Gordon Jago

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Gordon Jago
Personal information
Full name Gordon Harold Jago
Date of birth October 22, 1932 (1932-10-22) (age 75)
Place of birth    Poplar, London, England
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*

1954–1962
 Dulwich Hamlet
Charlton Athletic
Eastbourne United
137 (1)
   
Teams managed
1967–1969
1969
1971–1974
1974–1977
1978–1982
1984–1989
1991–1997		 Baltimore Bays
United States
Queens Park Rangers
Millwall
Tampa Bay Rowdies
Dallas Sidekicks
Dallas Sidekicks

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

Gordon Harold Jago MBE (born 22 October 1932) is a former English association football player and manager.

Born in Poplar, London, Jago began his career in the Football League with Charlton Athletic, whom he joined in the 1954–55 season from non-league team Dulwich Hamlet. He made a total of 147 appearances, scoring one goal, at The Valley. His final season with the Addicks was 1961–62 before he moved back to non-league football with Eastbourne United.

In 1967 he was appointed coach of North American Soccer League side Baltimore Bays. After two years Jago was named coach of the United States national team but ended this role after suffering two defeats in his only games in charge. Two years afterwards, he was made manager of Queens Park Rangers. It was under his guidance that the basis of a QPR team which in 1975–76 would come within a point of the League title was assembled. He signed pivotal players such as Stan Bowles, Don Givens, Dave Thomas and Frank McLintock. Jago, meanwhile, was appointed manager of Millwall in 1974 which he retained until 1977.

He returned to North America to coach NASL side Tampa Bay Rowdies between 1978 and 1982. He later had two separate stints as coach of indoor soccer side Dallas Sidekicks between 1984 and 1997, when he returned from coaching. He became President of the World Indoor Soccer League from 1998 until the merger with the MISL for the 2002 season. He is currently the Executive Director of the Dr Pepper Dallas Cup [1]. In recognition of his achievements, he was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II in 2006.

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Sporting positions
New creation Baltimore Bays head coach
1967–1969		 Club defunct
Preceded by
John Boyle		 Tampa Bay Rowdies head coach
1978–1982		 Succeeded by
Al Miller
New creation Dallas Sidekicks head coach
1984–1989		 Succeeded by
Billy Phillips
Preceded by
Billy Phillips		 Dallas Sidekicks head coach
1991–1997		 Succeeded by
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