Ian Cameron (footballer, born 1988)

Not to be confused with Ian Cameron (footballer, born 1966).

Ian Cameron
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-05-23) 23 May 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Team information
Current team
 South Georgia Tormenta (head coach)
Youth career
Partick Thistle
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 Mercer Bears 67 (17)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 Partick Thistle
2010 Indiana Invaders 5 (0)
International career
Scotland U16
Scotland U17
Scotland U18
Managerial career
2013–2016 Mercer Bears (assistant)
2016–2019 Eckerd Tritons
2019–2020 South Georgia Tormenta 2
2020– South Georgia Tormenta
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ian Cameron (born 23 May 1988)[1] is a Scottish football coach and former player who is the head coach of USL League One club South Georgia Tormenta.

Playing career

He represented the Scottish U16, Scotland U17, and Scotland U18 national teams.[2] He had a spell as a player with Partick Thistle.[3] Cameron played four years of college soccer at Mercer University between 2007 and 2010, making 67 appearances, scoring 17 goals and tallying 16 assists.[4] He also played in the USL PDL with Indiana Invaders in 2010.[5]

Following his college career, Cameron returned to Glasgow and earned a master's degree in Quantitative Finance from the University of Glasgow in 2012.[6]

Coaching career

Cameron was named assistant coach at his alma mater Mercer University in 2013, where he spent three years.[4] In 2016, Cameron became head coach to Eckerd College.[7]

On 17 September 2018, it was announced that Cameron would coach USL League Two side South Georgia Tormenta 2 whilst remaining at Eckerd College.[8] He also coached in the Tormenta Academy and served as an assistant with the first team, in addition to his head coaching role with the second team.[9] Cameron was named head coach of the club's USL League One side South Georgia Tormenta on 16 September 2020.[10] On 12 May 2022, Cameron was named USL League One Coach of the Month for April 2022.[11] Cameron signed multi-year contract extension with Tormenta on 14 December 2022.[12]

Personal life

He is the son of former professional footballer Ian Cameron.[2] His sister Kayleigh played for women's football teams including Celtic.[13]

References

  1. ^ "2010 Mercer Men's Soccer Media Guide". issuu. 7 October 2010.
  2. ^ a b "2009 Mercer Bears Soccer" (PDF). Mercer Bears.
  3. ^ "Ian Cameron A-Z (match programme)". Partick Thistle: A History.
  4. ^ a b "Ian Cameron - Men's Soccer Coach". Mercer University Athletics.
  5. ^ "Ian Cameron | SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us.
  6. ^ "Ian Cameron - Men's Soccer Coach". Eckerd College Athletics.
  7. ^ "Eckerd Selects Ian Cameron as New Head Men's Soccer Coach". Sunshine State Conference.
  8. ^ "Cameron Named Tormenta FC PDL Head Coach; Will Remain at Eckerd". Eckerd College Athletics. 17 September 2018.
  9. ^ Koubek, Cameron (11 January 2021). "Cameron 'Creating Something Special' At Tormenta". USL League Two.
  10. ^ "Ian Cameron Named Head Coach of Tormenta FC". USL League One. 16 September 2020.
  11. ^ "South Georgia's Ian Cameron Named League One Coach of the Month". uslleagueone.com. 12 May 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  12. ^ Pintor, Edwin. "Ian Cameron Signs Multi-Year Contract Extension with Tormenta FC". TormentaFC.com. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  13. ^ "Celtic women's academy is hailed". BBC Sport. 8 June 2007. Retrieved 14 January 2021.