Jason Di Tullio

Jason Di Tullio (January 6, 1984 – July 29, 2022) was a Canadian soccer player and coach.

Jason Di Tullio

Personal information
Date of birth	(1984-01-06)January 6, 1984
Place of birth	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Date of death	July 29, 2022(2022-07-29) (aged 38)[1]
Place of death	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
2001–2002	CS Rivière des Prairies
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2007	Montreal Impact	75	(1)
International career
2001	Canada U17	3	(0)
2002–2003	Canada U20	8	(0)
Managerial career
2011–2013	Montreal Impact Academy U16
2013–2015	Montreal Impact Academy U18
2015–2017	Montreal Impact (assistant)
2018–2019	FC Lanaudière (Technical Director)
2018–2019	Canada U23 (assistant)
2019–2020	Montreal Impact Academy U17
2021	Montreal Impact U23
2021–2022	CF Montreal (assistant)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early life

Di Tullio played youth soccer with CS Rivière des Prairies.^[2]

Club career

Di Tullio began his pro career in 2002 with the Montreal Impact of the USL A-League and later the USL First Division.^[3] He scored his only professional goal on July 17, 2002, which was a game-winner against the Vancouver Whitecaps.^[3][4] At the end of his rookie season in 2002, he was awarded the Impact's 2002 Unsung Hero Award.^{[citation needed]} In 2004, he won the league title with the Impact.^[5] In 2007, he retired at the age of 23, following his fifth knee surgery since 2004, including missing the entire 2007 season.^[3] In total, he played 75 games for the Impact, starting 56, with one goal and four assists.^[6]

International career

In 2001, Di Tullio played with Canada at the Jeux de la Francophonie, helping them reach the quarterfinals.^[7] He played with the Canada U-17 national team at the 2001 CONCACAF U-17 qualification tournament and helped Canada reach the quarterfinals. Tullio was part of the Canada U-20 national team that played at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship.^[8]

Coaching career

After his retirement, Di Tullio opened the Football School "École de Soccer DiTullio-Ribeiro" alongside Antonio Ribeiro.^[9][10]

In 2011, he took charge of Montreal Impact Academy U16s. Between 2013 and 2015, he went on to manage the U18s.^[6]

In August 2015, he was named assistant coach of the Montreal Impact first team under head coach Mauro Biello.^[11] He left the club in October 2017.^[12]

In 2018, he was named assistant coach of Canada U20. After a restructuration, he served as the assistant coach of Canada U-23 headed by Mauro Biello.^[13]

In July 2018, Di Tullio was named Technical Director of ARS Lanaudière and FC Lanaudière, a soccer region overseeing the development of 14 amateur soccer clubs in the Lanaudière region of Quebec.^[14]

In 2019, he announced his return to the Montreal Impact Academy ahead of the 2019 U.S. Soccer Development Academy season, being named head coach of the U-17s.^[15]

On September 4, 2020, the Montreal Impact announced the creation of a new U23 team, with Di Tullio becoming the head coach of the club's newly formed reserve team.^[16][17] In March 2021, he returned to the first team (now known as CF Montreal) as an assistant coach.^[18]

Personal life

During the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Di Tullio worked as an analyst with Réseau des sports broadcast crew.^[19]

In June 2021, Di Tullio was diagnosed with stage 4 glioblastoma.^[20] He died on July 29, 2022, at the age of 38, as a result of the cancer.^[21][22]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Playoffs		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Montreal Impact	2002	A-League (1995–2004)	24	1	4	0	28	1
	2003		24	0	2	0	26	0
	2004		9	0	0	0	9	0
	2005	USL First Division	9	0	0	0	9	0
	2006		9	0	0	0	9	0
2007	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career total			75	1	6	0	81	1

Honours

• USL First Division Championship: 2004^{[citation needed]}
• USL First Division Regular Season Championship: 2005, 2006
• Voyageurs Cup: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006