Jason Di Tullio

Jason Di Tullio
Personal information
Date of birth(1984-01-06)January 6, 1984
Place of birthMontreal, Quebec, Canada
Date of death July 29, 2022(2022-07-29) (aged 38)[1]
Place of death Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
PositionDefender
Youth career
2001–2002 CS Rivière des Prairies
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2002–2007Montreal Impact 75 (1)
International career
2001Canada U17 3 (0)
2002–2003Canada U20 8 (0)
Managerial career
2011–2013Montreal Impact Academy U16
2013–2015Montreal Impact Academy U18
2015–2017Montreal Impact (assistant)
2018–2019FC Lanaudière (Technical Director)
2018–2019Canada U23 (assistant)
2019–2020Montreal Impact Academy U17
2021Montreal Impact U23
2021–2022CF Montreal (assistant)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jason Di Tullio (January 6, 1984 – July 29, 2022) was a Canadian soccer player and coach.

Early life

Di Tullio played youth soccer with CS Rivière des Prairies.[2]

Club career

Di Tullio began his pro career in 2002 with the Montreal Impact of the USL A-League and later the USL First Division.[3] He scored his only professional goal on July 17, 2002, which was a game-winner against the Vancouver Whitecaps.[3][4] At the end of his rookie season in 2002, he was awarded the Impact's 2002 Unsung Hero Award. In 2004, he won the league title with the Impact.[5] In 2007, he retired at the age of 23, following his fifth knee surgery since 2004, including missing the entire 2007 season.[3] In total, he played 75 games for the Impact, starting 56, with one goal and four assists.[6]

International career

In 2001, Di Tullio played with Canada at the Jeux de la Francophonie, helping them reach the quarterfinals.[7] He played with the Canada U-17 national team at the 2001 CONCACAF U-17 qualification tournament and helped Canada reach the quarterfinals. Tullio was part of the Canada U-20 national team that played at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship.[8]

Coaching career

After his retirement, Di Tullio opened the Football School "École de Soccer DiTullio-Ribeiro" alongside Antonio Ribeiro.[9][10]

In 2011, he took charge of Montreal Impact Academy U16s. Between 2013 and 2015, he went on to manage the U18s.[6]

In August 2015, he was named assistant coach of the Montreal Impact first team under head coach Mauro Biello.[11] He left the club in October 2017.[12]

In 2018, he was named assistant coach of Canada U20. After a restructuration, he served as the assistant coach of Canada U-23 headed by Mauro Biello.[13]

In July 2018, Di Tullio was named Technical Director of ARS Lanaudière and FC Lanaudière, a soccer region overseeing the development of 14 amateur soccer clubs in the Lanaudière region of Quebec.[14]

In 2019, he announced his return to the Montreal Impact Academy ahead of the 2019 U.S. Soccer Development Academy season, being named head coach of the U-17s.[15]

On September 4, 2020, the Montreal Impact announced the creation of a new U23 team, with Di Tullio becoming the head coach of the club's newly formed reserve team.[16][17] In March 2021, he returned to the first team (now known as CF Montreal) as an assistant coach.[18]

Personal life

During the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Di Tullio worked as an analyst with Réseau des sports broadcast crew.[19]

In June 2021, Di Tullio was diagnosed with stage 4 glioblastoma.[20] He died on July 29, 2022, at the age of 38, as a result of the cancer.[21][22]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Playoffs Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Montreal Impact2002A-League (1995–2004)24140281
200324020260
2004900090
2005USL First Division900090
2006900090
2007000000
Career total 75160811

Honours

References

  1. ^"Jason Di Tullio obituary". Le Necrologue.
  2. ^"Announcement – Jason Di Tullio". CS Rivière des Prairies. March 21, 2018. Archived from the original on August 18, 2022. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  3. ^ abc"Di Tullio accroche ses crampons" [Di Tullio hangs up his cleats]. RDS (in French). November 5, 2007. Archived from the original on July 29, 2022. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  4. ^Jacques, John (November 30, 2021). "Community Rallies To Help In Jason Di Tullio's Fight Against Cancer". Northern Tribune.
  5. ^Spector, Dan (December 3, 2021). "Community rallies around CF Montreal coach with brain cancer: 'We have to win this game'". Global News.
  6. ^ ab"Former CF Montreal defenceman Jason Di Tullio dies after cancer diagnosis". CTV News. July 29, 2022. Archived from the original on July 29, 2022.
  7. ^"Jason Di Tullio Announces His Retirement". Montreal Impact. Archived from the original on September 30, 2011. Retrieved June 22, 2009.
  8. ^Jason Di Tullio at Canada Soccer
  9. ^Corbin, François-Etienne (June 18, 2009). "Antonio Ribeiro en MLS avant l'Impact" [Antonio Ribeiro in MLS before the Impact]. RDS (in French).
  10. ^"" Un mal pour un bien " – Antonio Ribeiro" ["A blessing in disguise" – Antonio Ribeiro]. Ici Radio-Canada Télé (in French). June 17, 2009.
  11. ^"Jason Di Tullio Named Assistant Coach with the First Team". Our Sports Central. August 31, 2015.
  12. ^Duchesneau, Frédérick (April 6, 2021). "Jason Di Tullio : bienveillant, mais pas complaisant" [Jason Di Tullio: benevolent, but not complacent]. La Presse (in French).
  13. ^"CF Montreal in mourning over death of assistant coach Jason Di Tullio from cancer". Toronto Star. July 29, 2022.
  14. ^"Jason di Tullio nommé directeur technique" [Jason Di Tullio appointed technical director]. ARS Lanaudiere (in French). August 9, 2018. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  15. ^"Jason di Tullio is named Impact U17 head coach". Montreal Impact. August 13, 2019. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  16. ^"The Impact changes the sporting structure of its Academy". Montreal Impact. September 4, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  17. ^"Montreal Impact create under-23 reserve side under coach Jason Di Tullio". Sportsnet. September 4, 2020.
  18. ^"Jason Di Tullio named assistant coach". CF Montreal. March 20, 2021.
  19. ^"RDS présente la COUPE DU MONDE DE LA FIFA, RUSSIE 2018™ du 14 juin au 15 juillet" [RDS presents the 2018 FIFA WORLD CUP RUSSIA™ from 14 June to 15 July]. Bell Media (in French). May 29, 2018.
  20. ^"L'ex-défenseur Jason Di Tullio s'éteint à 38 ans" [Ex-defender Jason Di Tullio dies aged 38]. Le Devoir (in French). July 29, 2022.
  21. ^"CF Montréal's Jason Di Tullio loses his battle with cancer". Montreal Gazette. July 29, 2022.
  22. ^Lévesque, Dave. "Jason Di Tullio succombe à un cancer du cerveau" [Jason Di Tullio dies of brain cancer]. TVA Sports (in French).
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