Jason Andrew Bent (born March 8, 1977) is a Canadian former

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and current assistant coach for LA Galaxy. A

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, he played in Major League Soccer for the

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for

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and

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for Plymouth Argyle. Bent won 32

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for

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at full international level.

Club career

After playing

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for the

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, Bent played a season with

, before moving to

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. During his time with the Rapids he helped the Rapids reach the finals in the US Open Cup. Bent was really close to signing a long-term contract with FC Copenhagen in 2001. But later in the year Bent signed with Plymouth Argyle helping the team win the English Third Division Championship in 2002, and the English Second Division Championship in 2004.

International career

Bent played at the 1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Japan, in a team alongside

Paul Stalteri Paul Andrew Stalteri (born October 18, 1977) is a Canadian former professional soccer player who played as a defender or midfielder. He spent most of his professional career in Germany, winning the league and cup double with Werder Bremen in th ...

and Jeff Clarke. He then also played at the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship in

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, again with Stalteri and Clarke. He made his senior his debut for

in an October 1997 World Cup qualification match against

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. He earned a total of 32 caps, scoring no goals. He represented Canada in 11 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the 2001 Confederations Cup. He was a member of the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup winning squad, but did not play because of injury. In 2002, Bent also scored a decisive penalty kick against

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in the 2002 Gold Cup quarter-finals where Canada finished in third place. His final international was a November 2003 friendly match against

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, in which Bent suffered a serious knee injury. For two full years he spent every day in physiotherapy, but nothing could be done to save his career. Bent announced his official retirement on March 23, 2006, after failing to recover from knee injuries.

Coaching career

Jason started his managerial career in 2008 as assistant coach of

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, after the academy's inaugural season in the Canadian Soccer League Bent took over as the head coach of the U-18 program. He served as the academy's U-18 manager until 2011 with two players,

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and Nicholas Lindsay graduating into

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first team. On February 22, 2011, it was announced that Bent would become assistant coach to the Toronto FC first team joining newly appointed manager Aron Winter and first assistant

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. Jason was named the new head coach of Toronto FC's new

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team on November 20, 2014. In 2018, he returned to the first team to serve once more as an assistant coach to

Greg Vanney Greg Vanney (born June 11, 1974) is an American former professional soccer player and head coach of the LA Galaxy in Major League Soccer. A defender and one of MLS's original players, Vanney spent 10 seasons in the league and another three-and ...

. In 2021, he was named an assistant coach for the third time under Greg Vanney this time with the LA Galaxy.

Coaching record

Honours

Plymouth Argyle *

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: 2001–02 *

Football League Second Division The Football League Second Division was the second level division in the English football league system between 1892 and 1992. Following the foundation of the FA Premier League, the Football League divisions were renumbered and the third t ...

: 2003–04

References

External links

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