Kyt Selaidopoulos
Canadian soccer player
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Kyriakos "Kyt" Selaidopoulos (born February 26, 1978) is a Canadian soccer and futsal coach who serves as an head coach and sporting director of FC Supra du Québec and head coach of the Canadian national futsal team.
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Selaidopoulos in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kyriakos Selaidopoulos | ||
| Date of birth | February 26, 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–96 | Chicago Power (indoor) | 4 | (1) |
| 1997 | Vermont Voltage | ||
| 1999–2000 | Montreal Impact (indoor) | 33 | (5) |
| 2000 | Montreal Impact | 5 | (0) |
| 2001–2003 | Montreal Dynamites | ||
| 2004 | Montreal Impact | 10 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Cleveland Force (indoor) | 31 | (8) |
| 2005–2006 | Milwaukee Wave (indoor) | 28 | (6) |
| 2006–2008 | Detroit Ignition (indoor) | 51 | (25) |
| 2009–2011 | Milwaukee Wave (indoor) | 29 | (14) |
| International career | |||
| 2006–2013 | Canada (beach) | 11 | (5) |
| 2003–2012 | Canada (futsal) | 5 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2016– | Canada (futsal) | ||
| 2021–2026 | Forge FC (assistant) | ||
| 2026– | FC Supra du Québec | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
As a player, he played in the USISL D-3 Pro League, National Professional Soccer League, USL A-League, 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 Chicago Power. 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 Vermont Voltage of the USISL D-3 Pro League in 1997.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3] In 2001, he signed with the newly expansion franchise, the Montreal Dynamites 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.[4]
On April 14, 2004, he returned to Montreal Impact.[5] During the 2004 season, he assisted in the team'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 Milwaukee Wave and the Detroit Ignition.
Coaching career
In 2016, Selaidopoulos became head coach of the Canada national futsal team.[6] On March 15, 2021, he was named assistant coach of the Canadian Premier League side Forge FC.[7] On September 18, 2026, he was hired as the sporting director and head coach for FC Supra du Québec.[8]
Honours
Montreal Impact