Jason Withe
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jason Withe | ||
| Date of birth | 16 August 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
| Playing position | 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 | ||
| 2017– | Sukhothai (Club Director) | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Jason Withe (born 16 August 1971) is an English former football player, turned coach and manager.
Football career
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.
Post-football coaching career
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.
Management career in East/ South East Asia
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.[4][5] In 2005 he became Assistant National Team Manager for the Indonesia Football Association.<[4]
Return to the UK
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 Southern United followed in 2010.[2]
He was appointed as the centre director of Leicester City Girls Centre of Excellence in June 2011.[3][4]
Honours
Manager
- BEC Tero Sasana
- Thailand Premier League Champions (1) : 2000
- Thailand FA Cup Winners (1) : 2000
- Home United
- S.League Runners up (1) : 2002
References
- ↑ Go Go Go County http://gogogocounty.org/seasons/199192/199192Rdetails.html. Retrieved 25 April 2012. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - 1 2 Stoner, Colin (24 July 2010). "Jason Withe becomes director of football at Southam United". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
- 1 2 3 "Double cup joy for knowle boss". icsolihull.com. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Thompson, Steve (18 March 2012). "Son of a gun, Jason Withe: Title-winning coach eyes 'unfinished business'". goal.com. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
- ↑ "Queen's Cup 2004 final postponed". the-afc.com. 9 November 2007. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
- ↑ "The Class of 2006". The Football Association. 3 July 2006. Retrieved 25 April 2012.