Julian de Guzman

Julian de Guzman

De Guzman with Simcoe County Rovers in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Julian Bobby de Guzman
Date of birth	(1981-03-25) March 25, 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1994–1997	North Scarborough SC
1997–2000	Marseille
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2001	1. FC Saarbrücken II	30	(5)
2001–2002	1. FC Saarbrücken	21	(0)
2002–2005	Hannover 96	78	(2)
2005–2009	Deportivo La Coruña	97	(1)
2009–2012	Toronto FC	65	(2)
2012	FC Dallas	12	(1)
2013	Jahn Regensburg	15	(0)
2013–2014	Skoda Xanthi	26	(0)
2015–2016	Ottawa Fury	26	(0)
Total		370	(11)
International career
1999–2001	Canada U20	13	(4)
2002–2016	Canada	89	(4)
Managerial career
2017	Ottawa Fury (assistant)
2017	Ottawa Fury (caretaker)
2017–2019	Ottawa Fury (general manager)
2024–	New York Red Bulls (sporting director)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Julian Bobby de Guzman (born March 25, 1981) is a Canadian soccer executive and former professional player and coach who currently serves as the Sporting Director for the New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer.

A midfielder, De Guzman was the first Canadian to play in the Spanish La Liga. While playing in Spain, he was voted 2007–08 Deportivo La Coruña Player of the Year.

De Guzman has played at both the Canadian U-20 and Senior level, he was awarded the Canadian Player of the Year in 2008 and in 2007 became only the second Canadian international to be awarded the CONCACAF Gold Cup Most Valuable Player. He was the all-time cap leader of the Canada national team from November 2015, when he surpassed Paul Stalteri's previous record of 84 appearances, to November 2021, when Atiba Hutchinson surpassed De Guzman's final tally of 89 caps. From 2013 to 2016, he was captain of the Canadian men's national team.