Gordon Harold Jago was born on 22 October 1932 and is an English former football player and manager, and the former director of the Dr Pepper Dallas Cup international youth tournament.
16 Facts About Gordon Jago
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Gordon Jago made a total of 147 appearances for Charlton, scoring one goal, at The Valley.
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Gordon Jago started his coaching career with a spell at Fulham.
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Gordon Jago later served in a dual capacity as the team's general manager as well.
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In 1970 Gordon Jago joined Queens Park Rangers as a coach and became manager in January 1971.
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Gordon Jago left the club in October 1974 and was later appointed manager of Millwall where he remained until 1977.
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In 1976 Gordon Jago took Millwall from the Third to the Second Division.
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Gordon Jago returned to North America to coach the NASL side, Tampa Bay Rowdies between 1978 and 1982.
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Gordon Jago saw great success especially early on in Tampa, losing in the outdoor final in both 1978 and 1979 and winning an indoor championship in his second year.
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Gordon Jago took the Rowdies to the outdoor post-season in four of his five years in Tampa, before resigning in the latter part of a disappointing 1982 outdoor campaign.
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From 2013 to 2016 Gordon Jago served as the colour commentator to Norm Hitzes for the Dallas Sidekicks' televised MASL home games.
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Gordon Jago served as executive director of the Dr Pepper Dallas Cup before he stepped down in 2013.
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In December 2010 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Disney Showcase, Gordon Jago was presented the "Lifelong Achievement Award" at Disney World in Orlando.
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In March 2013, Gordon Jago was one of six men named to the 2013 class of the Indoor Soccer Hall of Fame.
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Gordon Jago married his wife June Isabella Gordon Jago, a former London police officer, in March 1960.
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In March 2017 his autobiography, A Soccer Pioneer: The Autobiography of Gordon Jago, was published by Saint Johann Press.