15 Facts About Jason Bent

Jason Andrew Bent was born on March 8,1977 and is a Canadian former soccer player and current assistant coach for LA Galaxy.

Jason Bent was really close to signing a long-term contract with FC Copenhagen in 2001.

Jason Bent played at the 1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Japan, in a team alongside Paul Stalteri and Jeff Clarke.

Jason Bent then played at the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship in Malaysia, again with Stalteri and Clarke.

Jason Bent made his senior his debut for Canada in an October 1997 World Cup qualification match against Mexico.

Jason Bent earned a total of 32 caps, scoring no goals.

Jason Bent represented Canada in 11 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the 2001 Confederations Cup.

Jason Bent was a member of the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup winning squad, but did not play because of injury.

In 2002, Jason Bent scored a decisive penalty kick against Martinique in the 2002 Gold Cup quarter-finals where Canada finished in third place.

Jason Bent's final international was a November 2003 friendly match against Republic of Ireland, in which Bent suffered a serious knee injury.

Jason Bent announced his official retirement on March 23,2006, after failing to recover from knee injuries.

Jason started his managerial career in 2008 as assistant coach of TFC Academy, after the academy's inaugural season in the Canadian Soccer League Bent took over as the head coach of the U-18 program.

Jason Bent served as the academy's U-18 manager until 2011 with two players, Doneil Henry and Nicholas Lindsay graduating into Toronto FC first team.

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

Jason Bent was named the new head coach of Toronto FC's new USL Pro team on November 20,2014.