Futsal Canada Since 1980 by Carlos Mateus

Brazilian Futsal Coach Marcelo Zuge Addressing futsal clinic in Canada, at the  the British Columbia Soccer Association 3rd annual futsal festival. January 8 -9, 2011 The two days event was held at the city of Vancouver and Richmond oval arena. Te event was a great success , with teams coming from as far as the Yukon territory , to lean the Brazilian art to Play futsal. Marcelo Zuge a graduated Phys ed teacher majored in futsal, moved to Canada one year ago, with His wife Claudia  Yukishima Zuge -  an automation engineer. Both Claudia and Marcelo are working in Canada on their chosen profession ,  and doing volunteering work , coaching futsal  for Canadian children at the grassroots level, in the Great Vancouver area.  Players , coaches and the parenting that were present at  the Vancouver Futsal Festival , are  aware that  Canada will  need those young lads, to grow with the game of futsal , in order  to form a pool of  elite players for the  the

From the book Our Land is Our Future Futsal Canada History Carlos Mateus creator of the Aboriginal Cup in Canada Aboriginal Cup - Canadian First Nation Futsal National Team  Aboriginal Cup Champion 1987. Led by Nanaimo Chief Jerry Brown, Coached by Danny Henry from Victoria West Soccer,  the Canadian Aboriginal Futsal Team  won the First Futsal Aboriginal International Cup in Canada in !987, in a best of three games series played against The Australian Aboriginal National Futsal Team .  The games were played in  the cities of Vancouver, Victoria and Nanaimo,  Canada , 1987, This still the best futsal event in the Canadian Futsal History. organizing Committe Chief Jerry Brown - Chairperson Alex Steward , Futsal Canada Association President Carlos Mateus , Vice president Bob Debuscher, Board directors: Ike MacKay, Charlie Cuzzetto, Les Malbon, Vina Robinson, Bonny Bowers, Ralph Forhaw, Tracy Lavalle and David Roach referee. Chief Jerry Brown and the organizing committe members, made