Dallas Sidekicks Coaches: Gordon Jago

Dallas Sidekicks Coaches

Gordon Jago

	Birthday:	October 22, 1932
	Birthplace:	London, England

How He Got Here (first time)

Jago was hired as the first ever Head Coach of the Sidekicks on August 10, 1984.

How He Got Here (second time)

Jago assumed the head coaching duties when Billy Phillips was fired on January 28, 1991.

Honor Roll

Jago was named Coach of the Year during the following seasons:

Major Indoor Soccer League: 1985-86
Continental Indoor Soccer League: 1993

Jago Through the Years

1984-85	1985-86	1986-87


1987-88	1988-89	1989-90

1996	1997

The Ring's the Thing

Jago won 2 championships as Head Coach in Dallas (1987, 1993), but also won the NASL-Indoor Championship while coaching the Tampa Bay Rowdies in 1979-80.

There Can Be Only One

Jago is the only man to have held a head coaching position in the English First Division (now called the Premeirship), the outdoor North American Soccer League, and American Division One indoor soccer leagues (NASL, MISL, CISL). Jago coached the Queen's Park Rangers from 1970-75.

Jago's Coaching Record Before the Sidekicks

Football Association (England, outdoor)

Milwall: 45-45-55 (.500)
Queen's Park Rangers: 71-35-55 (.611)
Overall: 116-80-110 (.559)

North American Soccer League

Outdoor (Baltimore Bays and Tampa Bay Rowdies): 122-108-4
Indoor (Tampa Bay): 34-21
Total Regular Season: 156-129-4 (.547)

Sidekicks Regular Season Coaching Record

Season	Wins	Losses	Winning PCT
1984-85	12	36	.250
1985-86	25	23	.521
1986-87	28	24	.539
1987-88	28	28	.500
1988-89	14	15	.483
1990-91	8	13	..381
1991-92	22	18	.550
1993	23	5	.821
1994	24	4	.857
1995	18	10	.643
1996	16	12	.571
1997	13	15	.464
Dallas Totals	231	203	.532

Sidekicks Playoff Coaching Record

Season	Wins	Losses	Winning PCT
1986	1	3	.250
1987	11	6	.647
1988	1	3	.250
1992	6	6	.500
1993	3	1	.750
1994	5	2	.714
1995	2	2	.500
1996	2	2	.500
1997	1	2	.333
Dallas Totals	32	27	.542

Where Did He Go?

At various time in his Sidekicks career, Jago has doubled as General Manger, General Partner, and Team President of the club, in addition to his coaching duties. He resigned as Head Coach on March 2, 1989 to concentrate on his front office duties, only to be returned to the coaching ranks by then-team owner Phil Cobb on January 28, 1991.

Jago retired as Head Coach after the 1997 season, and became President of the World Indoor Soccer League from 1998 until the merger with the new-MISL for the 2002-03 season.

Currently, Gordon Jago is Executive Director of the Dallas Cup international youth soccer tournament.