| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nick Robert Dasovic | ||
| Date of birth | December 5, 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | midfielder (retired) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1989–1991 | Dinamo Zagreb | ||
| 1991–1992 | North York Rockets | ||
| 1992–1993 | Croatia Zagreb | 0 | (0) |
| 1993–1994 | Montreal Impact | 36 | (4) |
| 1995 | Vancouver 86ers | 2 | (0) |
| 1995–1996 | Stade Briochin | ||
| 1996 | Vancouver 86ers | 10 | (1) |
| 1996 | Trelleborgs FF | 7 | (0) |
| 1996–2002 | St. Johnstone | 137 | (1) |
| 2002–2005 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 81 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1992–2004 | Canada | 63 | (2) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2002–2005 | Vancouver Whitecaps (assistant) | ||
| 2006 | Whitecaps FC Reserves | ||
| 2005–2007 | Canada U-20 (assistant) | ||
| 2008–2010 | TFC Academy | ||
| 2008 | Canada (assistant) | ||
| 2008–2010 | Toronto FC (assistant) | ||
| 2008 | Canada U-23 | ||
| 2010 | Toronto FC (interim) | ||
| 2011- | Canada U-20 | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 September 2009. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Nick Robert Dasovic (born December 5, 1968 in Vancouver) is a retired professional Canadian soccer player of Croatian descent. He is currently the Canada U-20 head coach.[1]
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A 6'1, 180 lbs central midfielder, Dasovic began his career in the Yugoslav First League and later the Croatian First League playing for Croatian club NK Dinamo Zagreb, renamed Croatia Zagreb during some period in the 1990s. In the team were also featuring important players like Mario Stanić and Goran Vlaović. He began playing in Canada professionally with the North York Rockets of the former Canadian Soccer League for whom he played the 1991 and 1992 seasons. Dasovic played the 1993 and 1994 seasons in the American Professional Soccer League with the Montreal Impact.
Dasovic played for Stade Briochin in the French Ligue 3 in 1995 and for Swedish Allsvenskan side Trelleborgs FF in 1996.
In November 1996, Dasovic signed for Scottish club St. Johnstone. His first season in Perth saw the Saints win promotion from the First Division into the Premier League. Dasovic has been quoted as saying that his fondest memory of his pro career was being named man-of-the-match in the 1998 Scottish League Cup Final in which he scored, a 2-1 defeat against Rangers. Saints went on to finish third behind Rangers and Celtic in the Scottish Premier League that season and qualified for the 1999–2000 UEFA Cup.
He finished his playing career as player/manager of Vancouver Whitecaps.
He made his senior debut for Canada in an April 1992 friendly match against China and went on to earn 63 caps, scoring twice.[2] He represented Canada in 14 World Cup qualifiers[3] and played at the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup.
His final international game was a January 2004 friendly match against Barbados.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 July 1993 | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico | Costa Rica | 1-0 | 1-1 | CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| 2 | 13 October 1996 | Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Canada | Cuba | 2-0 | 2-0 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Known for his vocal antics on the touchline, Nick Dasovic led Canada's under-23 side through Olympic qualifying in 2008, drawing Mexico 1-1 in the group stage and helping to eliminate the heavily-favoured Mexican side in the process. After a highly promising 5-0 win over Guatemala on a night when Mexico had to better that result against Haiti but could only win 5-1, Canada fell to the United States 3-0 in the semifinal, losing out on a spot in Beijing at the Olympics that summer. Canada recovered to defeat Guatemala in the third-place playoff, a rematch of their first round game, winning on penalties (5-3) after a scoreless draw through 120 minutes.
On May 6, 2008, Dasovic joined MLS club Toronto FC as TFC Academy head coach and second assistant to the first team. He became first assistant when manager John Carver left the club in 2009 and was replaced by his understudy Chris Cummins as interim coach. In September 2010, he became interim head coach of Toronto FC after the firing of Preki until January 2011 when Aron Winter became the head coach. On December 2, 2011 Dasovic was named head coach of Canada U-20 national team.[4]
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