Atiba Hutchinson

Infobox Football biography
playername = Atiba Hutchinson


dateofbirth = birth date and age|1983|2|8
cityofbirth = Brampton, Ontario
countryofbirth = Canada
height = height|m=1.87
position = midfielder
supporting striker
currentclub = F.C. Copenhagen
clubnumber = 13
contractend = 30 June 2010 [cite web |url=http://www.sjat.com/html/fck_kontrakter.htm |title=Kontraktlængder i FCK |publisher=SJAT.COM |last=Poulsen |first=Anders |accessdate=2008-01-31 |language=Danish ]
youthyears = -2002
youthclubs = Brampton Braves
years = 2002
2002-2003
2003
2004-2005
2006-present
clubs = York Region Shooters
Toronto Lynx
Östers IF
Helsingborgs IF
F.C. Copenhagen
caps(goals) =
04 0(0)
24 0(6)
49 0(6)
85 (16)
nationalyears = 2001-2003
2002-2004
2003-present
nationalteam = Canada U-20
Canada U-23
Canada
nationalcaps(goals) = 19 0(0)
10 0(0)
36 0(3)
pcupdate = 6 October 2008
ntupdate = 1 June 2008

Atiba Hutchinson (born on February 8, 1983, in Brampton, Ontario) is a professional Canadian soccer player who plays for F.C. Copenhagen in the Danish Superliga. He can play all positions on the midfield and as supporting striker. He has played more than 25 matches for the Canadian national team, and represented Canada at the 2003, 2005 & 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cups.

Biography

Born in Brampton, Ontario to Trinidadian parents, Hutchinson began his professional career in the 2002 summer season, playing briefly with the York Region Shooters of the Canadian Professional Soccer League before signing with the Toronto Lynx of the then A-League in mid-season, on July 26, and playing in the teams final four games. In January 2003 he signed with Östers IF, newly promoted to the Swedish Allsvenskan. Hutchinson scored six times for Öster during the 2003 season. With the club relegated out of the Allsvenskan, Hutchinson was granted a transfer and signed with Helsingborgs IF in January 2004.

Expectations were high for him the first season in Helsingborg, but he failed to live up to them. In the 2005 season, however, he was consistently the team's best player, scoring six goals from a primarily defensive midfield position.

Atiba moved to Danish F.C. Copenhagen, where he played alongside Swedish international Tobias Linderoth on the central midfield the first half year, but later he has been moved around on the midfield and as striker. Manager Ståle Solbakken told in an interview with the football paper "TIPS-bladet", that he saw Hutchinson too much offensive as central midfielder, and he will in the spring 2007 be used as wing. [Citation | last = Pyndt | first = Thomas | title = Kampen om midtbanen | newspaper = TIPS-bladet | pages = 14 | year = 2007 | date = 2007-02-23]

For Canada, Hutchinson has played more than 20 games and scored two goals - the first in a World Cup qualifying match against Honduras, on September 10, 2004. He also played in the 2001 and 2003 FIFA World Youth Championships.

In February 2007, Hutchinson was named CanadaSoccer.com Fan’s Choice winner. Hutchinson received more votes than any other player in the online voting portion conducted by fans. But in the end, it was not enough to win over Dwayne De Rosario in the "Player of the year" award.

On June 21, 2007, Hutchison appeared to have scored a vital equalizer against the United States in a 2007 Gold Cup semi-final. However, he was controversially ruled off-side, despite the ball last having been touched by an American defender.

Honours

Individual

*Canadian Soccer Association Fan's Choice Award: 2006
*The Voyageurs Canadian International Player of the Year: 2006

Club

FC Copenhagen
*Danish Superliga: 2005-06, 2006-07
*Royal League: 2005-06

Country

Canada
*CONCACAF Gold Cup:
**Third place: 2007

References

External links

* [http://fck.dk/truppen/spillerprofil/?playerid=152 F.C. København profile]
* [http://www.canadasoccer.com/eng/nationals/profile.asp?playerid=15 National team profile]

Persondata
NAME = Hutchinson, Atiba
ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
SHORT DESCRIPTION = soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH = February 8, 1983
PLACE OF BIRTH = Brampton, Ontario, Canada
DATE OF DEATH =
PLACE OF DEATH =