Jason DiTullio

Jason Di Tullio (born January 6, 1984) is a Canadian retired soccer player and coach.

Jason Di Tullio
Personal information
Full name Jason Di Tullio
Date of birth (1984-01-06) January 6, 1984
Place of birth Montreal, Quebec
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position(s) Defender
Youth career
2001–2002 CS R.D.P.
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2007 Montreal Impact 75 (1)
National team
2000–2001 Canada U17 23 (0)
2002–2003 Canada U-20 10 (1)
Teams managed
2007–2011 École de Soccer Ditullio-Ribeiro
2011–2013 Montreal Impact Academy under-16s
2013–2015 Montreal Impact Academy under-18s
2015–2017 Montreal Impact assistant coach
2018–2019 FC Lanaudière Technical Director
2018– Canada U-23 assistant coach
2019– Montreal Impact Academy under-17s
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Di Tullio began his pro career in the United Soccer Leagues Division 1 with the Impact, in 2002. He played a total of 75 games, 56 as starter, and accumulated 5,145 minutes of play. Di Tullio scored one goal in his career, a game-winning goal, on July 17, 2002, against the Vancouver Whitecaps, and tallied four assists, for a total of six points. At age 18, in the end of his rookie season, he won the Impact’s 2002 Unsung Hero Award. He reached the 5000-minutes played mark with the Impact on June 18, 2006, against the Portland Timbers. Di Tullio had his first knee injury, June 13, 2004, in Calgary. He went under surgery five times for his knee, ACL and meniscus. In 2007, he missed the whole season following his last surgery and retired on November 5, 2007.[1]

International

Di Tullio was part of the U-20 Canadian national team that played at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship in the United Arab Emirates and helped Canada reach the second round for the second time of its history. In 2001, he contributed to Canada’s qualification in the quarterfinal round at the Francophone Games in Ottawa.[2]

Coaching career

After his retirement opened the Football School "École de Soccer Ditullio-Ribeiro" alongside Antonio Ribeiro between 2007-2011.[3]

In 2011, Di Tullio took charge of Montreal Impact Academy under-16s. Between 2013-2015, he went on to manage the under-18s where his side qualified for the U.S. Soccer Development Academy 'Final Four' in both seasons.

In August 2015, Di Tullio was named assistant coach of the Montreal Impact first team under head coach Mauro Biello. The team qualified for the 2015 MLS Cup Playoffs losing in the Conference Semi-finals against the Columbus Crew SC. The following season, the Impact earned another playoff berth in 2016 Major League Soccer season, losing to rivals Toronto FC in the Eastern Conference Finals.

In 2018, Di Tullio was named as assistant coach of Canada U-20 working under Andrew Olivieri. His first camp with the under-20s was in November during the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship. After a restructuration, Di Tullio now serves as the assistant coach of Canada U-23 headed by Mauro Biello.

In July 2018, DI Tullio was named as Technical Director of ARS Lanaudière and FC Lanaudière, a soccer region overseeing the development of 14 amateur soccer clubs in the Lanaudière region of Quebec.[4]

In 2019, Di Tullio announced his return to the Montreal Impact Academy ahead of the 2019 U.S. Soccer Development Academy season. He will serve as head coach of the U-17s.[5]

Media career

During the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Di Tullio worked as an analyst with Réseau des sports broadcast crew. In 2019, Di Tullio serves co-host on Impact This Week, a weekly radio program on CKGM.

Honors

Career stats
Team Season League Domestic
League		 Domestic
Playoffs		 Total
Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
Montreal Impact 2002 A-League 24 1 1 4 0 0 28 1 1
2003 A-League 24 0 0 2 0 0 26 0 0
2004 A-League 9 0 2 - - - 9 0 2
2005 USL-1 9 0 0 - - - 9 0 0
2006 USL-1 9 0 1 - - - 9 0 1
2007 USL-1 - - - - - - - - -
Career Total - 75 1 4 6 0 0 81 1 4

Last Update: March 7, 2019

References
  1. "JASON DI TULLIO ANNOUNCES HIS RETIREMENT". Archived from the original on 2011-09-30. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
  2. CandaSoccer Profile
  3. School - École de Soccer Ditullio-Ribeiro Archived 2009-06-19 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "COMMUNIQUÉ: Jason di Tullio nommé directeur technique". ARS Lanaudiere. 2018-08-09. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  5. "Jason di Tullio is named Impact U17 head coach". Montreal Impact. 2019-08-13. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
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