Jacques Antonio Passy Kahn (born 30 September 1975) is a Mexican professional

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manager who was the head coach of the Dominican Republic

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and under-23 national teams.

Managerial career

Passy holds coaching badges from the Mexican Football Federation and the

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in addition to taking specialized courses at the Dutch KNVB. In 2006, Passy was technical director and coach of Dorados de Sinaloa as they reached

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where he was the youngest coach in the top flight. He has also been coach of the Mexico team at European and Pan-American

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since 2004. As of 2015, he accumulated 14 victories over 4 tournaments and almost reached the final. He was called "The most decorated coach in the Maccabiah" by a columnist for the

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. Other positions he has held include coach of Deportivo Israelita and president of Mexico's University of

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where he has trained over 400 managers. In this position, he worked closely with Latin American teams for consulting and training. He has established close ties with many clubs including

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, and Maccabi Tel Aviv.

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Passy was named national team manager of Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2015 after impressing FA officials during a conference at which he spoke. His first matches as the manager were against

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during

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. He also worked as technical director. In November 2015, the team traveled to Europe for matches against

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and

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, the nation's first matches in history against European opponents. Devaughn Elliott scored the only goal in the 1–0 victory over Andorra for Saint Kitts and Nevis's first European victory. The result was also the first away victory for a CFU team over a European side on their home soil. During his Tenure, Passy took the team to a record high 73 in the FIFA ranking, 86 spots higher than when he took over the team. In 2018, he was named as a finalist for the

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Coach of the Year.

Dominican Republic

In August 2020, Passy was appointed coach of the Dominican Republic under-23 national team, to direct it in the

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. Shortly thereafter he was also named manager of the senior national team.

Managerial statistics

References

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