Metro Gerela
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Metro Gerela is a long time soccer player and coach in Vancouver and British Columbia.
In 1953, during the first Vancouver Sun Tournament of Champions (Youth Provincial Cup Competition Finals) played in Callister Park, Metro Gerela (Powell River) was chosen to be the first "Sun Soccer Boy".
On October 17, 1964, Gerela led the New Westminster Royals to a 5 to 1 victory over the UBC Thunderbirds with an impressive display of two superb goals.
He was head coach of the Capilano College Blues women's soccer team from 1992 to 1994.
Metro Gerela held the position of technical director at the Wesburn youth soccer club in 2004.
He is presently the coach of the Croatia Sports Club soccer team in the Vancouver Metro Soccer League's Premier division.
He is married to Silvana Burtini (a police officer in Vancouver), formerly with the WUSA's Carolina Courage and a member of Canada women's national soccer team.
Gerela played two games (as a punter) for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League in 1968.
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