Jason Di Tullio

Jason Di Tullio... speaks English, French, Italian... underwent surgery for brain cancer in 2021 (stage four glioblastoma brain cancer)... he was 38 years old when he passed away in Montréal on 28 July 2022... growing up, favourites have included Zinédine Zidane, Gennaro Gattuso, Ronaldo, David Beckham, Diego Maradona, Roberto Baggio... earned his Canada Soccer Coaching A Diploma in 2016...

represented Canada at one FIFA youth tournament (U-20 Quarter-Finals at UAE 2003)...

wrote Otmane Ibrir in 2000, “a key player in the team; he has all the tools to success at the high level; excellent leader on and off the field”...

wrote Gabriel Gervais in 2022 for CF Montréal, “Jason was a great player and a great man. His energy was ever-present until his final moments. He himself symbolically compared his battle to a soccer game. Jason was extremely brave and fought until the end. He will forever be remembered in our minds and the memory of the Club as an iconic player and mentor”...

wrote Earl Cochrane in 2022, Jason was “a wonderful soul who brightened every space he occupied”...