Rick Celebrini

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Rick Celebrini
Personal information
Date of birth (1967-10-16) October 16, 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1985–1986 Capilano University
1989–1992 University of British Columbia
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1987 Edmonton Brick Men 18 (0)
1989 Edmonton Brick Men 11 (0)
1992–1996 Vancouver 86ers 41 (2)
International career
1987 Canada U-20 5 (0)
Managerial career
2011 Vancouver Whitecaps FC (physiotherapist)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rick Celebrini (born October 16, 1967) is a Canadian former soccer player who is the physiotherapist and head of sports medicine and science for the Vancouver Whitecaps FC, and director of sports medicine and performance for the Golden State Warriors.

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Celebrini played for the Canadian U-20 national team at the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship. He played professionally for the Vancouver 86ers. Celebrini is also a founder and the Director of Sport Medicine and Science for the Fortius Institute.

Player

In 1985, Celebrini began his collegiate soccer career at Capilano University. In 1986, Capilano finished third in the Canadian Colleges Athletic Association Soccer Championship. In 1987, Celebrini transferred to the University of British Columbia, but was out of soccer for nearly two years after breaking his left foot. During his five seasons with the Thunderbirds (1988-1992), Celebrini and his team mates won four consecutive Canadian Interuniversity Sport men's soccer championship. In 1992, he graduated with a degree in physiotherapy. In 1987 and 1989, Celebrini played for the Edmonton Brick Men of the Canadian Soccer League during the collegiate off seasons and played with the Vancouver 86ers in 1992. [1] On April 22, 1993 signed Vancouver 86ers of the American Professional Soccer League. [2] He remained with Vancouver through the 1996 season, but was hampered by injuries during most of those years.

In 1987, Celebrini earned four caps with the Canadian U-20 national team which competed at the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship. He also played for the Canadian team at the 1993 Summer Universiade.

Physiotherapist

Celebrini first became interested in physiotherapy after breaking his ankle when he was fifteen and receiving therapy at a clinic that also treated professional athletes. His interest was reinforced after a broken left foot kept him from playing for two years. After graduating from the University of British Columbia in 1992, Celebrini pursued a career as a physiotherapist in addition to playing professionally. He became the team physiotherapist for the Canadian Alpine Men's Ski Team at the 1994 Winter Olympics and 2002 Winter Olympics. He was the chief therapist and medical manager at the 2010 Winter Olympics. On July 29, 2011, the Vancouver Whitecaps FC hired Celebrini as the team's physiotherapist. In August 2018 he became the director of sports medicine and performance for the Golden State Warriors. [3] [4]

Director of sport medicine and science

Celebrini is a co-founder and partner in the Fortius Institute and senior member in the leadership team behind Fortius Sport & Health. The Fortius Institute is an integrated team of sport medicine, science and training leaders committed to best practices in prevention, performance, treatment, education and research.

Personal life

His oldest son, Aiden, is an ice hockey player and a Vancouver Canucks prospect. His second born son Macklin is an ice hockey player picked first overall by the San Jose Sharks in the 2024 NHL Entry Draft. [5] In the leadup to the draft lottery, Celebrini expressed hope that the drawing would play out in a way that would allow Macklin to be drafted by the Sharks, thus letting the two remain close to each other in the Bay Area. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Pasquale DeLuca soccer statistics on StatsCrew.com".
  2. ↑ "April 22, 1993 Transactions". The New York Times . April 22, 1993. Retrieved November 22, 2011.
  3. ↑ Slater, Anthony; Thompson II, Marcus (April 10, 2023). "The Warriors' whisperer: If Golden State is to repeat, he'll have a hand in it". The Athletic. Archived from the original on April 10, 2023. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  4. ↑ Kuzma, Ben (August 14, 2018). "Celebrini leaves Canucks a parting gift". The Province. p. 56. Retrieved April 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Johnston, Patrick (April 29, 2023). "2024's likely No. 1 overall NHL draft pick wants to be a Canuck". The Province. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
  6. ↑ Rick Celebrini Pulling for Sharks To Draft Macklin Celebrini . Retrieved May 8, 2024– via www.youtube.com.
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