Jason Withe

Jason Withe

Personal information
Date of birth	(1971-08-16) 16 August 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth	Liverpool, England
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1986–1989	West Bromwich Albion
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1989–1990	West Bromwich Albion
1990	KPV Kokkola	3	(0)
1990–1991	Burnley
1991	Crewe Alexandra
1991–1992	Stockport County[1]
1991–1992	Stafford Rangers[2]
1992–1993	Telford United
Managerial career
1999–2001	BEC Tero Sasana
2001	Thailand (Assistant)
2001–2002	Home United
2003–2005	Bangkok Bank
2005–2007	Indonesia (Assistant)
2014	Songkhla United
2015	Nakhon Pathom United
2016–2017	Sukhothai (Club Director)
2017	Super Power Samut Prakan
2018	Deffo
2021–	United City
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 July 2008

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

Playing career

Withe 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.

Coaching career

Withe first coached at Birmingham City where he was Community Football Director which was followed by time with Aston Villa where he worked as a coach educator.[3] He was also employed as a Football Association (FA) tutor teaching potential coaches.

Asia

Withe was Head Coach of Thailand Premier League side BEC Tero Sasana,[4] leading the side to domestic double in 1999–2000. He moved to Singapore to become manager of Home United which plays in the S-League where he steered them to second place in 2002.[4] A moved back to Thailand followed as Technical Director and then Head Coach of Bangkok Bank FC.

In 2005, he became Assistant National Team Manager for the Indonesia Football Association.<[4]

Return to the UK

Withe moved back to the UK where he obtained his UEFA Pro Licence in 2006[5] and in 2007 became Head of Youth for Aldershot Town. He then scouted for Norwich City. During this period he was also chairman of Knowle.[3][4]

A spell as Director of Football for Southam United followed in 2010.[2]

He was appointed as the centre director of Leicester City Girls Centre of Excellence in June 2011.[6][4]

Back to Asia

As of November 2019, he was a coach with the Singapore-based youth football academy, JSSL Singapore.[4][7]

Philippines Football League team United City announced on 30 March 2021, that they have hired Withe as their head coach.[8][9] He is expected to take part in the club's 2021 AFC Champions League campaign, although he would take an informal role of being a consultant to Filipino coach Frank Muescan as Musescan lacks the appropriate license to coach a club in the continental tournament.[9]

Personal life

Withe is the son of former Aston Villa striker and European Cup winner Peter Withe.[10]

Honours

Manager

BEC Tero Sasana

• Thailand Premier League: 2000
• Kor Royal Cup: 2000

Home United

• S.League runner-up: 2002

Indonesia

• Pestabola Merdeka runner-up: 2006

Sukhothai

• Thailand FA Cup: 2016

References

1. "Reserve team 1991-92 - Midland Senior League North". Go Go Go County. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
2. Stoner, Colin (24 July 2010). "Jason Withe becomes director of football at Southam United". Birmingham Mail. Archived from the original on 30 September 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
3. "Double cup joy for knowle boss". icsolihull.com. 2 May 2008. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
4. Thompson, Steve (18 March 2012). "Son of a gun, Jason Withe: Title-winning coach eyes 'unfinished business'". goal.com. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
5. "The Class of 2006". The Football Association. 3 July 2006. Archived from the original on 13 May 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
6. "Centre of Excellence Director Appointed". Leicester City Women FC. 17 June 2011. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
7. "Queen's Cup 2004 final postponed". the-afc.com. 9 November 2007. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
8. del Carmen, Lorenzo (31 March 2021). "United City taps English coach Jason Withe". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
9. "United City owner Gottschalk explains Withe-Muescan coaching setup". Dugout Philippines. 4 April 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
10. Thompson, Steve (18 March 2012). "Son of a gun, Jason Withe: Title-winning coach eyes 'unfinished business'". goal.com. Retrieved 25 April 2012.