Steve Sumarah
| UBC Thunderbirds | |
| Born: | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
|---|---|
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | Offensive coordinator |
| College | St. Francis Xavier |
| Career history | |
| As coach | |
| 1998–2005 | Saint Mary's Huskies (OC) |
| 2006–2011 | Saint Mary's Huskies (HC) |
| 2012–2021 | Carleton Ravens (HC) |
| 2022–present | UBC Thunderbirds (OC) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
| Awards | 2009 CIS Coach of the Year |
Steven Sumarah is the offensive coordinator for the UBC Thunderbirds of U Sports football. He has also been the head coach of the Canada National Junior Football Team since 2016.[1] As the head coach, he led Team Canada to a IFAF World Junior Championship in 2018 with a 13-7 win over Team Mexico in Mexico City.[2]
Coaching career[]
After serving as offensive coordinator for the Saint Mary's Huskies for eight seasons, Sumarah was promoted to head coach of the program in 2006. He led the team to four straight Loney Bowl championships including an appearance in the 2007 Vanier Cup game. He was named coach of the year in 2009.
After his dismissal from the Huskies, he was hired on January 16, 2012 to become the head coach of the Carleton Ravens, who began play in 2013.[3][4] He was the head coach of the Ravens for eight seasons where he had a record of 29–33 before being dismissed on January 12, 2022.[5]
On February 2, 2022, it was announced that Sumarah had been hired as the offensive coordinator for the UBC Thunderbirds, reuniting him with former Huskies head coach, Blake Nill.[6]
References[]
- ^ https://goravens.ca/rosters/sumarah-steve/#:~:text=On%20September%2029%2C%202016%2C%20Sumarah,International%20Bowl%20in%20Dallas%2C%20Texas.
- ^ "Canada defeats Team Mexico, wins gold medal at 2018 IFAF U19 World Championships". 23 July 2018.
- ^ Sumarah named new Ravens football head coach
- ^ "Carleton Names Steve Sumarah New Head Coach". Archived from the original on 2012-01-27. Retrieved 2012-04-13.
- ^ "SUMARAH GONE: Carleton Ravens dismiss head football coach, begin 'national search'". Ottawa Sun. January 12, 2022.
- ^ "Steve Sumarah joins UBC Football as Offensive Coordinator". UBC Thunderbirds. February 2, 2022.
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- Living people
- Players of Canadian football from Nova Scotia
- Sportspeople from Halifax, Nova Scotia
- St. Francis Xavier X-Men football players
- Saint Mary's Huskies football coaches
- Carleton Ravens football coaches
- UBC Thunderbirds football coaches
- Canadian football biography stubs