Neil Jones (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Neil Warren Jones | ||
Date of birth | 16 February 1982 | ||
Place of birth | Takapuna, New Zealand | ||
Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Loyola Ramblers (head coach) | ||
Youth career | |||
Westlake Boys High School | |||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2001–2004 | UC Santa Barbara Gauchos | 75 | (36) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004 | Cape Cod Crusaders | 9 | (3) |
2005 | East Coast Bays AFC | ||
2005 | Queensland Roar FC | 0 | (0) |
2005 | Kuala Lumpur FA | ||
National team | |||
1999 | New Zealand U17 | 3 | (0) |
New Zealand U20 | |||
New Zealand U23 | |||
2004 | New Zealand | 2 | (1A) |
Teams managed | |||
2006–2009 | UC Santa Barbara Gauchos (assistant) | ||
2010–2012 | Northwestern Wildcats (assistant/associate) | ||
2013– | Loyola Ramblers | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Neil Warren Jones (born 16 February 1982) is a New Zealand collegiate soccer coach and former professional footballer. Jones is the current head coach of the Loyola Ramblers men's soccer team at Loyola University Chicago.
Early life and education[]
Jones was born 16 February 1982 in Takapuna, New Zealand, to parents Fran and Barry Jones.[1] Growing up in New Zealand, he spent time with many football clubs, among them Rangitoto (Juniors), East Coast Bays AFC, Dunedin Technical, Waitakere City F.C., and Westlake Boys High School.[1] He would later attend the University of Otago briefly before transferring to the University of California, Santa Barbara.[1]
While at UCSB, Jones was a student-athlete on the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's soccer team, studying in the nationally-ranked UCSB Geography Program.[1] Alongside fellow Kiwi freshman defender Tony Lochhead, Jones appeared in 14 games, scoring 3 goals and adding an assist.[2] He was moved in his second year from defense to forward by coach Tim Vom Steeg.[1] As a forward, Jones led the attack for the Gauchos and culminated in an appearance of the 2004 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship final match, losing on penalties. For his UCSB career, Jones appeared in 75 games and scored 36 goals with 15 assists.[2][3][4][5]
Professional playing career[]
While enrolled at UCSB, Jones appeared for Cape Cod Crusaders of the USL PDL. In 2004 alongside Gaucho teammate Drew McAthy, Jones appeared in 9 games and scored 3 goals.[6]
After leaving Santa Barbara, Jones went on trial with European clubs, including Atlético Madrid and Aalesunds FK, in hopes of securing a professional contract.[7] While with Aalesunds FK, the training staff were impressed with his play and wanted Jones to play in front of manager Ivar Morten Normark, who had been out on holiday.[8][9][10] He appeared in a friendly match for Aalesunds against IL Hødd, but he was forced to leave just minutes from the start after fracturing his leg, ending his trial with the club.[11][12][13]
After rehabbing from his injury, Jones spent time with East Coast Bays AFC.[14] He later signed a short-term contract with Queensland Roar FC of the A-League.[14][15] Jones was unable to find his way on to the opening day roster and never competed in a league game for Queensland.
He spent time with Kuala Lumpur FA of the Malaysia Premier League before ending his playing career in 2005.[16][17]
International playing career[]
Neil has represented New Zealand at the U17, U20, U23, and Senior International squads.[18] As a member of the New Zealand U17 "dream team", Jones competed in the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship held in New Zealand.[19] He appeared in all three of New Zealand's Group A games, but New Zealand failed to advance.[20][21]
Jones was named to the New Zealand senior international team for the 2004 OFC Nations Cup for 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification. He made his debut on 4 June 2004 against Tahiti national football team and scored a goal.A [22] His last appearance was two days later on 6 June against Fiji.[23]
Coaching career[]
It was announced in March 2006 that Jones was added to the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's soccer team coaching staff by Tim Vom Steeg as an assistant coach.[24] The team would go on to win the 2006 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.
After four seasons at his alma mater, Jones moved on to be an assistant coach at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, under Tim Lenahan.[25] Ahead of the 2012 season, Jones was promoted to associate head coach.[26]
On 20 December 2012, Jones was introduced as the head coach of Loyola University Chicago's men's soccer team.[27]
Record by year[]
Source: [28]
Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Loyola University Chicago (Missouri Valley Conference) (2013–present) | |||||||||
2013 | Loyola Ramblers | 6–11–2 | 2–3–1 | 5th of 7 | |||||
2014 | Loyola Ramblers | 8–6–5 | 2–2–2 | 5th of 7 | |||||
2015 | Loyola Ramblers | 10–4–5 | 2–2–2 | 5th of 7 | |||||
2016 | Loyola Ramblers | 14–4–1 | 6–1–1 | 1st of 7 | NCAA 2nd round | ||||
Total: | 38–25–13 .586 | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References[]
Notes[]
A FIFA[22] and the Oceania Football Confederation[29] have credited Jones with one international goal while multiple other sources, including Soccer America,[30] ESPN,[17][31] and The Age,[32] have credited him with two; the discrepancy surrounds the goal scored in the 87/88th minute of New Zealand's 10–0 victory over Tahiti on 4 June 2004 which FIFA/OFC awarded to Ryan Nelsen.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "2004 UCSB Soccer Preview" (PDF). UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. CSTV. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "2001 UC Santa Barbara Combined Team Statistics". UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. 19 November 2001. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- ^ "2002 UC Santa Barbara Combined Team Statistics". UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. 29 November 2002. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- ^ "2003 Final Overall Statistics". UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. 14 June 2004. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- ^ "2004 UC Santa Barbara Overall Individual Statistics". UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. 14 December 2004. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- ^ "2004 Cape Cod Crusaders roster and statistics". uslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 13 December 2004. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ^ "Men's Soccer names new Head Coach: Former Northwestern Associate Coach Neil Jones to lead Ramblers". Loyola Phoenix. Chicago. 16 January 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- ^ Skuseth, Helge (13 March 2008). "AaFK tester new zealender". Sunnmørsposten (in Norwegian). Ålesund, Norway. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- ^ Skuseth, Helge; Johansen, June R. (13 March 2008). "Jones – en spennende spiller". Sunnmørsposten (in Norwegian). Ålesund, Norway. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- ^ Skuseth, Helge (13 March 2008). "AaFK liker fortsatt Jones". Sunnmørsposten (in Norwegian). Ålesund, Norway. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- ^ "AaFK slo Hødd 5–0 med 1300 tilskuere". Sunnmørsposten (in Norwegian). Ålesund, Norway. 13 March 2008. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- ^ Skuseth, Helge (13 March 2008). ""Svart hav" for AaFK". Sunnmørsposten (in Norwegian). Ålesund, Norway. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- ^ "Former Gauchos Excel in the Pros; Rosenlund to Face U.S. Youth National Team". UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. 17 May 2005. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Neil Jones Signs in Australia; Kennedy Continutes [sic] to Shine". UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. 6 July 2005. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- ^ Zander, Joel (18 August 2005). "Queensland Roar: Build it and they will come". ABC Online. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- ^ "Soccer: Nine newcomers in All Whites". The New Zealand Herald. Auckland, New Zealand. 24 January 2006. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Powers, Scott (21 September 2010). "NU's Jones proud of Kiwis' tie". ESPN. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- ^ Neil Jones New Zealand Bio Archived 27 June 2005 at the Wayback Machine From http://www.nzsoccer.com Archived 14 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved 6 June 2008.
- ^ Holloway, Steven (30 May 2015). "Football: Unknown teen squad put round-ball game on map". The New Zealand Herald. Auckland, New Zealand. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- ^ "FIFA U-17 World Championship New Zealand 1999 – Statistics – Players – Top cards". FIFA. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- ^ "New Zealand Junior (U-16/U-17) – International Matches". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Match Report: New Zealand – Tahiti 10:0 (5:0)". FIFA. 4 June 2004. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- ^ "Match Report: Fiji – New Zealand 0:2 (0:1)". FIFA. 6 June 2004. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- ^ "UCSB Adds Philadelphia University Head Coach Wilson, UCSB Alum Jones To Coaching Staff". UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. 22 March 2006. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- ^ "Neil Jones Named Assistant Men's Soccer Coach". Northwestern Wildcats. 5 May 2010. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- ^ "Neil Jones Named Head Men's Soccer Coach at Loyola". Northwestern Wildcats. 20 December 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- ^ "Loyola Names Neil Jones Men's Soccer Coach". Loyola Ramblers. 20 December 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- ^ "Men's Soccer Archives". CBS Interactive. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ^ "Match 10: All Whites thrash Tahiti 10–0". Oceania Football Confederation. 4 June 2004. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- ^ "WORLD CUP QUALIFYING: Results (June 4–6)". Soccer America. Oakland, California. 8 June 2004. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- ^ "2006 World Cup Qualifying – OFC, Round 2". ESPN. 4 June 2004. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- ^ Lynch, Michael (5 June 2004). "Kiwis restore some pride by thrashing Tahiti". The Age. Melbourne. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
External links[]
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