Ante Jazić (born February 26, 1976) is a Canadian retired soccer player.[2]
.jpg) Jazić in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | February 26, 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Bedford, Nova Scotia, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995 | Scotia Soccer Club | ||
| 1996 | Dalhousie Tigers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1999 | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 54 | (4) |
| 1999–2000 | Hajduk Split | 40 | (1) |
| 2001–2004 | Rapid Vienna | 107 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | Kuban Krasnodar | 11 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 44 | (0) |
| 2009–2012 | Chivas USA | 89 | (0) |
| Total | 345 | (6) | |
| International career | |||
| 1998–2012 | Canada | 36 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Youth
Growing up in Bedford,[3] Jazić started his soccer career as a youth player for Scotia Soccer Club. As a senior level, he played for one the nation's strongest amateur teams at the time, Halifax King of Donair, and a year with Dalhousie University in which he was named All-Canadian CIAU.
Professional
Jazić began his professional career by joining NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac in 1997 after a successful try-out[4] arranged by an uncle in Croatia. After two years with Dragovoljac, he joined Croatian First League club Hajduk Split for the 1999-00 and 2000–01 seasons.
Jazić then played four seasons with Rapid Vienna in the Austrian Football Bundesliga. He played for FC Kuban Krasnodar in the Russian Premier League in the 2006 season. Kuban were relegated to the Russian First Division for 2005. On June 27, 2006, he signed a contract with Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer, where he would spend the next two years.[5][6]
On January 15, 2009, Jazić was traded to Chivas USA along with the Galaxy's 35th- and 49th-overall picks in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft in exchange for Chivas' second-round pick (19th-overall), which the Galaxy used to select defender A. J. DeLaGarza.[7]
Jazić re-signed with Chivas USA for the 2012 season, his fourth with the club, on December 2, 2011.[8]
Jazić has worked as head coach of the Canada under-15 national team.[9]
International career
He made his debut for Canada in a May 1998 friendly match against Macedonia.
International goals
- Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | June 4, 2008 | Sunrise, Florida, United States |  Panama | 2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly match |
Personal life
Jazić is of Croatian descent.[10] He is married to Annemarie Dillard Jazic,[11] whose family started Dillard's department stores.
Honours
Club
Hajduk Split
References
External links
- Ante Jazić at Major League Soccer
- Ante Jazic at Soccerbase
- Ante Jazić at National-Football-Teams.com
- Ante Jazić at the Canadian Soccer Association (archive)
- Ante Jazic Interview
