Marco Reda

Marco Reda ( born June 22, 1977 in Woodbridge ) is a Canadian soccer player.

Club career

Youth and College

Reda joined at the age of six years at the local club Woodbridge SC, for whom he played until he was 18. He subsequently played for some time at the Malton Bullets, in which at the time also played Paul Stalteri. 1996 and 1997 Reda played at Winthrop University for the Winthrop Eagles in the NCAA Division I, the highest college league.

First professional year and time in Europe, 1998-2006

After his college days, he signed a professional contract in 1998 with the USL A- League club Toronto Lynx. While he was summoned in his first season only five times, he established himself in the following seasons in the central defense and lynx was in 1999 for their captain. During a friendly match in May 2002 against the German first division club TSV 1860 Munich, the Toronto Lynx surprisingly won 1-0, should have become aware of Reda several European scouts. In June, he then received a trial with Norwegian first division club Sogndal IL and moved on loan to Europe. His performances were convincing enough for a firm commitment and he signed a two -year contract.

His third season in Norway, the 2004, did not go particularly well for Sogndal and at the end of the season the club was relegated to the Adecco Ligaen fixed. Reda then left the club and signed early in 2005 a one-year contract with Danish club Aalborg BK. After involvement in Aalborg, he played again in 2006 for one year at Sogndal, but in the second league.

Return to Canada, since 2007

Reda, who owns adjacent to the Canadian and Italian citizenship, returned back to Canada in 2007 and joined the newly formed Major League Soccer team Toronto FC. Give inconsistent performances and injury problems already caused a few games for the loss of his trunk space in the defense of Toronto and after the season he was released from his contract. Reda moved in 2008 to the USL First Division ( USL -1) to Charleston Battery. With the unterklassigen club he reached the final of the U.S. Open Cup, but it lost to the MLS team DC United with 1:2. In 2009 he moved within the USL -1 to the Canadian team Vancouver Whitecaps.

National

Reda belonged in 1997 to the 18- man squad of Canada at the Junior World Championships in Malaysia, remained during the tournament course but without use. In 1999 he graduated from six games for the Canadian Olympic team at the Pan American Games, but missed as fourth in the final standings a medal. A year later, he failed the team in qualifying for the Olympic football tournament in 2000 in Australia, even in this tournament Reda was not used.

In February 2005, the defender made ​​his debut in the Canadian national team in a friendly match against Northern Ireland. As a result, he came in a few other games available for use, but to use one in a competitive match, he was not in his seven internationals.