Kyriakos "Kyt" Selaidopoulos (born February 26, 1978) is a Canadian

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and

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coach who serves as an assistant coach of

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and head coach of the Canadian national futsal team. As a player, he played in the

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, National Professional Soccer League,

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, Canadian Professional Soccer League, and the Major Indoor Soccer League.

Playing career

Selaidopoulos began his career in 1995 in the National Professional Soccer League with the

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. In his debut season in the NPSL he appeared in four matches and recorded one goal. After the conclusion of the indoor season he signed with the

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of the

in 1997. In 1999, he signed with the Montreal Impact and played during the 1999–2000 indoor season where he appeared in 33 matches and scored five goals. He featured in the 2000 outdoor season, but after suffering a groin injury he only featured in five matches and soon after was released from his contract. In 2001, he signed with newly expansion franchise the

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of the Canadian Professional Soccer League. With the Dynamites he led his team to a fourth-place finish in the overall standings, thus qualifying for the playoffs. In the playoffs the Dynamites faced St. Catharines Wolves, but were defeated by a score of 2–1 with the lone goal coming from Selaidopolous. On April 14, 2004 he returned to Montreal Impact. During the 2004 season he assisted in the tream's record 12-game undefeated streak, and won the A-League title, the club's second North American Championship in team history. He returned to indoor soccer by signing with the Cleveland Force of the Major Indoor Soccer League in the winter of 2004. He had further stints with

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, and the

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Coaching career

In 2016, Selaidopoulos became head coach of the

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. On March 15, 2021, he was named an assistant coach of

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side

Honours

Montreal Impact * A-League/USL: 2004 *

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: 2004

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Selaidopoulos, Kyt 1978 births Living people Canadian people of Greek descent Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players Canadian soccer players Chicago Power players Cleveland Force (2002–2005 MISL) players Detroit Ignition (MISL) players Laval Dynamites players Milwaukee Wave players Major Indoor Soccer League (2001–2008) players Montreal Impact (1992–2011) players National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) players Soccer players from Montreal USL Second Division players A-League (1995–2004) players Vermont Voltage players Association football midfielders Futsal coaches Forge FC non-playing staff