Jason Jones (footballer)

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Jason Jones
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Personal information
Full name Jason Andrew Jones
Date of birth (1979-05-10) 10 May 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Wrexham, Wales
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Viking (goalkeeping coach)
Youth career
19xx–1997 Liverpool
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1997–2002 Swansea City 10 (0)
1997 → Rhayader Town (loan)
1998 → Rhyl (loan) 1 (0)
2002–2003 Llanelli 7 (0)
Total18(0)
International career
Wales U21
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jason Andrew Jones (born 10 May 1979) [1] is a Welsh former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is currently goalkeeping coach of Eliteserien club Viking.

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Career

Club career

After playing youth football with Liverpool, Jones began his senior career with Swansea City, making 10 appearances in the Football League between 1997 and 2002. [2] While at Swansea, Jones spent a loan spell with both Rhayader Town, [3] and Rhyl. [4] After leaving Swansea, Jones later played with Llanelli. [4] [5]

International career

Jones represented Wales at under-21 level. [3]

Coaching career

In 2017, he started working at the youth academy of Sandnes Ulf. In January 2019, he was appointed first team goalkeeping coach at the club. [6] After the 2023 season, he left Sandnes Ulf to become a goalkeeping coach at the youth academy of Viking. [7] In November 2024, Wyn-Jones was appointed first team goalkeeping coach of Viking, starting from January 2025. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Profile". scfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011.
  2. ↑ "SWANSEA CITY : 1946/47 – 2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Transfer Database.
  3. 1 2 "Past Players". Swansea City A.F.C. 1 May 2008. Archived from the original on 10 May 2010.
  4. 1 2 "Profile". WElsh Premier League. Archived from the original on 20 April 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
  5. ↑ Jason Jones at Soccerbase
  6. ↑ "Jason blir keepertrener på A-laget". Sandnes Ulf (in Norwegian). 4 January 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  7. ↑ "Wyn-Jones, Stølås, Taddese, Halgunset og Torsteinbø forlater klubben". Sandnes Ulf (in Norwegian). 12 December 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  8. ↑ Iversen, Espen Astor (4 November 2024). "Bekreftet: Blir Vikings nye keepertrener". RA Stavanger (in Norwegian). Retrieved 30 January 2025.


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