Robin D'Abreo (born March 3, 1975, in

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) is an Indian-born Canadian

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player who earned his first international cap in 1993 against

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. The midfielder D'Abrero grew up with the sport in India, where both his father (Ralph D'Abreo) and older brother played the game. It was only in Canada though that D'Abreo himself started playing competitively. He began with the Toronto Field Junior Jets at age thirteen. D'Abreo is married to former Canadian Women's National Team player Dana Anderson.

International senior competitions

* 1993 - Intercontinental Cup, Poznan (7th) * 1995 -

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, Mar del Plata (2nd) * 1996 - Olympic Qualifier, Barcelona (6th) * 1996 - World Cup Preliminary, Sardinia (2nd) * 1997 - World Cup Qualifier, Kuala Lumpur (5th) * 1998 -

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, Utrecht (8th) * 1998 -

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, Kuala Lumpur (not ranked) * 1999 -

, Winnipeg (1st) * 2000 - Americas Cup, Cuba (2nd) * 2000 -

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, Sydney (10th) * 2001 - World Cup Qualifier, Edinburgh (8th) * 2002 - Indoor Pan American Cup, Rockville (1st and Tournament MVP) * 2002 -

, Manchester (6th) * 2003 - Indoor World Cup, Leipzig (6th) * 2003 -

, Santo Domingo (2nd) * 2004 - Olympic Qualifying Tournament, Madrid (11th) * 2004 - Pan Am Cup, London (2nd) * 2006 -

, Melbourne (9th)

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