Silvio Spann
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Silvio Reinaldo Spann | ||
Date of birth | 21 August 1981 | ||
Place of birth | Couva, Trinidad and Tobago | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2000 | ? | (?) | |
2001 | W Connection | ? | (?) |
2001–2002 | Perugia | 0 | (0) |
2002 | Sambenedettese | 3 | (0) |
2002–2004 | W Connection | ? | (?) |
2004–2005 | Dinamo Zagreb | 0 | (0) |
2005 | Yokohama FC | 20 | (3) |
2006–2007 | W Connection | ? | (?) |
2007–2010 | Wrexham | 50 | (1) |
2010–2015 | W Connection[1] | ? | (?) |
National team‡ | |||
2002–2009 | Trinidad and Tobago | 41 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:33, 21 February 2010 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 January 2010 |
Silvio Spann (born 21 August 1981) is a Trinidad and Tobagonian footballer.
Spann is a midfielder, known for his hard work and stamina as well as his ability to shoot from long distance. He is the son of , former Trinidad and Tobago national team player who currently coaches a youth football team, the Middlesex Phantoms, in the MAPLE league in Massachusetts.
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.
Spann is currently playing on W Connection TT League 1.
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.[1]
Club statistics[]
Club performance | League | Cup | Total | |||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Trinidad and Tobago | League | Trinidad and Tobago Cup | Total | |||||
2000 | Pro League | |||||||
2001 | W Connection | Pro League | ||||||
Italy | League | Coppa Italia | Total | |||||
2001/02 | Perugia | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2002/03 | Sambenedettese | Serie C1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
Trinidad and Tobago | League | Trinidad and Tobago Cup | Total | |||||
2003 | W Connection | Pro League | ||||||
2004 | ||||||||
Croatia | League | Croatian Cup | Total | |||||
2004/05 | Dinamo Zagreb | Prva HNL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | Total | |||||
2005 | Yokohama FC | J2 League | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 |
Trinidad and Tobago | League | Trinidad and Tobago Cup | Total | |||||
2006 | W Connection | Pro League | ||||||
2007 | ||||||||
England | League | FA Cup | Total | |||||
2007/08 | Wrexham | League Two | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
2008/09 | Conference | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
2009/10 | ||||||||
Country | Trinidad and Tobago | |||||||
Italy | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
Croatia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Japan | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | ||
England | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||
Total | 45 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 4 |
National team statistics[]
Trinidad and Tobago national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2002 | 3 | 0 |
2003 | 7 | 0 |
2004 | 8 | 1 |
2005 | 9 | 0 |
2006 | 2 | 0 |
2007 | 5 | 1 |
2008 | 1 | 0 |
2009 | 6 | 0 |
Total | 41 | 2 |
International goals[]
- Scores and results list T&T's goal tally first.
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 2004-12-12 | Tortola, British Virgin Islands | British Virgin Islands | 4–0 | 4–0 | Digicel Caribbean Cup 2005 |
2 | 2007-06-07 | California, United States | El Salvador | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
Personal life[]
His younger brother of Joe Public F.C. is currently member of the Trinidad and Tobago national football team.[10]
References[]
- ^ 2010/11 – Pro League Squad W Connection FC
- ^ "Sheff Utd trialists to miss tour" BBC Sport Retrieved on 16 November 2007
- ^ "T&T's Spann clear to join Wrexham" BBC Sport Retrieved on 16 November 2007
- ^ "Notts County 2–1 Wrexham". BBC. 27 October 2007. Retrieved 27 October 2010.
- ^ "Roberts and Llewellyn leave Reds". BBC Sport. 6 May 2008. Retrieved 11 May 2008.
- ^ T&T Squad Lineups – Socawarriors.net
- ^ "Trinidad's Spann out of World Cup" BBC Sport Retrieved on 16 November 2007,
- ^ Silvio Spann at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ http://www.wrexhamafc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10311~41687,00.html[bare URL]
- ^ Silas Spann – Trinidad and Tobago – Caribbean Football
External links[]
- Silvio Spann at National-Football-Teams.com
- Soca Warriors Online
- Silvio Spann at Soccerbase
- Silvio Spann at J.League (in Japanese)
- 1981 births
- Living people
- Trinidad and Tobago footballers
- Trinidad and Tobago international footballers
- Trinidad and Tobago expatriate footballers
- 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- Association football midfielders
- W Connection F.C. players
- TT Pro League players
- A.C. Perugia Calcio players
- S.S. Sambenedettese Calcio players
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- GNK Dinamo Zagreb players
- Expatriate footballers in Croatia
- Yokohama FC players
- J2 League players
- Expatriate footballers in Japan
- Expatriate footballers in Wales
- Wrexham A.F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Trinidad and Tobago expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Trinidad and Tobago expatriate sportspeople in Croatia
- Trinidad and Tobago expatriate sportspeople in Japan
- Trinidad and Tobago expatriate sportspeople in Wales