From Futsal to Soccer - Carlos Mateus Futsal Canada Founder

Pioneer in Futsal Canada History - Futsal Brasil Gift to Leo Beier 

" I kept souvenir  t since the 2007 Grand Prix in Brazil"  and that was another

Futsal Great experience.  

First Canadian Futsal Team - Picture in Brazil at the 1984 Pan American Cup .

Glen Johnson on the near picture . 

Soon.  I will post more .. this was just to let you know a wee bit of my sports luggage .

When I first  started futsal in Canada, I knew how difficult it would be to change the Canadian Culture , especially in a small town where soccer was only second to Hockey on Ice. 

 1965  juvenile and junior - playing at the Estadio Orlando Scarpelli - home of Figueirense Futebol Clube from the Brazilian Premier League . 

standing far right- midfield left - player maker  - or left wing , on the old days .

Just Came back from Brazil after 10 years researching the game of futsal and found this old picture . the player on my right went to play professional soccer at the Botafogo -Rio de Janeiro - he was the ball robber .

with coach Ferretti and Lucas Mateus in Brazil

first Canadian futsal grassroots . my kids involved - Mike and Michele Mateus  

with the great coach paulista

interviewing Andre at soccer on artificial turf  

Lucas Mateus at the age of six  in Brazil Futsal 

playing on grass wt the old timers in Brazil 2013

fun 

 Lucas Mateus the hope of futsal in Canada - Lucas Mateus in Brazil futsal Grassroots program - coached by Terence Pereira - one of the best in the business 

Leadership is the best  tool  -  Carlos Mateus at the Nanaimo Judo.

Pic with Leo Beier first secretary that wrote the first futsal constitution in Canada. handling back  to me some of the trophies and cups -  from the stardom of futsal in Canada in the 80,s , with Lucas Mateus looking on the History of Futsal Canada