13 Facts About Simon Gatti

Simon Gatti was born on February 16,1981 and is a Canadian former soccer player and current head coach for the Montreal Impact Academy's U-14 team.

Simon Gatti initially began his career in his home region of Niagara with St Catharines Wolves in the Canadian Professional Soccer League.

Simon Gatti made the transition to college soccer by enrolling at the University of Rhode Island, and during the off season he played in the Premier Development League with Rhode Island Stingrays.

Simon Gatti was a trialist for Sochaux's U-17 youth team in 1999, and played for French club Racing Club de Paris' youth team in 2000, before returning to North America to attend college.

Simon Gatti won the Ontario Cup twice with the Thorold Cobras in 1998 and 1999 and placed second at the national championships with the Cobras in 1999.

Simon Gatti played college soccer with University of Rhode Island from 2002 to 2005, leading the team as co-captain from 2003 to 2005 while majoring in kinesiology.

Simon Gatti was proclaimed team MVP in 2005 and selected to the First Team All-Conference, and First Team All New England, helping the Rams win the Atlantic 10 Division Championship again.

Simon Gatti had a brief stint with the St Catharines Wolves of the Canadian Professional Soccer League in 2002, but wasn't allowed to re-sign with the club for the 2003 season due to risking his scholarship.

Simon Gatti joined the Montreal Impact as their first pick during the 2006 USL First Division college draft, chosen 12th overall.

Simon Gatti quickly surpassed his 2006 minutes played, playing a total of 2,046 minutes.

Simon Gatti started 24 of 27 games played, and helped the Impact advance in the CONCACAF Champions League with 8 games played.

Simon Gatti led the team both with 22 game starts in 23 games, and with 1,953 minutes.

Simon Gatti announced his retirement in February 2012 and was hired by the Montreal Impact Academy to coach the U-14 team as part of the Montreal Impact Sport-Etudes program.