Hubert Busby, Jr.

Hubert Busby, Jr.
Personal information
Full nameHubert Busby, Junior
Date of birth18 June 1969
Place of birthKingston, Ontario, Canada
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Seattle Sounders Women
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1994Detroit Wheels?(?)
1995Telstar?(?)
1996Montreal Impact0(0)
1998Toronto Lynx18(0)
1999Caldas Sport Clube?(?)
2000Oxford United1(0)
2000Crystal Palace?(?)
2001Vancouver Whitecaps FC?(?)
2003Ottawa Wizards1(0)
National team
2001–2003Jamaica
Teams managed
2003Ottawa Wizards
2004Ottawa St. Anthony Italia
2005Toronto Lynx
2006AFC Leopards
2009Whitecaps FC Academy Technical Coordinator
2013–Seattle Sounders Women
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Hubert Busby Junior (born 18 June 1970, in Kingston, Ontario) is a Canadian former footballer and manager, who currently works for the Seattle Sounders Women.

Playing career

As a player, Busby spent time with the Toronto Lynx, Montreal Impact, Vancouver Whitecaps,[1] Oxford United, Crystal Palace, Millwall, Caldas Sport Clube, and Ottawa Wizards.

Management career

After retiring from soccer, he earned a degree in sociology from Queen's University, and earned his USSF "A" license and NSCAA "A" diploma with over 10 years of diversified coaching experience including the women's programs at Fairleigh Dickinson University and Queen's University.

His first professional coaching experience was in 2003 with the Ottawa Wizards, where he led he Wizards to a conference title and clinched a playoff spot. During the playoffs the Ottawa Wizards Board handed a two days notice to the Canadian Soccer League in withdrawing from the playoffs. As a result from that the CSL revoked the franchise.

In 2004 he was named Canadian Youth Team Coach for the National Training Centre in Eastern Canada and Technical Director for the Kanata Soccer Club. As well he served as the head coach for the Ottawa St. Anthony Italia he won the Ontario Cup and help the team finish runners up to the Windsor Border Stars in the Open Canada Cup.

In 2005, he was named the new Head Coach for the Toronto Lynx, where he had a disappointing season finishing with a league worst three wins, 17 losses, and eight ties the worst performance in league history and 12th place in the 12 team league. After one season with the Lynx he left the head coach role.

After leaving the Lynx in 2006 he coached the AFC Leopards of the VMSL Premier B Division, and led them to the Imperial Cup but lost in the quarter-finals to Westside FC. He left the Leopards to become the Whitecaps FC Academy's NSPPP Technical Coordinator. On 16 December 2009 was named as the successor of Bob Birarda as Vancouver Whitecaps Women head coach and left the Whitecaps FC Academy.[2]

In 2013, Busby signed on as Head Coach and general manager for the Seattle Sounders Women.[3]

Managerial stats

Team Nat From To Record
GWLDWin %
Ottawa Wizards Canada 7 June 2003 4 October 2003 18130472.22
Toronto Lynx Canada 17 January 2005 13 September 2005 28317810.71

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