Subject: Rocket Robin interview with Danny Sanna


Sunday September 29th, 2002 after Ottawa Wizards just had a thrilling victory over 
Toronto Croatia in the Final of the CPSL Canada Cup here in London Ontario.
 
RR--I'm talking with Danny Sanna, I call him "The Trophy Magnet".  Actually Danny how
many CPSL trophies have you won?
 
DS--Eleven!  I missed the first year of the CPSL when it first opened but after that every 
year since I've won three each year except last year we lost as Ottawa won pretty
much everything.
 
RR--Have you been on any individual All Star teams?
 
DS--Yes, last year we played against Morocco's Under 21 Olympic team.  Also 
Maritimo from Portugal's First Division and this year we played against the German
side [TSV 1860 Munich].
 
RR--Now you've played for Toronto Olympians in their early years and now you're 
in with Ottawa Wizards who are winning trophies now too.  In Toronto there's a lot of
trading between teams but you moved to Ottawa.  Is there a reason for that?
 
DS--Yes.  Last year when we came to play against Morocco we played in Ottawa and 
when I first saw the facilities!  The field is world class--that was the main reason.  And 
also, I could just tell they were the most serious team in this league so I try to be as 
serious as I can and that's what they showed me and I wanted to be a part of it.
 
RR--Now the early years, which minor league system did you work your way up
through and what did you study at school?
 
DS--Minor league system.  Well we started in the Scarborough league then from
there we moved to the NSL which was around for many years then we moved to
the OSL which is the Ontario Soccer League.  That's the league just under the 
CPSL but it's still amateur.
 
RR--And going to school?
 
DS--I studied Business Administration with a concentration in management.  I went
to two schools.  One was in West Virginia called Alderson Brodus College then
I transferred to one near Pittsburgh, it was called Robert Morris College.
 
RR--OK thanks.  Now the Wizards are one of the few places that are a full 
time team, assuming that you train so often that it's full time work playing for 
them.  But what about the off season?  Do you work or study in the off season?
 
DS--Well this year I'm not sure what I'm going to do in the offseason but these past 
years no I haven't been working--just relaxing waiting for the upcoming season.  But
this year I don't know hopefully I can get something--do some reffing or coaching
'cause I wouldn't mind staying in Ottawa for the winter.
 
RR--OK thanks a lot and we're be looking in the next month for some more incoming
trophies!  Thanks a lot!
 
DS--Hopefully!  Thank you very much.
 
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CPSL Trophies of Danny Sanna:     (I only count seven, not eleven).
 
with Toronto Olympians
1999 League Championship
1999 Cup Championship
1999 Playoff Championship
2000 League Championship
2000 Cup Championship
 
with Ottawa Wizards
2002 League Championship
2002 Cup Championship
*2002 Playoff Championship* (you'll know this by press time).
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Rocket Robin 
robing@eol.ca

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