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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1969-06-18)18 June 1969 (age 56) | ||
| Place of birth | Kingston, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994 | Detroit Wheels | ? | (?) |
| 1995 | Telstar | ? | (?) |
| 1996 | Montreal Impact | 0 | (0) |
| 1998 | Toronto Lynx | 18 | (0) |
| 1999 | Caldas Sport Clube | ? | (?) |
| 2000 | Oxford United | 1 | (0) |
| 2000 | Crystal Palace | 0 | (0) |
| 2001 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | ? | (?) |
| 2003 | Ottawa Wizards | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2001–2003 | Jamaica[1] | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2003 | Ottawa Wizards | ||
| 2004 | Ottawa St. Anthony Italia | ||
| 2005 | Toronto Lynx | ||
| 2006 | AFC Leopards | ||
| 2010–2012 | Vancouver Whitecaps Women | ||
| 2013–2018 | Seattle Sounders Women | ||
| 2018–2019 | Jacksonville Dolphins Women (assistant) | ||
| 2018–2019 | Jamaica Women (assistant) | ||
| 2020-2021 | Jamaica Women | ||
| 2024- | Jamaica Women | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Hubert Busby Junior (born 18 June 1969) is afootball manager and former player. Born in Canada, he represented Jamaica at international level.
In 1993, Busby Jr. played in theCanadian National Soccer League withWindsor Wheels.[2] As a player, Busby Jr. spent time with theToronto Lynx,Montreal Impact,Vancouver Whitecaps,[3]Oxford United,Crystal Palace,Caldas Sport Clube, andOttawa Wizards. In 1996, he played in theCanadian National Soccer League withOakville Canadian Western.[4]
Busby Jr. played for theJamaica national football team from 2001 to 2003.[1]
After retiring from soccer, Busby Jr. earned a degree in sociology fromQueen'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 atFairleigh Dickinson University and Queen's University.
His first professional coaching experience was in 2003 with theOttawa 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 theCanadian 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 theKanata Soccer Club. As well he served as the head coach for theOttawa St. Anthony Italia he won theOntario Cup and help the team finish runners up to theWindsor Border Stars in theOpen Canada Cup.
In 2005, he was named the new Head Coach for theToronto 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 theAFC Leopards of theVMSL Premier B Division, and led them to theImperial Cup but lost in the quarter-finals toWestside FC. He left the Leopards to become theWhitecaps FC Academy's NSPPP Technical Coordinator. On 16 December 2009 was named as the successor of Bob Birarda asVancouver Whitecaps Women head coach and left theWhitecaps FC Academy.[5]
In 2013, Busby signed on as Head Coach and general manager for theSeattle Sounders Women.[6]
In 2019, Busby served as an assistant coach with the Jamaica women's national team during qualification and for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France.
In 2020, he was named Head Coach for the Jamaica Women's national team for Olympic qualifying.[7]
In 2021,The Guardian reported that he was accused by a former player of attempting to solicit sex from her during a recruiting process when he was in charge of the Vancouver Whitecaps women’s team.[8]
After a three-year hiatus, he was re-appointed as the Jamaican Women's head coach[9][10] after FIFA's Ethics Committee closed their preliminary investigation into allegations against Busby without reaching any judgment. FIFA stated that it may reopen its investigation if it receives more information about the original claims.[11]