Kyt Selaidopoulos Explained

Kyt Selaidopoulos
Fullname:Kyriakos Selaidopoulos
Height:1.75m
Position:Attacking midfielder
Birth Date:26 February 1978
Birth Place:Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Years1:1995–96
Clubs1:Chicago Power (indoor)
Caps1:4
Goals1:1
Years2:1997
Years3:1999–2000
Clubs3:Montreal Impact (indoor)
Caps3:33
Goals3:5
Years4:2000
Clubs4:Montreal Impact
Caps4:5
Goals4:0
Years5:2001–2003
Clubs5:Montreal Dynamites
Years6:2004
Clubs6:Montreal Impact
Caps6:10
Goals6:0
Years7:2004–2005
Clubs7:Cleveland Force (indoor)
Caps7:31
Goals7:8
Years8:2005–2006
Clubs8:Milwaukee Wave (indoor)
Caps8:28
Goals8:6
Years9:2006–2008
Clubs9:Detroit Ignition (indoor)
Caps9:51
Goals9:25
Years10:2009–2011
Clubs10:Milwaukee Wave (indoor)
Caps10:29
Goals10:14
Nationalyears1:2006–2013
Nationalyears2:2003–2012
Nationalteam1:Canada beach
Nationalcaps1:11
Nationalgoals1:5
Nationalcaps2:5
Nationalgoals2:2
Manageryears1:2016–
Managerclubs1:Canada futsal
Manageryears2:2021–
Managerclubs2:Forge FC (assistant)

Kyriakos "Kyt" Selaidopoulos (born February 26, 1978) is a Canadian soccer and futsal coach who serves as an assistant coach of Forge FC and head coach of the Canadian national futsal team.

As a player, he played in the USISL D-3 Pro League, National Professional Soccer League, USL A-League, Canadian Professional Soccer League, and the Major Indoor Soccer League.

Playing career

Selaidopoulos began his career in 1995 in the National Professional Soccer League with the Chicago Power. In his debut season in the NPSL he appeared in four matches and recorded one goal. After the conclusion of the indoor season he signed with the Vermont Voltage of the USISL D-3 Pro League in 1997.[1] In 1999, he signed with the Montreal Impact and played during the 1999–2000 indoor season where he appeared in 33 matches and scored five goals.[2] He featured in the 2000 outdoor season, but after suffering a groin injury he only featured in five matches and soon after was released from his contract.[3] In 2001, he signed with newly expansion franchise the Montreal Dynamites of the Canadian Professional Soccer League. With the Dynamites he led his team to a fourth-place finish in the overall standings, thus qualifying for the playoffs. In the playoffs the Dynamites faced St. Catharines Wolves, but were defeated by a score of 2–1 with the lone goal coming from Selaidopolous.[4]

On April 14, 2004 he returned to Montreal Impact.[5] During the 2004 season he assisted in the tream's record 12-game undefeated streak, and won the A-League title, the club's second North American Championship in team history. He returned to indoor soccer by signing with the Cleveland Force of the Major Indoor Soccer League in the winter of 2004. He had further stints with Milwaukee Wave, and the Detroit Ignition.

Coaching career

In 2016, Selaidopoulos became head coach of the Canada national futsal team.[6] On March 15, 2021, he was named an assistant coach of Canadian Premier League side Forge FC[7]

Honours

Montreal Impact

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Where Are They Now? . June 14, 2015 . www.geocities.ws.
  2. Web site: Impact 1999 - A year without outdoor soccer . June 14, 2015.
  3. Web site: Google Translate . June 14, 2015 . translate.google.ca.
  4. Web site: Voyageurs Soccer Talk . June 14, 2015 . www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com.
  5. Web site: Google Translate . June 14, 2015 . translate.google.ca.
  6. Web site: Futsal National Team . April 30, 2021 . canadasoccer.com.
  7. Web site: March 15, 2021 . Smyrniotis adds Kyriakos Selaidopoulos to coaching staff at Forge FC . April 30, 2021 . Canadian Premier League.