Jason deVos
Bio
Jason Richard deVos... speaks English and French... he was three years old when his family moved from London to just outside Appin, Ontario... he was seven years old when he started playing soccer for Glencoe Minor Soccer Association... earned his USSF Coaching A Licence... earned his UEFA A Diploma (Coaching Award) in 2013... earned his UEFA PRO Diploma (Coaching Award) in 2016 from the Irish FA... earned his Canada Soccer Coaching A Diploma in 2020...
served as the 13th General Secretary of the Canadian Soccer Association (Interim 2023)... honoured by the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2013... honoured by the London Sports Hall of Fame... part of the Canadian team that won the 2000 Concacaf Gold Cup, recognised as a Canada Soccer Team of Distinction... Canada Soccer Player of the Year in 2002...
Concacaf champion (2000) and Concacaf semifinalist (2002)... represented Canada at the FIFA Confederations Cup Korea/Japan 2001... represented Canada in three cycles of FIFA World Cup Qualifiers and three editions of the Concacaf Gold Cup... career 49 international "A" appearances across nine years from 1996 to 2004 with Canada Soccer's Men's National Team… from the 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup, was noted by the Technical Study Group as an “outstanding defender especially in the air”... in 2012 as part of the Canadian Soccer Association’s Centennial Celebration, was honoured on the All-Time Canada XI men’s team...
served as team staff at one Olympic Games (Rio 2016), notably helping Canada win an Olympic bronze medal...
club career in Canada, England and Scotland... with the Impact de Montréal, an APSL Championship winner (1994) and A-League regular season winner (Commissioner's Cup 1996)...
served as Canada team staff at one Women's Olympic Football Tournament (Rio 2016) and one men's FIFA World Cup (Qatar 2022)…
served as a draw assistant for the Official Draw to the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015...
once said coach Holger Osieck of deVos, “he is definitely one of those guys who has the pride to play for their country, to really sacrifice”... said deVos in 2007, ”the 2000 Gold Cup was something truly special. It was a bunch of guys that just came together and clicked at the right time. There was no magic ingredient, there were no special tactics, it was just a squad of players that had a slice of good fortune and a lot of effort”...
Honours
Individual Awards
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2013Canada Soccer Hall of Fame Honoured Player / Joueur honoré
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2012All-Time Canada XI Men's Team
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2012Canada Soccer Centennial Timeline Top 100 Men's Footballers
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2011London Sports Hall of Fame Honoured Member (Athlete - Soccer)
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2002Canada Soccer Players of the Year Men's / Masculin
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2002CONCACAF Gold Cup All-Star Team All-Star Defender
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2000CONCACAF Gold Cup All-Star Team All-Star Defender
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