Jay Mims
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jason Mims | ||
Place of birth | Memphis, Tennessee | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Union Omaha (head coach) | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1995–1999 | Saint Louis Bilikens | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2000 | Cincinnati Riverhawks | 10 | (2) |
Managerial career | |||
2001–2011 | Creighton Bluejays (assistant) | ||
2011–2018 | Omaha Mavericks | ||
2018–2019 | Real Salt Lake (academy director) | ||
2018–2019 | Real Monarchs (assistant) | ||
2019– | Union Omaha | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Jason Mims is an American soccer coach who is currently the head coach of USL League One club Union Omaha.[1]
Playing career
Mims grew up in Memphis, Tennessee. He then attended Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer in St. Louis, Missouri, where he was a four-year starting midfielder from 1995–1999.[2] Mims went on to play one year of professional soccer for the Cincinnati Riverhawks where he made 10 appearances and scored 2 goals.[2]
Coaching career
College career
After Mims retired from professional soccer he was hired as an assistant for the Creighton Bluejays.[3] He spent nine years with Creighton before he was hired by the Omaha Mavericks as the first head coach in their soccer program's history.[4] While there he brought the program national success, until leaving in mid-2018 for a spot in the Real Salt Lake academy system.[5][6]
Real Salt Lake Academy
Mims accepted a position working with the Real Salt Lake academy.[5] While there he primarily worked with the U-18 and U-19 development teams.[5] Moreover, when the head coach of the Salt Lake reserve team, Real Monarchs, left the team, Mims joined as an assistant to Jámison Olave.[6]
Union Omaha
On May 7, 2019, Mims was announced as the head coach of the new USL League One club, Union Omaha.[7]
References
- ^ cheri@canaryandcoal.com, CHERI DURYEA, Canary & Coal LLC (1 May 2019). "Jason Mims Returns to Omaha as Head Coach of League One Club". Union Omaha. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b "Jason Mims Bio". omavs.com. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- ^ "Creighton University Athletics - Jason Mims - Staff Directory - Creighton University". gocreighton.com. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- ^ "Jason Mims Bio". omavs.com. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- ^ a b c writer, Tony Boone World-Herald staff. "Jason Mims, UNO's first and only men's soccer coach, takes job with MLS franchise Real Salt Lake". Omaha.com. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Real Monarchs part ways with assistant coach, add injured RSL player to staff". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- ^ writer, Tony Boone World-Herald staff. "'I love this city': For Jason Mims, returning to Omaha to coach pro soccer is a dream come true". Omaha.com. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- 1987 births
- American soccer coaches
- Living people
- Lansing Ignite FC
- USL League One coaches
- Cincinnati Riverhawks players
- Union Omaha
- Omaha Mavericks men's soccer coaches
- Creighton Bluejays men's soccer coaches
- Sportspeople from Memphis, Tennessee
- Soccer players from Tennessee
- Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer players
- USL First Division players
- Real Salt Lake non-playing staff
- American soccer players