Photo: Rick Yeatts / FC Dallas.
Late this afternoon, we here at the FCD Blog were able to witness Juan Toja signing off on the final document that sealed his transfer from FC Dallas to Romanian club Steaua Bucuresti.
With parties from three different countries involved, and documents being sent / read / translated in three different languages, it took some time. In the end, Juan was here at the stadium early this evening, signing the last document and faxing it in.
He cleaned out his locker, and said goodbye to the staff that was here. He then sat down for a quick interview with our FCD TV crew. He's got a lot to do tonight, and tells us he'll be here early on Saturday morning (8 am) to say goodbye to his (now former) teammates before they leave for Toronto. He will likely be on his way on Saturday as well.
Here's a little video tribute...enjoy...
NOTE: seem like we fixed the IE problem. All browsers should be working now.
With parties from three different countries involved, and documents being sent / read / translated in three different languages, it took some time. In the end, Juan was here at the stadium early this evening, signing the last document and faxing it in.
He cleaned out his locker, and said goodbye to the staff that was here. He then sat down for a quick interview with our FCD TV crew. He's got a lot to do tonight, and tells us he'll be here early on Saturday morning (8 am) to say goodbye to his (now former) teammates before they leave for Toronto. He will likely be on his way on Saturday as well.
Here's a little video tribute...enjoy...
NOTE: seem like we fixed the IE problem. All browsers should be working now.
48 comments:
see ya toja. It was great to have you here.
Dallas till i die
farewell toja you are a class act on and off the field i hope you play well a steaua and earn a deserved spot on the columbian national team farewell
So what did we get for him?
O.G.
Video please? Will he at least say goodbye to those that were captivated by his play?
:(
Best of luck Toja. Look forward to following you career.
Good for him. I hope he can bust his way into the Colombian national team with this move.
We'll miss ya, rock star :D
THANK YOU for the awesome video!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Y buena suerte, Juan. Espero que puedas realizar todos tus sueños! Gracias por venir aquí a Dallas. Es a causa de ti que ahora me encanta el fútbol.
MH
Congrats to Juan. I hope FCD was able to barter the price up to at least 800k-1 mill.
Thanks for the video. One day we'll be able to keep guys like this, though I realize it won't be for several years.
Good Luck Juan!! You were my favorite FC Dallas player!! Hope you get to debut on the national team; you deserve it!
Juan - You will be missed. Awesome player and some one who brought me to the sport of soccer. Best of Luck to you on your new adventure and I hope they enjoy the Toja we all enjoyed and loved.
God Bless You
Welcome to the big time that is European Football, good for you Juan. MLS continues to be Minor League Soccer and a developemental league to feed bigger leagues.
Stay classy, Juan diego.
If we had more players with your heart, we'd win trophies every year.
Gracias y adios, amigo.
When will we sell hitch for a bag of peanuts?
"When will we sell hitch for a bag of peanuts?" As soon as Dallas fans stop acting like babies who don't understand how the soccer market works. Meaning...it will be a long time.
Best of work juan.
I'm sad to see him go, but I wish him all the best for the future.
You will be missed, Juan!
To my friend Juan Toj,
I am sad to see you go but happy for you to have a chance to accomplish your dream and play in Europe. I hope you get on the Columbian national team. Thanks for the FC Dallas memories! (I will never forget what you did against DC United last year!)
when r they gonna announce the Sikora signing? and what's with the word verification?
It was a pleasure Toja. Every moment you stepped on that field, you brought so much talent. It was nice getting to know you and talk to you as well. You are a great person.
Best of luck!
It was great while it lasted, hopefully he will be as good there as he was here. CAN WE SEE MORE AVILA NOW!!!
Great video and great memories of Toja!
Good Luck Juan!
We all know this was your dream and we are glad that this could happen for you. You will be missed. I don't think anyone could ever replace the signature of Juan Toja! You are leaving behind so much that we all cherish.
You were a Texas Star. It was a pleasure to have you here playing for FC Dallas.
Not sure really how to handle the thought of not seeing you on that field and hearing your name. Very sad to think about.
God Bless
Toja, you truly deserve this. Your family deserves this. Your mom must be so proud of you. Enjoy every moment of this big step and remember what America brought you. We enjoyed you so much and we will continue to enjoy you.
Toja=Legecy
WE LOVE YOU JUAN!
GOOD LUCK AND GOD BLESS!
Best wishes Juan Toja:) You made me a dallas fan for the first time and made me love soccer. You are awesome!!! I think he is irreplacable. Good luck in Romania!!! Dallas will miss you a lot.
Awesome for Toja but we will miss you. Congratulations and thank you for the 110% effort you gave to FCD, hopefully you felt all the love the FCD supporters had for you and will always look fondly on FCD and your time in Dallas.
best of luck, you have a place to play later on down the road if you want to come back.
Thank you and best of luck.
"Welcome to the big time that is European Football, good for you Juan. MLS continues to be Minor League Soccer and a developemental league to feed bigger leagues."
Uh, yeah, so is the league that he is going to, and so is the league Cooper is looking at going to (Norway).
Any league but PL, Bundesliga, La Liga, Serie A, the exact same statement can be made to some degree on another.
MLS is not a world-class league but it is much better than it is given credit for. Just ask and listen to all the players and coaches that have played here or are coming here. Also, with more and more of the bigger leagues looking to MLS for talent, I think it is obvious MLS is a good football league.
Give it 10 years and it will be better than the Mexican league easily, and I am a big fan of the Mexican league.
MLS will never be anything but a developmental and feeder league - just like in Brazil, France, Portugal, Argentina, Norway, Romania, Scotland, etc., etc. Get it.....?
Anyway, felicidadas Juan, you have earned it and I hope to see you back at PHP with the Colombian national team playing a friendly. You will always be near and dear to FCD fans.
Thank you for playing for us and showing your class.
Good luck Juan! Thanks for the memories and good times.
You will be missed Toja!
Thanks Juan, and best wishes for your bright future!
a young man with a very bright future, a slide that can slice a steak! sad to see you gone play hard. you know how hard it is to play for colombia but if do the things you know to do you will make it!! be blessed!! the last time we met was last weekend i had no idea that was the last time we talked stay in touch Belgium is not far from your new home, i will pay you a visit one day!!
Dam!! this was the saddest video ever seen... i just can't watch it anymore!! especially when he got off the field and when he took his name off the locker it's really expressed the end of an era.
Man! the incredible Kid from colombia who made hitory on American land. Best wishes!!!
i'll smoke some sweet kind tonight for you juan. good luck. and come on you red stripes. dallas for life.
Dear FCD Communications,
Please, please, PLEASE make this video into one of your podcasts. The last podacst FCD put out was in May, anyway, so . . pleeeeeaaaassseee???
Juan was not having his best season - not from a lack of skill, but from a lack of team play and leadership. He is a very talented athlete, I wish him the best, and I pray to all of the soccer Gods that the Hunts wake up and get rid of Hitch before he totally destroys this team.
Cooper will be the next one gone - he will stay until the end of the season but Hitch will go DP some 40 year old forward from Iceland and let Coop slip away.
Ole ole ole,
Ole ole ole ola
Ole ole ole
Jugando bien y jugando mal
O yo te quiero
No me importa nada
Te vengo alentar
Buenos suerte Juan Carlos Toja. Toja. TOJA! TOJA!! TOJA!!!
juan carlos toja we are waiting for you....steaua fans will love u..actually they already love u..!!froza steaua
so long, juan, and thanks for all the tackles.
good bye juan! wish you the best! He is so talented and so humble about it! Just a class act all the way! Going to the stadium wont be the same. Good Luck!
Felicidades! Dallas te quiere mucho:)
We'll miss you, Toja! Thanks for the excellent play on the field, and for your kindness off the field. We wish you all the best!
And thanks for the awesome tribute video -- great work!
Trading both Toja and Alvarez only shows how new Hyndman is to FCD. Did anyone tell him that Alvarez played on the national team? Does he think that Avila can replace either of them? Despite Richetti and Rocha's pedigrees, those two were our best at slicing defenses and getting passes to our forwards.
he is one of the best players, i watched him on the net, and i think he will be the best.hhave all the qualities for a young star, he will play in uefa champions league, the greatest competition.i'm a steaua bucharest supporter
LIARS!!! They should have just straight out admitted they were trading him, so I could get emotionally prepared for this!! I don't know if I can handle not seeing him at the PHP. Good luck, Juan!! we lost one of our best player and a fan favorite!! Maybe now, he'll make it on the national team like he deserves!!!! We'll miss you, especially when we start getting killed down the center!
hi, i'm a steaua supporter and i would like to congratulate you fine people that posted here, you are true fans and people with great characters.
he played very well with Galatasaray :) toja will be a star in Romania, also in Europe, this season :) ! a romanian fan ..
hi everyone! can you please tell me who plays the song from toja's interview? good luck toja!
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