Jason Jordan (soccer)

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Jason Jordan

Personal information
Date of birth	(1978-05-30) May 30, 1978 (age 45)
Place of birth	Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1994–1996	Richmond United
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–1999	Langara College
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997–2008	Vancouver 86ers/Whitecaps	257	(78)
International career
1996–1997	Canada U20	7	(2)
1998–2000	Canada U23	6	(0)
2003	Canada Futsal	3	(0)
Managerial career
2008–2009	Vancouver Selects (head coach)
2009–2011	Crofton House Varsity
2009–2010	Coastal WFC (U-16 Boys)
2009–2021	Vancouver FC (technical director)
2011–	Fusion FC (technical director)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jason Jordan (born May 30, 1978) is a Canadian retired professional soccer player who played for the Vancouver Whitecaps in the First Division of the United Soccer Leagues. He is Vancouver's third all-time leading scorer with 74 goals in 207 games. Jordan is also the Technical Director of the CSA National Youth Licensed Club, Fusion Football Club.

Club career

Born in Richmond, British Columbia,^{[ citation needed ]} Jordan began playing college soccer at Langara College in 1998 and 1999. He signed with the Vancouver 86ers in 1997.^{[ citation needed ]}

In June 2002, he turned down a contract offer from the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer in favour of remaining with the Whitecaps.

In the 2005 season he enjoyed a career year with the Whitecaps being named 2005 USL First Division MVP and lead the league with 17 goals. That same year, Jordan was named Whitecaps Player of the Year, was presented with the "Domenic Mobilio Golden Boot", and shared the Supporter's MVP award with goalkeeper Mike Franks.

Unfortunately, he suffered numerous injuries in 2006 that restricted him to playing only six games in the regular season and two games in the playoffs. Despite limited action, he tallied two assists and fired six shots in his regular season appearances as the Whitecaps won the USL First Division Championship, beating the Rochester Raging Rhinos 3–0.

On December 19, 2008, Jordan was released from the Vancouver Whitecaps ^[1] and retired few days later.

International career

Jordan played on the Canada Under-20 and Under-23 national teams.

Jordan has also represented Canada at the CONCACAF Mens U20 in Mexico, FIFA Youth World Cup in Malaysia, and as a member of the U23 National Team at the PAN-AM Games. In 2003, he was on the Canadian National Futsal team and in 2005 with Frank Yallop's National Team squad in the US.

Coaching career

Jordan is technical director of Fusion Football Club, a CSA National Youth Licensed Club based in Vancouver and Richmond that has teams in the British Columbia Soccer Premier League and BC Coastal Soccer League. ^[2]

He has been involved with the Vancouver Selects, Crofton House, Whitecaps FC Academy, and Coastal FC and is the founding technical director of Fusion FC and Vancouver FC.

Honours

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

• USL First Division Championship: 2006, 2008

Canada U20

• CONCACAF U-20 Championship: 1996

Individual

• USL First Division top scorer: 2005

References

1. "Jason Jordan moves on | Vancouver Whitecaps FC". Whitecapsfc.com. December 19, 2008. Retrieved August 31, 2013.
2. "About".