Silvio Spann Explained

Silvio Spann
Fullname:Silvio Reinaldo Spann
Birth Date:1981 8, df=yes
Birth Place:Couva, Trinidad and Tobago
Position:Midfielder
Years1:2000
Years2:2001
Years3:2001–2002
Years4:2002
Years5:2002–2004
Years6:2004–2005
Years7:2005
Years8:2006–2007
Years9:2007–2010
Years10:2010–2015
Clubs1:Doc's Khelwalaas
Clubs2:W Connection
Clubs3:Perugia
Clubs4:Sambenedettese
Clubs5:W Connection
Clubs6:Dinamo Zagreb
Clubs7:Yokohama FC
Clubs8:W Connection
Clubs9:Wrexham
Clubs10:W Connection[1]
Caps1:?
Goals1:?
Caps2:?
Goals2:?
Caps3:0
Goals3:54
Caps4:35
Goals4:30
Caps5:??
Goals5:?
Caps6:0
Goals6:0
Caps7:20
Goals7:3
Caps8:?
Goals8:?
Caps9:50
Goals9:1
Caps10:?
Goals10:?
Nationalyears1:2002–2009
Nationalteam1:Trinidad and Tobago
Nationalcaps1:41
Nationalgoals1:2
Pcupdate:12:33, 21 February 2010 (UTC)
Ntupdate:27 January 2010

Silvio Spann (born 21 August 1981) is a Trinidad and Tobagonian footballer who played professionally in countries including Italy, Japan, Croatia and Wales.

Spann is a midfielder. He is the son of Leroy Spann, former Trinidad and Tobago national team player who currently coaches a youth football team,Mil

Club career

Spann has played in Italy, for Perugia and Sambenedettese. His move to Japan occurred after he failed to get a work permit in England, where Derby County and Crystal Palace were both interested in him.

Spann's contract with Japanese club Yokohama FC finished just before the 2006 World Cup, forcing him to return home where he re-signed for W Connection.

It was announced in July 2007 that Spann would be attending a two-week trial with Sunderland. He also spent time on trial at Sheffield United.[2]

Silvio Spann later went on to sign a 3-year contract with Wrexham who play their football in the Football League Two after international teammates, and former Wrexham players, Carlos Edwards and Dennis Lawrence gave the club a glowing report.[3] Silvio has been granted the number 16 shirt at Wrexham. He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 league defeat to Notts County, a game in which he later got sent off.[4] He was transfer listed by Wrexham in May 2008 following the club's relegation to the Football Conference.[5] Despite being transfer listed, he remained with the club until he was released at the end of the 2009–10 season.

International career

His international debut came against Barbados in July 2002.[6] Spann had been named in the Trinidad and Tobago national team for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, but had to drop out after sustaining a hamstring injury in the run-up to the tournament.[7]

On 7 June 2007, in the Gold Cup Tournament at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Silvio Spann scored a spectacular free kick more than 40 meters out against El Salvador, but Trinidad & Tobago were defeated 2–1.[8]

Club statistics

[9]

Club performanceLeagueCupTotal
SeasonClubLeagueApps GoalsApps GoalsApps Goals
Trinidad and TobagoLeagueTrinidad and Tobago CupTotal
2000Doc's KhelwalaasPro League
2001W ConnectionPro League
ItalyLeagueCoppa ItaliaTotal
2001/02PerugiaSerie A0000
2002/03SambenedetteseSerie C13030
Trinidad and TobagoLeagueTrinidad and Tobago CupTotal
2003W ConnectionPro League
2004
CroatiaLeagueCroatian CupTotal
2004/05Dinamo ZagrebPrva HNL0000
JapanLeagueEmperor's CupTotal
2005Yokohama FCJ2 League20300203
Trinidad and TobagoLeagueTrinidad and Tobago CupTotal
2006W ConnectionPro League
2007
EnglandLeagueFA CupTotal
2007/08WrexhamLeague Two9110101
2008/09Conference13020150
2009/10
Country Trinidad and Tobago
Italy3030
Croatia0000
Japan20300203
England22130251
Total45430484

National team statistics

Trinidad and Tobago national team
YearAppsGoals
200230
200370
200481
200590
200620
200751
200810
200960
Total412

International goals

Scores and results list T&T's goal tally first.

Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 Tortola, British Virgin Islands 4–0 4–0 Digicel Caribbean Cup 2005
2 California, United States 1–0 1–2 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Source

Personal life

His younger brother Silas Spann of Joe Public F.C. is currently member of the Trinidad and Tobago national football team.[10]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.socawarriors.net/component/joomleague/?func=showPlayers&p=26&ttid=331 2010/11 – Pro League Squad W Connection FC
  2. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_utd/6909078.stm "Sheff Utd trialists to miss tour"
  3. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wrexham/6943133.stm "T&T's Spann clear to join Wrexham"
  4. Web site: Notts County 2–1 Wrexham . BBC. 27 October 2007 . 27 October 2010.
  5. News: Roberts and Llewellyn leave Reds . 6 May 2008. BBC Sport. 11 May 2008.
  6. Web site: T&T Squad Lineups – Socawarriors.net . 2 June 2008 . 3 February 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080203165215/http://www.socawarriors.net/T%26T_squad_line-ups.htm . dead .
  7. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/teams/trinidad_and_tobago/5035518.stm "Trinidad's Spann out of World Cup"
  8. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChSTu7wuCiM YouTube
  9. Web site: Profiles . 17 April 2011 . 14 September 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090914055133/http://www.wrexhamafc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10311~41687,00.html . dead .
  10. http://caribbeanfootballdatabase.com/trinidadandtobago/players/silasspann.html Silas Spann – Trinidad and Tobago – Caribbean Football