Gordon Jago

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Gordon Jago
MBE
Jago circa 1984
Personal information
Full name Gordon Harold Jago
Date of birth (1932-10-22) 22 October 1932 (age 91)
Place of birth Poplar, London, England
Position(s)
Centre-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Dulwich Hamlet
1954–1962 Charlton Athletic 147 (1)
International career
1949
England U20
 6 (0)
Managerial career
Eastbourne United
1967–1969 Baltimore Bays
1969 United States
1971–1974 Queens Park Rangers
1974–1977 Millwall
1978–1982
Tampa Bay Rowdies
1984–1989 Dallas Sidekicks
1991–1997 Dallas Sidekicks
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gordon Harold Jago MBE (born 22 October 1932) is an English former football player and manager, and the former director of the Dr. Pepper Dallas Cup international youth tournament.

Playing career

Born in

Eastbourne United. He started his coaching career with a spell at Fulham.[3]

Managerial and coaching career

In 1967 he was appointed coach of the National Professional Soccer League, and future NASL side, Baltimore Bays. He later served in a dual capacity as the team's general manager as well. During this time Jago was also named coach of the United States national team[4] but ended this role after suffering two defeats in his only games in charge.

Success in England

In 1970 Jago joined

Dave Thomas and Frank McLintock and led the club to promotion to the First Division in 1972–73.[6] Jago left the club in October 1974 and was later appointed manager of Millwall where he remained until 1977. In 1976 Jago took Millwall from the Third to the Second Division.[7]

Tampa Bay Rowdies

Jago returned to North America to coach the NASL side,

1981-82 season, but came up short on his second try. He took the Rowdies to the outdoor post-season in four of his five years in Tampa, before resigning in the latter part of a disappointing 1982 outdoor campaign.[8]

Dallas Sidekicks

After a very brief stint as the general manager at QPR in 1984,

merger with the MISL for the 2002–03 season.[15] From 2013 to 2016 Jago served as the colour commentator to Norm Hitzes for the Dallas Sidekicks' televised MASL
home games.

Dr. Pepper Dallas Cup

Jago served as executive director of the Dr Pepper Dallas Cup before he stepped down in 2013. Afterward he continued to be an Ambassador and Special Consultant for the tournament.[16] During his tenure the Dallas Cup rose to become one of the preeminent youth soccer tournaments in the world.

Recognition

In 2005 he was made a charter member of the

Queen Elizabeth II in 2006.[17]
In December 2010 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Disney Showcase, Gordon Jago was presented the "Lifelong Achievement Award" at Disney World in Orlando.

In March 2013, Jago was one of six men named to the 2013 class of the Indoor Soccer Hall of Fame. The other inductees, all players, are Preki, Kai Haaskivi, Zoltán Tóth, Brian Quinn, and Mike Stankovic.[18][19]

A member of the Sidekicks Hall of Fame, he was also awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Dr. Pepper Dallas Cup in recognition of his invaluable, selfless, and far reaching contribution to the beautiful game in March 2016.[20]

Personal life

Jago married his wife June Isabella Jago, a former London police officer, in March 1960. The couple raised one daughter, Kim, and remained together for 54 years until June died on 8 December 2014.[21] In March 2017 his autobiography, A Soccer Pioneer: The Autobiography of Gordon Jago, was published by Saint Johann Press.[22]

Coaching honours

References

  1. ^ "The Baltimore Sun from Baltimore, Maryland on October 24, 1967 · 27". Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "from on October 24, 1967 · 27". Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "The Baltimore Sun from Baltimore, Maryland on March 7, 1969 · 24". Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "The Baltimore Sun from Baltimore, Maryland on May 7, 1970 · 35". Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Dallas Cup - Executive Director Gordon Jago to be Honored at QPR". Archived from the original on 26 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  7. ^ a b "Tampa Bay Times from St. Petersburg, Florida on December 6, 1977 · 25". Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tampa Bay Times from St. Petersburg, Florida on July 9, 1982 · 37". Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tampa Bay Times from St. Petersburg, Florida on May 30, 1984 · 44". Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tampa Bay Times from St. Petersburg, Florida on August 15, 1984 · 9". Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "The Odessa American from Odessa, Texas on January 29, 1991 · 14". Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Longview News-Journal from Longview, Texas on September 8, 1989 · Page 13". Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Longview News-Journal from Longview, Texas on May 8, 1996 · Page 13". Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Longview News-Journal from Longview, Texas on June 17, 1998 · Page 34". Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung from New Braunfels, Texas on February 19, 1999 · Page 14". Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  17. ^ "Dr. Pepper DALLAS CUP? XXVIII". Archived from the original on 26 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  18. Dallas, TX. Archived from the original
    on 17 June 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  19. ^ "Former Sidekicks Coach Gordon Jago Named 2013 Indoor Soccer Hall of Fame Inductee". Our Sports Central. 5 March 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
  20. ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  21. ^ "June Jago Obituary - Dallas, TX | Dallas Morning News". Legacy.com.
  22. ^ "The timing's perfect for Gordon Jago's autobiography". www.socceramerica.com.

External links

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