Futsal Canada Since 1980 by Carlos Mateus

Falcao Futsal  Falcao Futsal World Greater Player that made FIFA History  By  Futsal Canada Carlos Mateus  Exclusive Interview in 2004 - City of Xanxere - Futsal Catarinenese  Malwee Futsal team coached by Ferretti -  Born in Sao Paulo - Alexandre Rosa Vieira started to play organized  futsal at the age of 14 years old - that for some coaches it is a no no , as saying to old for the game , well Falcon proved otherwise  ! .   The nickname Falcon or Falcon -  came during his teenager to  reinforce his carater, determination and ability for the game of Futsal  Of course the interview was done in the Portuguese idiom for the newspaper Folha do Alto Irani Sports  Page that I had the pleasure to work with while doing futsal researching in Brazil  from 2004 to 2014. Back in Canada I would like to pass some of the  information from this decade long Holidays   wer...

Here is one of the first Futsal Canada Jersey Sponsored by Umbro Canada - White Rock - BC that also represented Penalty in Canada in the 80s I  kept some of it  as well as banners ,trophies , VHS tapes from games including the Aboriginal Cup, events programs , BCTV  videos clips and Shaw Cable televised games of the semi-pro west coast futsal league - where the Vancouver 86 - or former Whitecaps won the league.   as well as video clips from  the First North America Futsal Cup  won by Canada beating USA Futsal in the final game by 9 to 3 .  Well , it is part of the Canadian futsal history that I had the vision to start it in Canada . the rest is continuation  " The futsal Logo I did it -  as a symbolic representation of the tree Americas that form our Continent One Maple Leave for each - North America- Central America and South America"  . It was done to represent Canada in the First Pan America Futsal Cup Held in Brazil i...

CARLOS MATEUS - Played futsal at the Balneario Atletico Club  from 7 years old - Start  to play on grass at the age of 13 - in the picture   back roll -1st from the right. midfield  on the junior   from the scrap book - picture  at the Figuerense Futebol Club  stadium during a preliminary game of the professional  premier division . When I first arrive in Canada I played outdoor  soccer for the Nanaimo Villa - we were champions - never lost a game ! 

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 ...

Canadians Pioneers   1984  picture of the First Canadian Futsal Team In Brazil , playing at the Pan American Futsal Cup , held in the city of Campinas, Sao Paulo . Player Glen Johnson - front during   futsal  practising . After beat USA 9 to 3 at the First North American Futsal Cup Held in Nanaimo ,Canada.  An invitation to participate at the Brazilian Futsal Event,

FIFA FUTSAL  GRASSROOTS FUTSAL  IN BRAZIL  Futsal In Brazil  Youth Program  With Coach Terence Pereira at Estilo Livre Academia proud to have my son Lucas Mateus in one of the best futsal grassroots program in Brazil by a professional  qualified coach -who played futsal and professinoal soccer  Futsal Canada Developer Carlos Mateus - 1980 to 2002 -  son Lucas Mateus learning futsal in Brazil at the Estilo Livre Futsal Academia Coached by Terence Pereira .  Lucas Mateus futsal grassroots in Brazil making FIFA History  with the Brazilian Futsal President Aecio Borba Vasconcelos during Futsal Grand Prix 2007  Futsal Canada participation  and the debut of Roy Blanche in Brazil  Futsal training session at the  Estilo Livre Academy  coached by the futsal master Terence Pereira - former professional soccer  player - Flamengo Rio de Janeiro "To be comp...

Great Futsal in a Small Town  Sao Jorge do Patrocinio  - Parana - Brazil Making Fifa History  by FUTSAL CANADA  1st.  Developer Carlos Mateus  I have traveled many city in Brazil during the past ten years since I left Canada in order  to do a research on the game  of futsal that forms great  brazilian soccer players and most of them from small towns . In the city of  Sao Jorge do Patrocinio - 6000  people ,  Futsal is the major sports event, especially   at this time of the year,  as the temperature gets cooler , they all go inside to watch the home boys performing  I tried the perfect shot wt my tablet 10.1 Samsung,  but , that is all I got  Great skill  played on a solid finished cement court  and no major  injuries registered during   the twice a week tournament played by twelve teams Going into the playoffs  or semi finals the game got more entertain...