Coach Octavio Zambrano says there is much more Canadian soccer talent out there
Octavio Zambrano looks across Canada and wonders about the soccer talent that has fallen through the cracks.
Zambrano, head coach of the Canadian men’s national team program, says it’s his mission to find it.
“This is a vast country,” said Zambrano. “We have an influx of immigrants daily, thousands of them — and most of them from countries that love soccer and soccer is their main sport.
“We would be shorting ourselves if we don’t delve into this well of talent that comes from abroad,” the Ecuador native added. “These are legitimate players — the majority of them, I am sure, grateful to have been given the opportunity to come to a great country like Canada, for themselves, for their families.