1. Nick Robert Dasovic was born on December 5,1968 and is a Canadian former professional soccer player who played as a midfielder.
28 Facts About Nick Dasovic
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Nick Dasovic is currently an assistant coach for Detroit City FC.
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Nick Dasovic began his career with Croatian club HNK Segesta in 1988, followed by short stints at NK Dinamo Zagreb and NK Zagreb.
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Nick Dasovic moved back to his homeland in 1991, playing first for North York Rockets, then the newly formed Montreal Impact in 1993.
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Nick Dasovic finished his playing career with Scottish club St Johnstone, with whom he spent six years and made over 100 league appearances.
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Nick Dasovic won promotion to the Scottish top flight in his first season in Perth.
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Nick Dasovic's coaching career began with Whitecaps FC Reserves in 2006.
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Nick Dasovic became manager of TFC Academy in 2008, a role he balanced briefly with a stint as manager of the Canada under-23s.
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Nick Dasovic was announced as the new assistant coach for Detroit City FC of the USL Championship under head coach Danny Dichio on August 20,2024.
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Nick Dasovic began playing in Canada professionally with the North York Rockets, of the former Canadian Soccer League, for whom he played the 1991 and 1992 seasons.
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Nick Dasovic played the 1993 and 1994 seasons in the American Professional Soccer League with the Montreal Impact.
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Nick Dasovic played for Stade Briochin in the French Championnat National in 1995 and for Swedish Allsvenskan side Trelleborgs FF in 1996.
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In November 1996, Nick Dasovic signed for Scottish club St Johnstone.
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Nick Dasovic made his senior debut for Canada in an April 1992 friendly match against China and went on to earn 63 caps, scoring twice.
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Nick Dasovic represented Canada in 14 World Cup qualifiers and played at the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup.
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Nick Dasovic's final international game was a January 2004 friendly match against Barbados.
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On May 6,2008, Nick Dasovic joined MLS club Toronto FC as TFC Academy head coach and second assistant to the first team.
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Nick Dasovic became first assistant when manager John Carver left the club in 2009 and was replaced by his understudy Chris Cummins as interim coach.
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On December 2,2011, Nick Dasovic was named head coach of Canada U20 national team.
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Nick Dasovic was hired as an assistant coach by the San Jose Earthquakes on June 18,2013.
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Nick Dasovic was relieved of coaching duties at San Jose along with head coach Mark Watson on October 15,2014.
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Nick Dasovic received his UEFA Pro Licence from the Scottish Football Association in 2012.
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Nick Dasovic coached the U-15 team at Mountain United FC in 2017.
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In July 2018, Nick Dasovic was hired as an assistant manager for Simon Fraser University Men's Soccer team.
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On January 18,2019, Nick Dasovic joined the technical staff of Vancouver Whitecaps and was named head coach of the newly formed U-23 development squad.
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In January 2021, Vancouver reorganized their Academy staff and Nick Dasovic became the manager for the Whitecaps FC Academy U-19 team.
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Nick Dasovic was inducted into the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame in 2011.
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In 2015 Nick Dasovic joined the MLS on TSN crew and is used selected weeks as a studio or game analyst.