Dominic Cervi

Dominic Cervi

Cervi and Victor Wanyama warming up
Personal information
Full name	Dominic Cervi
Date of birth	(1986-07-09) July 9, 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth	Norman, Oklahoma, United States
Height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1997–2003	Norman Celtic '86
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2007	Tulsa Golden Hurricane
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006	Michigan Bucks	7	(0)
2008–2012	Celtic	0	(0)
2010–2011	→ Dundee (loan)	0	(0)
2011–2012	→ Greenock Morton (loan)	7	(0)
International career
2008	United States U-23	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 June 2012

Dominic Cervi (born July 9, 1986) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a goalkeeper.

Personal life

Cervi grew up in Norman, Oklahoma. He played eight seasons for his youth club, Norman Celtic '86. ^[1] He attended Norman North High School, where he played soccer for all four years. He was named Oklahoma Defensive Player of the Year by The Oklahoman during his junior and senior seasons in 2003 and 2004.^{[ citation needed ]} He also earned three letters^{[ clarification needed ]} in basketball,^{[ citation needed ]} where he additionally earned Defensive Player of the Year honors in 2004.^{[ citation needed ]}

Cervi's great-grandparents were Italian. He received his Italian passport in May 2009, which eliminated the need to obtain a work permit, thus making him a more appealing potential signing for European clubs. ^[2]

Club career

Youth

Cervi attended the University of Tulsa from 2004 through 2007, making thirty-one starts for the Golden Hurricane and earning All-Conference USA First Team and NSCAA All-Midwest Region Second Team honors in 2007.^{[ citation needed ]} The Golden Hurricane's best finish during Cervi's time with the team was during his first year, 2004, when the team reached the national quarterfinal at the 2004 Division I Men's College Cup. ^[1]

Professional

Cervi was drafted by the Chicago Fire with the twelfth overall pick of the 2008 MLS SuperDraft,^{[ citation needed ]} but he did not sign for the club after rejecting a $32,000 contract offer from Major League Soccer. He was the second goalkeeper taken in the draft. After a trial at 2008 FA Cup winners Portsmouth he was not offered a contract.^{[ citation needed ]}

Celtic

In October 2008, Cervi joined Celtic on a trial. ^[3] He made two appearances for Celtic's reserve team, one in a friendly match against Manchester United's reserves, and the other against Greenock Morton. After receiving his Italian passport, Cervi officially joined the SPL club. Cervi never made a competitive first team appearance for Celtic, although was an unused substitute in five league matches. ^[4]

Cervi was released by the Glasgow club at the end of the 2011-12 season. ^[5]

Loans moves from Celtic

On December 10, 2010, Cervi was loaned out to Dundee, ^{[6] [7]} but did not make any appearances and returned to Celtic after the loan expired.

On November 4, 2011, Cervi joined Morton on a short-term loan until January. ^[8] He made his debut the next day in a 1-0 win over Ayr United. ^[9] Cervi declared himself delighted with the result - saying that it was every goalkeeper's dream to get a clean sheet on their debut. ^[10]

International career

Cervi was named in the United States national team's 21-man World Cup Qualifying roster for the home-and-home series with Barbados on June 15 and 22, 2008. ^[11]

Cervi was called up for the USA Under-23 team as the number two keeper for the 2008 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament.^{[ citation needed ]} He started for the USA in a 1–0 loss against Honduras in the championship game,^{[ citation needed ]} and again at the U-23 level in a Toulon Tournament match against Turkey.^{[ citation needed ]} Cervi is eligible to only represent the United States internationally due to his appearances against Honduras and Turkey. ^[2]

On May 15, 2008, he was invited to camp for friendlies against England, Spain, and Argentina, but made no appearances.^{[ citation needed ]}

In 2010, he was named in the US squad that defeated South Africa 1–0 on November 17 in Cape Town. He did not play, however, serving as second choice keeper for the match behind Brad Guzan.^{[ citation needed ]}

Despite having a number of call-ups to his name, Cervi never appeared in a match for the senior national team of the United States.^{[ citation needed ]}

Business career

After leaving Celtic, Cervi studied at the University of Denver and graduated with a degree in Finance and Accounting. ^[12] He then embarked on a career in investment banking with U.S. banking firm Capstone Headwaters. ^[12]

See also

• Greenock Morton F.C. season 2011-12

References

1. "Player Bio: Dominic Cervi". University of Tulsa Athletics. CBS College Sports. Archived from the original on September 17, 2008. Retrieved January 7, 2009.
2. Latham, Brent (May 18, 2009). "Cervi Anxious to Head for Celtic". Yanks-Abroad.com. Archived from the original on May 21, 2009. Retrieved May 19, 2009.
3. "Cervi set to complete Celtic move". BBC Sport. May 20, 2009. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
4. "D. Cervi". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
5. Ronnie Cully (15 June 2012). "Brown says keeper is Celts' priority". Evening Times. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
6. Winton, Richard (December 13, 2010). "Have gloves, will travel – but Celtic's Dominic Cervi's still stuck in the dugout". HeraldScotland. Herald & Times Group. Archived from the original on December 16, 2010. Retrieved December 13, 2010.
7. "Dundee get a little extra help from loan moves". The Press and Journal. DC Thomson. December 13, 2010. Archived from the original on May 23, 2012. Retrieved December 13, 2010.
8. "Loan player signed". Greenock Morton FC. 4 November 2011. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved November 4, 2011.
9. "Ayr United 0-1 Morton". BBC Sport. November 5, 2011. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
10. Mitchell, Jonathan (November 7, 2011). "Cervi: I'm just happy to help". Greenock Telegraph. Newsquest Clyde & Forth. Archived from the original on June 2, 2012. Retrieved November 7, 2011.
11. "USA announces roster for World Cup qualifying". Soccer by Ives. June 10, 2008. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
12. "Dominic Cervi". Capstone Headwaters. Retrieved March 26, 2019.

External links

• Dominic Cervi University of Tulsa Official Athletic site (Archived)
• Dominic Cervi The Celtic Wiki
• Dominic Cervi at Soccerbase