Jay Mims

Jason Mims is an American soccer coach who is currently the head coach of USL League One club Union Omaha.[1]

Jay Mims
Personal information
Full name Jason Mims
Place of birth Memphis, Tennessee
Club 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)
Teams managed
2001–2011 Creighton Bluejays (assistant)
2011–2018 Omaha Mavericks
2018–2019 Real Salt Lake (academy director)
2018–2019 Real Monarchs (assistant)
2019– Union Omaha
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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
  1. 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.
  2. "Jason Mims Bio". omavs.com. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  3. "Creighton University Athletics - Jason Mims - Staff Directory - Creighton University". gocreighton.com. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  4. "Jason Mims Bio". omavs.com. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  5. 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.
  6. "Real Monarchs part ways with assistant coach, add injured RSL player to staff". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  7. 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.
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