter stage of the season. Messi played a total of 17 league games, 6 in the Champions League and 2 in the Copa del Rey. Messi scored eight goals.

AC MILAN HISTORY

Club History
AC Milan Soccer Club has been growing since it's founder Andrew Pagnotta established the club on August 15, 1999. The club originally started as Diavoli - Steelers. Andrew Pagnotta had taken over Waiward Steelers Soccer Club (Division 7/8 Mens) as they did not want to play in the EDSA league no longer. Under EDSA bylaws, the club was to carry the Diavoli-Steelers name for one year. After carrying the name for the year, the club decided to change it's name to AC Milan Diavoli Soccer Club. The club used this name as it was the founder's favorite team in the Italian Serie A Soccer League. The team jerseys were very similar to the actual AC Milan team in Italy, only with a logo that staff decided on. The logo to the left is what started off the club's soccer campaign.
After one year, the club decided to move into a competitive direction. A special thanks goes out to Spruce Grove Saints Soccer club and Al Rashid Soccer Club for their affiliation help over the years. The club spent 5 years getting its main team into Division 1 and all players involved should be proud to say, "WE WORKED TO GET WHERE WE ARE". AC Milan Diavoli Soccer Club changed its club name in the 2002/2003 Indoor Season to Serie A Soccer Club. This was done to develop a competitive status within the league. The club decided to go with three mens teams in that season (Serie A - AC Milan, Serie A - Inter Milan and Serie A - Lazio). All teams had great success as we tried to create a club using Italian Serie A Soccer League Club Names. In the 2003 Outdoor Season the club decided to go with two men's teams (Serie A - AC Milan and Serie A - Lazio) as the coaching staff thought it was a better way to develop its players. Congratulations to Serie A - AC Milan as they were promoted to Division 1 for the 2004 Outdoor Season. In the 2003/2004 Indoor Season the club again decided to go with two men's teams (Serie A - AC Milan and Serie A - Inter Milan). Congratuations to Serie A - AC Milan as they were promoted to Division 1 for the 2004/2005 Indoor Season. The logos to the left were all the logos used for the club over the years.
AC Milan Soccer Club also fielded its first womens team (Serie A - AC Milan) in the 2003/2004 Indoor Season. The team was coached by long time keeper Stefano Pagnotta. The women were mainly first time players and had a great learning experience. Their record was 0-18, but many people within the league had informed the club that the ladies made great improvements in their game. Stefano has decided to coach the women and develop the womens program. Th women are enjoying much more success these days due to his dedication. He has even given up playing to have the program succeed. Viva soccer! It's great to see more people involved in this great game. As you now know, the womens program is just starting to grow and will always accept players that want to have great fun in soccer. For further information please email the Women's Director on the Staff Directory link. Check out the first women's team picture.
AC Milan Soccer Club will have two mens teams in Division 1 for the 2005/2006 EDSA Indoor Season They are looking at fielding another mens team for the upcoming Indoor Season as well. AC Milan soccer club has 3 mens teams in Division 1, 2 and 3 for the EDSA Outdoor Season presently. The club has decided to use the AC Milan name for all teams as it has developed a strong reputation within the league. The mens team coaches include: Andrew Pagnotta ("C" License Coach) Jason Philip ("B" License Coach), Bradley Reddy ("B" License Coach) and Cam Leverman (Grant MacEwan Coach). All coaches recruit their players from the local high school soccer programs, youth soccer programs and general adult scouting. Many of these players were very greatful that they were given the opportunity to play at a high level and have gladly expressed their gratitude by playing for the club for many years. On top of our great program there is also tournament involvement. We have been involved in at least one outdoor tournament every season. Here are some of the placements at tournaments the club attended.