Ryan Nelsen - Football Coach

Ryan William Nelsen (born 18 October 1977) is a former New Zealand professional football player and former head coach of Major League Soccer side Toronto FC. Nelsen commonly played as a defender, and his professional career began in 1995. He notably captained the New Zealand national team and started his professional football career in his native country for Christchurch United. In 2001, he joined MLS side D.C. United and went on to play 81 times in the league, scoring 7 goals. In 2005, he moved to England with Premier League side Blackburn Rovers where he scored 8 times in 172 appearances. In 2012, he made a move to Tottenham Hotspur but only managed 5 appearances (scoring once in an FA Cup tie against Bolton Wanderers, the re-arranged match following Fabrice Muamba's cardiac arrest) before joining Queens Park Rangers in the summer of 2012. He agreed to return to MLS on 8 January 2013 by signing with Toronto FC as head coach. He was fired from Toronto FC on 31 August 2014. Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License - Full article

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Toronto FC	13/14
MLS 13	34
Canadian Champ 13	2
MLS 14	24
Canadian Champ 14	4

Nelsen last games

Toronto FC

30-Aug-14 home N England 0-3 in MLS

23-Aug-14 home Chicago 2-2 in MLS

16-Aug-14 away Sprtng KC 4-1 in MLS

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