Silvio Spann

Silvio Spann
Personal information
Full name Silvio Reinaldo Spann
Date of birth (1981-08-21) 21 August 1981 (age 43)
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 Doc's Khelwalaas ? (?)
2001 W Connection ? (?)
2001–2002 Perugia 0 (54)
2002 Sambenedettese 35 (30)
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] ? (?)
International career‡
2002–2009 Trinidad and Tobago 41 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, 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 former 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, also former Trinidad and Tobago national team player.[2]

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.[3]

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.[4] 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.[5] He was transfer listed by Wrexham in May 2008 following the club's relegation to the Football Conference.[6] Despite being transfer listed, he remained with the club until he was released at the end of the 2009–10 season.[7]

International career

Spann made his international debut against Barbados in July 2002.[8] 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.[9][10]

On 7 June 2007, in the Gold Cup Tournament at the Home Depot Center, Spann scored a spectacular free kick more than 40 meters out against El Salvador, Trinidad & Tobago were defeated 2–1.[11]

Club statistics

[12] [13]

Club performance League Cup Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Trinidad and Tobago League Trinidad and Tobago Cup Total
2000 Doc's Khelwalaas 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
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
1 12 December 2004 Tortola, British Virgin Islands  British Virgin Islands 4–0 4–0 Digicel Caribbean Cup 2005
2 7 June 2007 California, United States  El Salvador 1–0 1–2 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Source Archived 9 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine

Personal life

His younger brother Silas Spann of Joe Public F.C. is currently member of the Trinidad and Tobago national football team.[14]

References

  1. ^ 2010/11 – Pro League Squad W Connection FC
  2. ^ "On This Day in Sport: August 21 | Loop Trinidad & Tobago". Loop News. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Sheff Utd trialists to miss tour" BBC Sport Retrieved on 16 November 2007
  4. ^ "T&T's Spann clear to join Wrexham" BBC Sport Retrieved on 16 November 2007
  5. ^ "Notts County 2–1 Wrexham". BBC. 27 October 2007. Retrieved 27 October 2010.
  6. ^ "Roberts and Llewellyn leave Reds". BBC Sport. 6 May 2008. Retrieved 11 May 2008.
  7. ^ "Wrexham boss releases 11 players". 29 April 2010. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  8. ^ "T&T Squad Lineups – Socawarriors.net". Archived from the original on 3 February 2008. Retrieved 2 June 2008.
  9. ^ "Trinidad name 23-man final squad". 13 May 2006. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  10. ^ "Trinidad's Spann out of World Cup" BBC Sport Retrieved 16 November 2007,
  11. ^ YouTube
  12. ^ Silvio Spann at National-Football-Teams.com
  13. ^ "Profiles". Archived from the original on 14 September 2009. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
  14. ^ Silas Spann – Trinidad and Tobago – Caribbean Football