Jacques Passy
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jacques Passy Kahn[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 September 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Mexico | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Saint Kitts and Nevis (Manager) | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2004– | Mexico Maccabiah | ||
| 2006 | Dorados de Sinaloa | ||
| 2015– | Saint Kitts and Nevis | ||
Jacques Passy (born 30 September 1975) is a Mexican football manager who is currently head coach of the Saint Kitts and Nevis national team.[2]
Managerial career
Passy holds coaching badges from the Mexican Football Federation and the Peruvian Football Federation in addition to taking specialized courses at the Dutch KNVB. In 2006, Passy was technical director and coach of Dorados de Sinaloa as they reached Liga MX where he was the youngest coach in the top flight. He has also been coach of the Mexico team at European and Pan-American Maccabiah Games since 2004. As of 2015, he accumulated 14 victories over 4 tournaments and almost reached the final. He was called "The most decorated coach in the Maccabiah" by a columnist for the Jerusalem Post.[3] Other positions he has held include coach of Deportivo Israelita and president of Mexico's University of Johan Cruyyf where he has trained over 400 managers.[1] In this position, he worked closely with Latin American teams for consulting and training. He has established close ties with many clubs including Chivas de Guadalajara, Club América, and Maccabi Tel Aviv.[3] In 2014, it was announced that Passy was in talks to sign a 4-year contract to be manager of the Suriname national team.[4]
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Passy was named national team manager of Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2015 after impressing FA officials during a conference at which he spoke. His first matches as the manager were against El Salvador during 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification[2]
In November 2015, the team traveled to Europe for matches against Andorra and Estonia, the nation's first matches in history against European opponents.[5] Devaughn Elliott scored the only goal in the 1–0 victory over Andorra for Saint Kitts and Nevis's first European victory.[6] The result was also the first away victory for a CFU team over a European side on their home soil.[7]
References
- 1 2 Schwartzman Katz, Marcos. "Jacques Passy, ex entrenador del CDI, ahora entrenador de Selección Nacional rumbo al Mundial de Fútbol" (in Spanish). diariojudio.com. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
- 1 2 Cañada, Iván. "Jacques Passy, el técnico mexicano que comanda a St. Kitts and Nevis" (in Spanish). ESPN. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
- 1 2 Weissman, Boriss. "The most decorated coach in the Maccabiah". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
- ↑ "SVB onderhandelt met Mexicaanse trainer en staf" (in Dutch). Natio Suriname. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
- ↑ "Sugar Boyz Kick-Off European Stint this Week Against Andorra". www.thestkittsnevisobserver.com. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ↑ "St. Kitts and Nevis vs. Andorra". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
- ↑ "'Sugar Boyz' defeat Andorra in historic European win". miyvue.com. Retrieved 14 November 2015.