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. 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
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Montreal Impact 2002 A-League (1995–2004) 24140281
2003 24020260
2004 900090
2005 USL First Division 900090
2006 900090
2007 000000
Career total 75160811

Honours

References
  1. "Jason Di Tullio obituary". Le Necrologue.
  2. "Announcement – Jason Di Tullio". CS Rivière des Prairies. March 21, 2018.
  3. "Di Tullio accroche ses crampons" [Di Tullio hangs up his cleats]. RDS (in French). November 5, 2007.
  4. Jacques, John (November 30, 2021). "Community Rallies To Help In Jason Di Tullio's Fight Against Cancer". Northern Tribune.
  5. Spector, Dan (December 3, 2021). "Community rallies around CF Montreal coach with brain cancer: 'We have to win this game'". Global News.
  6. "Former CF Montreal defenceman Jason Di Tullio dies after cancer diagnosis". CTV News. July 29, 2022.
  7. "Jason Di Tullio Announces His Retirement". Montreal Impact. Archived from the original on September 30, 2011. Retrieved June 22, 2009.
  8. Jason Di Tullio at the Canadian Soccer Association
  9. Corbin, François-Etienne (June 18, 2009). "Antonio Ribeiro en MLS avant l'Impact" [Antonio Ribeiro in MLS before the Impact]. RDS (in French).
  10. "« Un mal pour un bien » – Antonio Ribeiro" ["A blessing in disguise" – Antonio Ribeiro]. Ici Radio-Canada Télé (in French). June 17, 2009.
  11. "Jason Di Tullio Named Assistant Coach with the First Team". Our Sports Central. August 31, 2015.
  12. Duchesneau, Frédérick (April 6, 2021). "Jason Di Tullio : bienveillant, mais pas complaisant" [Jason Di Tullio: benevolent, but not complacent]. La Presse (in French).
  13. "CF Montreal in mourning over death of assistant coach Jason Di Tullio from cancer". Toronto Star. July 29, 2022.
  14. "Jason di Tullio nommé directeur technique" [Jason Di Tullio appointed technical director]. ARS Lanaudiere (in French). August 9, 2018. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  15. "Jason di Tullio is named Impact U17 head coach". Montreal Impact. August 13, 2019. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  16. "The Impact changes the sporting structure of its Academy". Montreal Impact. September 4, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  17. "Montreal Impact create under-23 reserve side under coach Jason Di Tullio". Sportsnet. September 4, 2020.
  18. "Jason Di Tullio named assistant coach". CF Montreal. March 20, 2021.
  19. "RDS présente la COUPE DU MONDE DE LA FIFA, RUSSIE 2018™ du 14 juin au 15 juillet" [RDS presents the 2018 FIFA WORLD CUP RUSSIA™ from 14 June to 15 July]. Bell Media (in French). May 29, 2018.
  20. "L'ex-défenseur Jason Di Tullio s'éteint à 38 ans" [Ex-defender Jason Di Tullio dies aged 38]. Le Devoir (in French). July 29, 2022.
  21. "CF Montréal's Jason Di Tullio loses his battle with cancer". Montreal Gazette. July 29, 2022.
  22. Lévesque, Dave. "Jason Di Tullio succombe à un cancer du cerveau" [Jason Di Tullio dies of brain cancer]. TVA Sports (in French).
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