Thomas "Tom" Kouzmanis is a Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 former soccer player who played at both professional and international levels.

Kouzmanis played as both a midfielder

Midfielder

A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 and a striker.

Club career

Born in East York

East York, Ontario

East York is a former municipality within the current city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was a semi-autonomous borough within the overall municipality of Metropolitan Toronto before East York, North York, York, Scarborough, Etobicoke and Toronto were amalgamated into the new "megacity" of Toronto...

, Ontario

Ontario

Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

, Kouzmanis spent the 1991 season playing in the CSL with the Nova Scotia Clippers

Nova Scotia Clippers

The Nova Scotia Clippers were a short-lived franchise in the old Canadian Soccer League. The Clippers record for the 1991 season was 7 wins, 7 ties, and 14 losses for 28 points. The team lost in the quarterfinals of the cup play-offs by losing two games, home and away, to North York.The team...

, and after playing college soccer with the Varsity Blues

Varsity Blues

The Varsity Blues is the name for the intercollegiate sports program at the University of Toronto. Its 26 athletic teams regularly participate in competitions held by Ontario University Athletics and Canadian Interuniversity Sport. The Varsity Blues traces its founding to 1877, with the formation...

, returned to the professional game, spending time with the Montreal Impact

Montreal Impact

Montreal Impact was a Canadian professional soccer club based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1992, the team played in the North American Soccer League , the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid until the 2011 season. The owner Joey Saputo now operates the MLS team Montreal ImpactThe...

, the Toronto Lynx

Toronto Lynx

Toronto Lynx is a Canadian soccer team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1997, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Great Lakes Division of the Central Conference....

, and the Vaughan Sun Devils

York Region Shooters

The York Region Shooters were a soccer team playing in the Canadian Professional Soccer League from 1998-2002. They played their home matches in the town of Aurora, Ontario, north of Toronto....

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Kouzmanis returned to college soccer with the Varsity Blues

Varsity Blues

The Varsity Blues is the name for the intercollegiate sports program at the University of Toronto. Its 26 athletic teams regularly participate in competitions held by Ontario University Athletics and Canadian Interuniversity Sport. The Varsity Blues traces its founding to 1877, with the formation...

 in 2003, illegally entering his sixth year of eligibility for college soccer.

International career

Kouzmanis represented Canada at under-17, under-20

Canada U-20 men's national soccer team

Canada U-20 men's national soccer team, also known as Canada Under-20s or Canada U-20s, is the youth club for national soccer in Canada. It plays a large role in the development of Canadian soccer, and is considered to be the feeder team for the Canada men's national soccer team...

, under-23 and full international

Canada men's national soccer team

The Canada men's national soccer team represents Canada in international soccer competitions at the senior men's level. They are overseen by the Canadian Soccer Association and compete in the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football .Their most significant...

 levels.

Kouzmanis participated at the 1989 FIFA U-17 World Championship, the 1995 Caribana Cup, and the 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup

1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup

The 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the third edition of the Gold Cup, the football championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean ....

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