Jason de Vos

Jason de Vos
de Vos in 2004
Personal information
Full name Jason Richard de Vos[1]
Date of birth (1974-01-02) January 2, 1974 (age 50)[1]
Place of birth London, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)[1]
Position(s) Centre back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990 London Lasers 6 (0)
1991 Kitchener Kickers 16 (1)
1992 London Lasers 19 (2)
1993–1996 Montreal Impact 55 (3)
1996–1998 Darlington 44 (5)
1998–2001 Dundee United 93 (2)
2001–2004 Wigan Athletic 90 (15)
2004–2008 Ipswich Town 171 (10)
Total 453 (35)
International career
1997–2004 Canada 49 (4)
Managerial career
2016 Canada (women) (assistant)
2019–2022 Canada (assistant)
2024– Toronto FC (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jason Richard de Vos (born January 2, 1974) is a Canadian soccer executive, coach, and former player who currently serves as an assistant coach with Toronto FC in Major League Soccer. While representing his country, he was part of the national team that won the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Club career

Early career

Jason de Vos began his professional career in 1990 as a 15-year-old high schooler with hometown club the London Lasers of the former Canadian Soccer League (CSL). When the club folded he joined the Kitchener Kickers, also of the CSL. When the latter club also folded he rejoined the re-established Lasers in 1992, the last year of operations for the CSL.

Montreal Impact

Known for his ability in the air, De Vos spent the next five seasons with the Montreal Impact of the then American Professional Soccer League, the last two on loan to English Third Division club Darlington.

Career abroad

In 1998, De Vos first signed a contract with Darlington before moving to Dundee United of the Scottish Premier League in October on a £400,000 transfer. He spent three seasons with The Terrors, captaining the side in 2000–01. He was then signed by Wigan Athletic of the then English Second Division for £500,000 in 2001. De Vos captained the side to its promotion to the First Division in 2002–03 and was named in that season's PFA Division Two Team of the Year.[2] Following an injury-plagued 2003–04, which saw Wigan just miss out on a Premier League play-off place, De Vos left on a Bosman transfer and joined Ipswich Town. Since joining Ipswich, he held down a regular place in the centre of defence, often playing through many injuries and even captaining the team in Jim Magilton's absence. In June 2006, Magilton was appointed manager of Ipswich Town and made de Vos the new captain.[3] He retired from club and international soccer in 2008.[4]

International career

De Vos represented Canada at the 1991 Pan American Games.[5] He appeared in 49 full internationals, scoring four goals.[6] He debuted on August 19, 1997, in a 1–0 home loss friendly to Iran. He has represented Canada in 11 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the 2001 Confederations Cup.[7] He captained the Canadian team from 1999 until his retirement from international soccer in 2004. De Vos was named a tournament all-star for both the 2000 and 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup tournaments, in which Canada were placed first and third respectively. He scored the winning goal in the final of the 2000 Gold Cup, a match Canada won 2–0 over Colombia.

Retirement

After the final match of the 2007–08 season in the 1–0 win over Hull City, De Vos announced his immediate retirement from playing to take up a media role in his native Canada and was given a guard of honour and standing ovation during the teams parade lap of the pitch.[8][9]

De Vos will also scout players from the MLS for former-club Ipswich Town.[citation needed]

De Vos provided commentary on the FIFA 2010 World Cup for CBC and on Toronto FC matches for CBC and GolTV Canada.[10]

De Vos was the colour Commentator for CBC Sports's coverage of Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.

Fall of 2010 he accepted the position of Technical Director at Oakville Soccer Club.[11]

On May 4, de Vos stepped down as Technical Director at Oakville Soccer Club after accepting a full-time position with TSN as a broadcaster.[12]

In 2012, as part of the Canadian Soccer Association's centennial celebration, he was named to the all-time Canada XI men's team.[13]

Since April 2013 is de Vos Member of the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame.[14]

In January 2015, de Vos confirmed that he would begin work towards his UEFA Pro Licence in May of that year in Ireland.[15]

On August 30, 2016, he was named the Director of Development for the Canadian Soccer Association.[16]

In January 2024, he joined Toronto FC as an assistant coach.[17]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Darlington 1996–97[18] Third Division 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
1997–98[19] Third Division 24 3 3 0 2 0 1[a] 0 30 3
1998–99[20] Third Division 12 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 14 3
Total 44 5 4 0 4 1 1 0 53 6
Dundee United 1998–99[20] Scottish Premier League 25 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 31 0
1999–00[21] Scottish Premier League 35 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 40 2
2000–01[22] Scottish Premier League 33 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 40 0
Total 93 2 12 0 6 0 0 0 111 2
Wigan Athletic 2001–02[23] Second Division 20 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 21 5
2002–03[24] Second Division 43 8 1 0 5 0 0 0 49 8
2003–04[25] First Division 27 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 28 2
Total 90 15 2 0 6 0 0 0 98 15
Ipswich Town 2004–05[26] Championship 45 3 1 0 1 0 2[b] 0 49 3
2005–06[27] Championship 41 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 42 3
2006–07[28] Championship 39 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 41 3
2007–08[29] Championship 46 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 47 2
Total 171 10 3 0 3 1 2 0 179 11
Career total 398 32 21 0 19 2 3 0 441 34
  1. ^ Appearance in Football League Trophy
  2. ^ Appearances in Championship play-offs

International

Source:[30]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Canada
1997 3 0
1998 1 0
1999 10 1
2000 14 2
2001 4 0
2002 6 0
2003 5 0
2004 6 1
Total 49 4

International goals

Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each de Vos goal.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 June 2, 1999 Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Canada  Guatemala 2–0 2–0 Canada Cup
2 February 27, 2000 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States  Colombia 1–0 2–0 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup
3 June 4, 2000 Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba  Cuba 1–0 1–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
4 September 4, 2004 Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Canada  Honduras 1–0 1–1 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Player

Wigan Athletic

Canada

Individual

References

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  15. ^ "Jason deVos on Twitter: "Received some great news this week: I've been offered a place on the @OfficialIrishFA UEFA Pro Licence, which starts in May. Can't wait!"". twitter.com. Archived from the original on January 20, 2015. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  16. ^ "de Vos in charge of Canadian soccer's development | Toronto Sun".
  17. ^ "Jason deVos joins Toronto FC Coaching Staff". Toronto FC. January 4, 2024.
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