Jason Blunt
Jason John Blunt (born 16 August 1977) is an English football coach and former professional footballer who played in midfield.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jason John Blunt | ||
| Date of birth | 16 August 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Penzance, England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | I2I International Soccer Academy (Coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1995 | Leeds United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1998 | Leeds United | 4 | (0) |
| 1998 | → Raith Rovers (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Blackpool | 2 | (0) |
| 2001–2003 | Scarborough | 80 | (8) |
| 2003 | → Yeovil Town (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2003 | Doncaster Rovers | 13 | (3) |
| 2003–2004 | Tamworth | 50 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | Halifax Town | 25 | (1) |
| 2005–2006 | → Scarborough (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2007 | Sutton Town | ||
| 2007–???? | Goole | ||
| National team | |||
| England U18 | 2 | (0) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2007 | Sutton Town | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:46, 24 March 2018 (UTC) | |||
He is currently works for I2I International Soccer Academy after leaving his role as the Leeds United academy as the under-23s manager in the summer of 2017, after a spell as development squad manager as well as under-18s manager.
Blunt left his role at Mousehole AFC in March 2018 to join I2I International Soccer Academy as Lead Coach.
Playing career
He began his playing career with Leeds United, making a handful of first-team appearances in the Premier League for the club, making his first team debut under Howard Wilkinson, however, Blunt found places hard to come by with likes of Lee Bowyer, Carlton Palmer, Alf-Inge Håland, Bruno Ribeiro, Matt Jones and Stephen McPhail all vying for places in Leeds' central midfield, before moving into the Football League and non-League football.[1]
Coaching career
Blunt, who managed Sutton Town for six months in 2007, now coaches sports and physical education at Wakefield Independent School while coaching at Leeds United Academy.[2]
After coaching Leeds' under-12 team, after Richard Naylor left the club in the summer of 2014, Blunt became the new coach of Leeds' under-18s and the development squad manager. For the final five games of the 2014/15 season, Blunt assisted the then Leeds head coach Neil Redfearn in the first team after the suspension of Redfearn's assistant Steve Thompson.
On 5 August 2015, Leeds United appointed Daral Pugh as the head of academy coaching, effectively replacing Redfearn and Blunt (who had previously been filling in for Redfearn during his spell as head coach of the first team), and John Anderson became under-18s manager. Blunt was named as a coach to work alongside Anderson.[3]
On 24 June 2016, Blunt was promoted to under-23's/development squad manager.[4]
On 7 June 2017, Blunt left his position at Leeds to join Mousehole AFC.[5]
In March 2018 Blunt left his role at Mousehole AFC to join I2I International Soccer Academy as Lead Coach.
International career
During his playing career he represented England U18's in games again France and Scotland.[6]
Personal life
His son, Connor Leak-Blunt, is also a footballer and is currently in the academy at Sheffield UTD.[7]
References
- "About The Academy". Leeds United. 2013.
- "About The Academy". Leeds United. 2013.
- "Leeds United: We've no plans to scale back Thorp Arch academy – Pearson". Yorkshire Evening Post. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- "ACADEMY: 2016/17 STRUCTURE CONFIRMED". Leeds United Official Site. 24 June 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
- "Jason Blunt quits role as Leeds United development squad coach". Leeds United Official Site. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- "Blunt´s New Role". Halifax Town AFC. 7 February 2008. Archived from the original on 13 April 2008. Retrieved 16 September 2008.
- "ACADEMY: 2018 SCHOLARS SIGN UP". Leeds United. 26 June 2018.