Hubert Busby Junior (born 18 June 1970) is a Canadian-born Jamaican

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manager and former player.

Playing career

In 1993, Busby Jr. played in the

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with

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. As a player, Busby Jr. spent time with the

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, Montreal Impact,

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, Caldas Sport Clube, and

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. In 1996, he played in the

with

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. Busby Jr. played for the

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from 2001 to 2003.

Management career

After retiring from soccer, Busby Jr. earned a degree in sociology from Queen's University, and earned his USSF "A" license and NSCAA "A" diploma with over 10 years of diversified coaching experience including the women's programs at

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and Queen's University. His first professional coaching experience was in 2003 with the

, where he led he Wizards to a conference title and clinched a playoff spot. During the playoffs the Ottawa Wizards Board handed a two days notice to the

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in withdrawing from the playoffs. As a result, from that the CSL revoked the franchise. In 2004, he was named Canadian Youth Team Coach for the National Training Centre in Eastern Canada and Technical Director for the

Kanata Soccer Club Kanata is an indigenous Canadian word in the Iroquoian language meaning "village" or "settlement". It is the origin of the name of Canada. Kanata may also refer to: * Kanata, Ontario, a suburb of Ottawa, Canada * Kanata Aikawa (born 2004), Japan ...

. As well he served as the head coach for the

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he won the

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and help the team finish runners up to the

Windsor Border Stars Windsor TFC is a Canadian soccer team based in Windsor, Ontario, that was founded in 2004. They have competed in the Canadian Professional Soccer League (CPSL) and Canadian Soccer League (CSL). Throughout their tenure in the CPSL/CSL, Windsor w ...

in the

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. In 2005, he was named the new Head Coach for the

, where he had a disappointing season finishing with a league worst three wins, 17 losses, and eight ties the worst performance in league history and 12th place in the 12 team league. After one season with the Lynx he left the head coach role. After leaving the Lynx in 2006 he coached the

AFC Leopards Abaluhya Football Club Leopards Sports Club, officially abbreviated as AFC Leopards, or simply known as AFC, Leopards or ''Ingwe'' (), is a Kenyan association football club based in Nairobi. It currently competes in the Kenyan Premier League, t ...

of the

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, and led them to the

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but lost in the quarter-finals to

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. He left the Leopards to become the

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's NSPPP Technical Coordinator. On 16 December 2009 was named as the successor of Bob Birarda as

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head coach and left the

. In 2013, Busby signed on as Head Coach and general manager for the

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. In 2019, Busby served as an assistant coach with the Jamaica women's national team during qualification and for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France. In 2020, he was named Head Coach for the Jamaica Women's national team for Olympic qualifying. In 2021, The Guardian reported that he was accused by a former player of attempting to solicit sex from her during a recruiting process when he was in charge of the Vancouver Whitecaps women’s team.

References

External links

Profile of Hubert Busby Jr.Lynx Sign Home Grown Talent As Head Coach
{{DEFAULTSORT:Busby, Hubert Jr. 1970 births Association football goalkeepers Black Canadian soccer players Caldas S.C. players Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Canadian expatriate soccer players Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Canadian National Soccer League players Canadian people of Jamaican descent Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players Canadian soccer coaches Canadian soccer players Crystal Palace F.C. players Expatriate footballers in England Expatriate footballers in Kenya Expatriate footballers in Portugal Expatriate soccer players in the United States Jamaica international footballers Jamaican expatriate footballers Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in Kenya Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in England Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in the United States Jamaican footballers Jamaican people of Canadian descent Living people Montreal Impact (1992–2011) players Naturalized citizens of Canada Ottawa Wizards players Queen's University at Kingston alumni Soccer people from Ontario Sportspeople from Kingston, Ontario Toronto Lynx coaches Toronto Lynx players USL First Division coaches A-League (1995–2004) players Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010) players Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) managers Canadian expatriate sportspeople in England Jamaica women's national football team managers