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Jason de Vos

b. 1974

Soccer player

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About Jason de Vos

Born 1974. Jason de Vos is a Canadian association football player.

International career De Vos represented Canada at the 1991 Pan American Games. He appeared in 49 full internationals, scoring four goals. 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. 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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Career statistics Club

International

Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each de Vos goal. + List of international goals scored by Jason de Vos No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1 June 2, 1999 Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Canada 2–0 2–0 1999 Canada Cup 2 February 27, 2000 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States 1–0 2–0 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup final 3 June 4, 2000 Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba 1–0 1–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification 4 September 4, 2004 Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Canada 1–0 1–1 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours Player Wigan Athletic Football League Second Division: 2002–03

Canada CONCACAF Gold Cup: 2000; third place: 2002

Individual CONCACAF Gold Cup Best XI: 2000, 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup Fair Play Award: 2000 Canadian Player of the Year: 2002 Manchester Evening News/GMR Sports Personality of the Month: April 2003 Wigan Athletic Player of the Year: 2002–03 PFA Team of the Year: 2002–03 Second Division Ipswich Town Players' Player of the Year: 2005–06 Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame: Inducted 2013 Ipswich Town F.C. Hall of Fame: Inducted 2019

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Regina Mundi Catholic College

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Jason de Vos?

soccer player

When was Jason de Vos born?

Jason de Vos was born on 2 January 1974 in London.

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Jason de Vos is an association football player.

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Jason de Vos is Canadian.

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