Jason DiTullio


Jason Di Tullio is a Canadian retired soccer player and coach.

Career

Di Tullio began his pro career in the United Soccer Leagues Division 1 with the Impact, in 2002. He played a total of 75 games, 56 as starter, and accumulated 5,145 minutes of play. Di Tullio scored one goal in his career, a game-winning goal, on July 17, 2002, against the Vancouver Whitecaps, and tallied four assists, for a total of six points. At age 18, in the end of his rookie season, he won the Impact’s 2002 Unsung Hero Award. He reached the 5000-minutes played mark with the Impact on June 18, 2006, against the Portland Timbers. Di Tullio had his first knee injury, June 13, 2004, in Calgary. He went under surgery five times for his knee, ACL and meniscus. In 2007, he missed the whole season following his last surgery and retired on November 5, 2007.

International

Di Tullio was part of the U-20 Canadian national team that played at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship in the United Arab Emirates and helped Canada reach the second round for the second time of its history. In 2001, he contributed to Canada’s qualification in the quarterfinal round at the Francophone Games in Ottawa.

Coaching career

After his retirement opened the Football School "École de Soccer Ditullio-Ribeiro" alongside Antonio Ribeiro between 2007-2011.
In 2011, Di Tullio took charge of Montreal Impact Academy under-16s. Between 2013-2015, he went on to manage the under-18s where his side qualified for the U.S. Soccer Development Academy 'Final Four' in both seasons.
In August 2015, Di Tullio was named assistant coach of the Montreal Impact first team under head coach Mauro Biello. The team qualified for the 2015 MLS Cup Playoffs losing in the Conference Semi-finals against the Columbus Crew SC. The following season, the Impact earned another playoff birth in 2016 Major League Soccer season, losing to rivals Toronto FC in the Eastern Conference Finals.
In 2018, Di Tullio was named as assistant coach of Canada U-20 working under Andrew Olivieri. His first camp with the under-20s was in November during the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship. After a restructuration, Di Tullio now serves as the assistant coach of Canada U-23 headed by Mauro Biello.
In July 2018, DI Tullio was named as Technical Director of ARS Lanaudière and FC Lanaudière, a soccer region overseeing the development of 14 amateur soccer clubs in the Lanaudière region of Quebec.
In 2019, Di Tullio announced his return to the Montreal Impact Academy ahead of the 2019 U.S. Soccer Development Academy season. He will serve as head coach of the U-17s.

Media career

During the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Di Tullio worked as an analyst with Réseau des sports broadcast crew. In 2019, Di Tullio serves co-host on Impact This Week, a weekly radio program on CKGM.

Honors

Last Update: March 7, 2019