Jason Withe (born 16 August 1971) is an English former football player, turned coach and manager.
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1971-08-16) 16 August 1971 (age 50) | ||
Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
1986–1989 | West Bromwich Albion | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1989–1990 | West Bromwich Albion | ||
1990 | KPV Kokkola | 3 | (0) |
1990–1991 | Burnley | ||
1991 | Crewe Alexandra | ||
1991–1992 | Stockport County[1] | ||
1991–1992 | Stafford Rangers[2] | ||
1992–1993 | Telford United | ||
Teams managed | |||
1999–2001 | BEC Tero Sasana | ||
2001 | Thailand (Assistant) | ||
2001–2002 | Home United | ||
2003–2005 | Bangkok Bank | ||
2005–2007 | Indonesia (Assistant) | ||
2014 | Songkhla United | ||
2015 | Nakhon Pathom United | ||
2016–2017 | Sukhothai (Club Director) | ||
2017 | Super Power Samut Prakan | ||
2018 | Deffo | ||
2021– | United City | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 July 2008 |
The son of former Aston Villa striker and European Cup winner Peter Withe, Jason Withe's professional career did not see the success of his father's with much of his time spent playing in the reserves and non-league. He spent 1986 to 1990 with West Bromwich Albion before spending some time in Finland with KPV Kokkola in 1990. Returning to England, he played for Stafford Rangers, Stockport County, Crewe Alexandra, Burnley and Telford United.
His first post-football job in coaching was at Birmingham City where he was Community Football Director which was followed by time with Aston Villa[3] where he worked as a coach educator. He was also employed as a Football Association (FA) tutor, delivering FA qualifications to budding coaches.
He was 'Head Coach' of Thailand Premier League side BEC Tero Sasana,[4] leading the side to domestic double in 1999–2000. He moved to Singapore to become manager of Home United who play in the S-League where he steered them to a respectable second place in 2002.[4] A moved back to Thailand followed as Technical Director and then Head Coach of Bangkok Bank FC. As of November 2019, he is a coach with the Singapore-based youth football academy, JSSL, which is also the organiser of annual JSSL 7's football tournament.[4][5] In 2005, he became Assistant National Team Manager for the Indonesia Football Association.<[4]
Withe moved back to the UK where he obtained his UEFA Pro Licence in 2006[6] and in 2007 became Head of Youth for Aldershot Town. He then scouted for Norwich City During this period he was also chairman of Knowle.[3][4]
A spell as Director of Football for Southam United followed in 2010.[2]
He was appointed as the centre director of Leicester City Girls Centre of Excellence in June 2011.[7][4]
Philippines Football League team United City announced on March 30, 2021 that they have hired Withe as their head coach.[8][9] He is expected to take part in the club's 2021 AFC Champions League campaign, although he would take an informal role of being a consultant to Filipino coach Frank Muescan, the latter who lacks the appropriate license to coach a club in the continental tournament.[9]
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