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US names strong squad for Confederations Cup

Published 6/7/2009 8:21:55 PM by Shane Barrow from soccermogul


US names strong squad for Confederations Cup

The US squad for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup was unveiled by head coach Bob Bradley today.  The 23 man team  will compete from June 14-28 in South Africa as a warmup for the 2010 World Cup.  The Americans will face Italy, Brazil and Egypt in a very challenging group.

It is a very strong squad the US will be taking as stars such as Tim Howard, Landon Donovan, Michael Bradley and Gooch Onyewu will be on hand.  “The FIFA Confederations Cup is a great opportunity to play against top level competition and gain further experience competing in tough games,” said Bradley, who holds a 25-9-4 record since being named head coach in 2007. “Equally important is the chance for our team to experience the environment in South Africa, everything from travel to food to weather. We believe the experience will be invaluable if we qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.”

The main omissions from the squad were Brian Ching and Frankie Hedjuk both out injured.

US Men's National Team Roster
2009 FIFA Confederations Cup
June 14-28, 2009 - South Africa

1 Howard, Tim GK 6-3 210 03/06/1979 North Brunswick, N.J. Everton FC (England) 39/0
2 Bornstein, Jonathan D 5-9 145 11/07/1984 Los Alamitos, Calif. Chivas USA  15/1
3 Bocanegra, Carlos D 6-0 170 05/25/1979 Alta Loma, Calif. Stade Rennais (France) 67/11
4 Casey, Conor F 6-1 170 07/25/1981 Denver, Colo. Colorado Rapids (MLS) 10/0
5 Onyewu, Oguchi D 6-4 210 05/13/1982 Olney, Md. Standard de Liege
(Belgium)
42/5
6 Pearce, Heath D 5-10 175 08/13/1984 Modesto, Calif. Hansa Rostock
(Germany)
23/0
7 Beasley, DaMarcus M 5-8 145 05/24/1982 Ft. Wayne, Ind. Glasgow Rangers
(Scotland)
87/17
8 Dempsey, Clint F 6-1 170 03/09/1983 Nacogdoches, Texas Fulham FC (England) 51/13
9 Davies, Charlie F 5-10 160 06/25/1986 Manchester, N.H. Hammarby IF (Sweden) 6/1
10 Donovan, Landon F 5-8 150 03/04/1982 Redlands, Calif. Los Angeles Galaxy  110/39
11 Wynne, Marvell D 5-9 170 05/08/1986 Poway, Calif. Toronto FC  3/0
12 Bradley, Michael M 6-2 175 07/31/1987 Manhattan Beach, Calif. Borussia M'gladbach (Germany) 29/5
13 Clark, Ricardo M 5-10 150 05/10/1983 Jonesboro, Ga. Houston Dynamo (MLS) 19/1
14 Califf, Danny D 6-1 175 03/17/1980 Orange, Calif FC Midtjylland (Denmark) 23/1
15 DeMerit, Jay D 6-0 185 12/04/1979 Green Bay, Wis. Watford FC (England) 10/0
16 Kljestan, Sacha M 6-1 150 09/09/1985 Huntington Beach, Calif. Chivas USA 17/3
17 Altidore, Jozy F 6-1 175 11/06/1989 Boca Raton, Fla. Xerez C.D. (Spain) 11/6
18 Guzan, Brad GK 6-4 210 09/09/1984 Homer Glen, Ill. Aston Villa FC (England) 12/0
19 Adu, Freddy M 5-8 140 06/02/1989 Potomac, Md. AS Monaco (France) 13/1
20 Torres, José Francisco M 5-7 135 10/29/1987 Longview, Texas C.D. Pachuca (Mexico) 5/0
21 Spector, Jonathan D 6-0 180 03/01/1986 Arlington Heights, Ill. West Ham United (England) 13/0
22 Feilhaber, Benny M 5-9 150 01/19/1985 Irvine, Calif. AGF Aarhus (Denmark) 17/2
23 Robles, Luis GK 6-1 180 05/11/1984 Fort Huachuca, Ariz. FC Kaiserslautern
(Germany)
0/0

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