Ken Pereira


Last Name	Pereira
First Name	Ken (Kenny)

Position	Midfielder
Height	168 cm
Weight	60 kg
Date of Birth	12 July 1973
Place of Birth	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Hometown	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Residence	Unionville, Ontario, Canada
Languages Spoken	English

Club	HGC
International Caps	271

Sports Information	Four-time Pan American Games medalist winning 2 gold (1999, 2007) and 2 silver (1995, 2003)...2000 Olympian...3-time member of Commonwealth Games team (5th in 1998, 6th in 2002, 9th in 2006)...first international cap was played in Toronto, Ontario, in a 3-0 victory for Canada against Mexico…scored the famous winning goal against Argentina in the final at the 1999 Pan American Games, earning Canada it's automatic qualification to the 2000 Olympic Games...member of the senior national team since 1994...coached by Louis Mendonca since 2006 (previous coaches include Shiaz Virjee, Gene Muller)...club team is HGC (previously with GOA Reds)...trains in Toronto, Ontario...suffers from asthma...introduced to the sport by his cousin and uncle...looks forward to the 2010 Commonwealth Games and the World Cup in India...most admires his parents because they are so awesome...
Human Interest	Attended Neil McNeil High School in Toronto, Ontario, Canada…graduated in 2001 from Centennial College with a diploma in Business Administration…single…mother Audrey and father Hugh are both retired…has 2 brothers (Chris, Jeff)…enjoys all sports…favourites include steak, golf, ice hockey, action and comedy movies...
Competitions	2008 Olympic Games, CHN 2008 Tour of Europe 2008 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, MAL 2008 Tour of Germany 2008 South Africa Tour 2007 Setanta Sports Trophy, IRL 2007 Malaysia Tour 2007 AKPro Chile Series, CAN 2006 World Cup Qualifier, CHN 2006 Commonwealth Games, AUS 2006 USA Series 2006 New Zealand Series 2005 Scotland Series, CAN 2005 Indoor Pan American Cup, CAN 2004 Pan American Cup, CAN 2004 Olympic Qualifier, ESP 2004 South Africa Tour 2003 Pan American Games, DOM 2003 Indoor World Cup, GER 2003 World Indoor Classic, SCO 2003 New Zealand Tour 2003 3-Nations Tournament, CAN 2002 Indoor Pan American Cup, USA 2002 Commonwealth Games, GBR 2001 World Cup Qualifier, SCO 2000 Olympic Games, AUS 2000 Americans Cup, CUB 2000 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, MAS 2000 Barcelona 4-Nation Tournament 1999 Pan American Games, CAN 1999 World Indoor Classic, SCO 1999 Sydney International Challenge, AUS 1999 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, MAS 1999 Australia Cup 1999 Akhbar El Yom Tournament, EGY 1998 World Cup, NED 1997 World Cup Qualifier, MAS 1996 World Cup Preliminary, ITA 1996 Olympic Qualifier, ESP 1995 Pan American Games, ARG