Jason Withe (born 16 August 1971) is an English former football player, turned coach and manager.

Football career

The son of former Aston Villa striker and European Cup winner

Peter Withe Peter Withe (born 30 August 1951) is an English former football manager and striker who played between 1971 and 1990. At Nottingham Forest he won the Anglo-Scottish Cup and Second Division promotion in 1976–77, First Division and the Footb ...

, Jason Withe's professional career did not see the success of his father's with much of his time spent playing in the reserves and non-league. He spent 1986 to 1990 with West Bromwich Albion before spending some time in Finland with KPV Kokkola in 1990. Returning to England, he played for Stafford Rangers, Stockport County, Crewe Alexandra, Burnley and Telford United.

Post-football coaching career

His first post-football job in coaching was at

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where he was Community Football Director which was followed by time with Aston Villa where he worked as a coach educator. He was also employed as a

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(FA) tutor, delivering FA qualifications to budding coaches.

Management career in East/ South East Asia

He was 'Head Coach' of

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side BEC Tero Sasana, leading the side to domestic double in 1999–2000. He moved to Singapore to become manager of

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who play in the

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where he steered them to a respectable second place in 2002. A moved back to Thailand followed as Technical Director and then Head Coach of Bangkok Bank FC. As of November 2019, he is a coach with the Singapore-based youth football academy, JSSL, which is also the organiser of annual JSSL 7's football tournament. In 2005, he became Assistant National Team Manager for the Indonesia Football Association.<

Return to the UK

Withe moved back to the UK where he obtained his UEFA Pro Licence in 2006 and in 2007 became Head of Youth for

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. He then scouted for

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During this period he was also chairman of Knowle. A spell as Director of Football for Southam United followed in 2010. He was appointed as the centre director of Leicester City Girls Centre of Excellence in June 2011.

Philippines

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team

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announced on March 30, 2021 that they have hired Withe as their head coach. He is expected to take part in the club's

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campaign, although he would take an informal role of being a consultant to Filipino coach Frank Muescan, the latter who lacks the appropriate license to coach a club in the continental tournament.

Honours

Manager

;BEC Tero Sasana *

''Champions'' (1) : 2000 *

Kor Royal Cup Kor Royal Cup ( th, ถ้วยพระราชทาน ก. ; ถ้วย ก.), known as the Yai Cup ( th, ถ้วยใหญ่) until 1963, was the highest level of club football competition which competed in the tournament in Thailand ...

''Winners'' (1) : 2000 ;Home United *

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''Runners up'' (1) : 2002 ;Indonesia *

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''Runners up'' (1) : 2006 ;Sukhothai *

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''Winners'' (1) : 2016

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Withe, Jason Living people English footballers English football managers 1971 births Expatriate football managers in Thailand Expatriate football managers in Singapore West Bromwich Albion F.C. players Stafford Rangers F.C. players Stockport County F.C. players Crewe Alexandra F.C. players Burnley F.C. players Telford United F.C. players Kokkolan Palloveikot players Veikkausliiga players English expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Finland Leicester City F.C. non-playing staff English football chairmen and investors

Jason Withe Jason Withe (born 16 August 1971) is an English former football player, turned coach and manager. Football career The son of former Aston Villa striker and European Cup winner Peter Withe, Jason Withe's professional career did not see the succ ...

Birmingham City F.C. non-playing staff Home United FC head coaches

Association football forwards