Nick Dasovic
Canadian soccer player (born 1968) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nick Robert Dasovic (born December 5, 1968) is a Canadian former professional soccer player who played as a midfielder.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nick Robert Dasovic | ||
Date of birth | (1968-12-05) December 5, 1968 (age 55) | ||
Place of birth | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1975– | Vancouver Croatia Youth | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1988–1989 | NK Segesta Sisak | 45 | (2) |
1990 | NK Dinamo Zagreb | 1 | (0) |
1991 | NK Zagreb | 0 | (0) |
1991–1992 | North York Rockets | 35 | (0) |
1993–1994 | Montreal Impact | 36 | (4) |
1995 | Vancouver 86ers | 2 | (0) |
1995–1996 | Stade Briochin | 21 | (1) |
1996 | Vancouver 86ers | 10 | (1) |
1996 | Trelleborgs FF | 7 | (0) |
1996–2002 | St Johnstone FC | 137 | (3) |
2002–2005 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 81 | (3) |
Total | 375 | (13) | |
International career | |||
1992–2004 | Canada | 63 | (2) |
Managerial career | |||
2006 | Whitecaps FC Reserves | ||
2008–2010 | TFC Academy | ||
2008 | Canada U23 | ||
2010 | Toronto FC (interim) | ||
2011–2013 | Canada U20 | ||
2019–2020 | Vancouver Whitecaps U23 | ||
2022–2023 | Whitecaps FC Academy U19 | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
He began his career with Croatian club HNK Segesta in 1988, followed by short stints at NK Dinamo Zagreb and NK Zagreb. He moved back to his homeland in 1991, playing first for North York Rockets, then the newly formed Montreal Impact in 1993. In 1995, he joined Vancouver 86ers before returning to Europe briefly to play for Stade Briochin. Another period with Vancouver 86ers in 1996 was followed by a short stint in Sweden with Trelleborgs FF. He finished his playing career with Scottish club St Johnstone, with whom he spent six years and made over 100 league appearances. He won promotion to the Scottish top flight in his first season in Perth.
His coaching career began with Whitecaps FC Reserves in 2006. He became manager of TFC Academy in 2008, a role he balanced briefly with a stint as manager of the Canada under-23s. In 2010, he was named interim manager of Toronto FC. The following year, he was installed as manager of the Canada under-20s, a role in which he remained for two years.
In 2021, he began his current role as manager of the Whitecaps FC Academy U-19s.
Dasovic represented the Canada men's national soccer team on 63 occasions between 1992 and 2004, scoring twice.