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Jay Mims
American soccer player and coach
Jason Mims is an American soccer coach who is currently the Chief Operations Officer for USL Championship club Memphis 901.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jason Mims | ||
| Date of birth | 1977 (age 46–47) | ||
| Place of birth | Memphis, Tennessee | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1999 | Saint Louis Billikens | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000 | Cincinnati Riverhawks | 10 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2001–2010 | Creighton Bluejays (assistant) | ||
| 2011 | Penn State Nittany Lions (assistant) | ||
| 2011–2018 | Omaha Mavericks | ||
| 2018–2019 | Real Salt Lake (academy director) | ||
| 2018–2019 | Real Monarchs (assistant) | ||
| 2019–2022 | Union Omaha | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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.[1] Mims then played one year of professional soccer for the Cincinnati Riverhawks where he made 10 appearances and scored 2 goals.[1]
College career
After Mims retired from professional soccer he was hired as an assistant for the Creighton Bluejays.[2] 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.[1] While there he brought the program national success, until leaving in mid-2018 for a spot in the Real Salt Lake academy system.[3][4]
Real Salt Lake Academy
Mims accepted a position working with the Real Salt Lake academy.[3] While there he primarily worked with the U-18 and U-19 development teams.[3] Moreover, when the head coach of the Salt Lake reserve team, Real Monarchs, left the team, Mims joined as an assistant to Jámison Olave.[4]
Union Omaha
On May 7, 2019, Mims was announced as the head coach of the new USL League One club, Union Omaha.[5] Mims was named League One Coach of the Year in 2021. On December 16, 2022, Mims resigned from his position with Union Omaha.[6]
Memphis 901 FC
In December 2023, Mims returned to his hometown to act as Chief Operations Officer for Memphis 901 in the USL Championship.[7]
- "Jason Mims Bio". omavs.com. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- "Creighton University Athletics - Jason Mims - Staff Directory - Creighton University". gocreighton.com. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- Boone, Tony. "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.
- "Real Monarchs part ways with assistant coach, add injured RSL player to staff". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- Boone, Tony. "'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.
- "Union Omaha announces resignation of Head Coach Jay Mims". USLLeagueOne.com. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- Clayton, Josh. "Memphis 901 FC Announces Jay Mims as Chief Operations Officer". Memphis901FC.com. Memphis 901. Retrieved 12 December 2023.