"The weather had improved by the time Canadian men's national team head coach Jesse Marsch ferried his squad from around the world to Halifax, Nova Scotia, for a training camp ahead of last summer's Gold Cup. It was the first time the men's national team had visited the province. But it was not Marsch's first time in town, having previously kicked off a cross-country coaching clinic a whirlwind tour meant to share with local soccer communities what he'd done with the national team at Copa America in 2024 at a local hotel and convention centre."
"Tiago Coimbra, a 21-year-old striker, was in the midst of a breakout season, one that earned him the league's best Canadian U-21 player award and, at that time, a seat alongside Marsch for a local fundraiser. Nearly seven months after sitting together on stage in Halifax, Coimbra is one of several promising players Marsch invited to his January camp in California. The gaffer had kept tabs on him. And his call-up speaks to both what the Brazilian-Canadian has accomplished since arriving in the CPL in 2023 and the ethos Marsch believes in. I just want to go out there, give my best, get on Jesse's good side, hopefully, and show him what I can do. Coimbra said. I want to give nothing but my best, not just for the national team but also for myself."
Jesse Marsch convened the Canadian men's national team in Halifax as part of a broader effort to make the team truly national through cross-country coaching clinics and regional camps. Marsch previously ran a whirlwind coaching tour to share his Copa America work with local soccer communities and made stops in Quebec City, Saskatoon and Calgary. The Halifax camp gave Marsch a chance to scout domestic talent, including Tiago Coimbra, a 21-year-old Wanderers striker enjoying a breakout CPL season. Coimbra earned the league's best Canadian U-21 award and later received a national-team call-up to Marsch's January camp in California.
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