Jay Mims
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

Jason Mims is an American soccer coach who is currently the Chief Operations Officer for USL Championship club Memphis 901.

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.[1] Mims then played one year of professional soccer for the Cincinnati Riverhawks where he made 10 appearances and scored 2 goals.[1]

Coaching career

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]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Jason Mims Bio". omavs.com. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Creighton University Athletics - Jason Mims - Staff Directory - Creighton University". gocreighton.com. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  3. ^ a b c 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.
  4. ^ a b "Real Monarchs part ways with assistant coach, add injured RSL player to staff". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Union Omaha announces resignation of Head Coach Jay Mims". USLLeagueOne.com. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  7. ^ Clayton, Josh. "Memphis 901 FC Announces Jay Mims as Chief Operations Officer". Memphis901FC.com. Memphis 901. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
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