Cameron Toshack

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Cameron Toshack

| image =

| fullname = Jon Cameron Toshack

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1970|03|07}}

| birth_place = Cardiff, Wales

| height =

| position = Forward

| youthclubs1 =

| youthyears1 =

| years1 = 1988–1989

| clubs1 = Swansea City

| caps1 = 0

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 1989–1991

| clubs2 = Bristol City

| caps2 = 0

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 1991–1992

| clubs3 = Cardiff City

| caps3 = 5

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 1992–1993

| clubs4 = Weymouth

| caps4 = 6

| goals4 = 1

| manageryears1 = 2011–2012

| managerclubs1 = Macedonia (assistant)

| manageryears2 = 2013–2014

| managerclubs2 = Swansea City U18s and U19s

| manageryears3 = 2014–2019

| managerclubs3 = Swansea City U23s

| manageryears4 = 2019–2020

| managerclubs4 = Pafos FC

| manageryears5 = 2022–2023

| managerclubs5 = Leeds United (assistant)

}}

Jon Cameron Toshack (born 7 March 1970) is a Welsh professional football coach and former player. Toshack recently served as assistant head coach at Premier League club Leeds United.

Toshack is the son of former Swansea City, Real Sociedad, Real Madrid and Wales manager John Toshack.{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-diary-hot-line-fails-to-cut-ice-1541875.html |title=Football diary: hot line fails to cut ice |work=The Independent |date=22 August 1992 |access-date=12 November 2009 | location=London | first=Henry | last=Winter}} After a brief playing career, Toshack began coaching the Macedonia national football team in 2011, alongside his father. He then joined Swansea City as a youth coach, winning the 2017 Premier League Cup, before making his first-team managerial debut with Cyprus club Pafos FC in 2019.

Playing career

Toshack began his career with spells at Swansea City and Bristol City without making an appearance for either side. In February 1991, he joined Cardiff City and made three appearances as a substitute before being handed his first start in a defeat by Wrexham.{{Cite book | title = The Who's Who of Cardiff City | first = Dean | last = Hayes | publisher = Breedon Books | year = 2006 | page=189 | location=Derby | isbn= 1-85983-462-0}} In 1991, at the age of 21, Toshack was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes, meaning the physical demands of professional sport became increasingly challenging.{{cite book|last= Toshack |first= John |date= 2018 |title= Toshack's Way: My Journey Through Football |publisher= deCoubertin Books |isbn= 978-1909245716 |author-link= John Toshack}} At the end of the 1991–92 season, Toshack was released by the club having made five league appearances.{{Cite web |url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/cardiff/cardiff.html |title=Cardiff City: 1946/7 – 2008/09 |publisher=Neil Brown |access-date=12 November 2009}} He instead moved into non-League football with Weymouth, scoring the winning goal on his debut on 19 December 1992 during a 2–1 win against Halesowen Town. He made another six appearances for the club, scoring one more goal during a 3–0 victory over Bridport in the Dorset Senior Cup.{{Cite web |url=http://www.theterras.co.uk/website/old-season-first-team/1992-1993.htm |title=1992–93 |publisher=Nigel Biddlecombe |access-date=12 November 2009}}

Coaching career

= Macedonia =

In 2011, Toshack joined his father at Macedonia as assistant manager{{Cite web |url=http://macedonianfootball.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3782:sedloski-to-become-assistant-under-toshack&catid=13:international&Itemid=64 |title=Sedloski to become assistant under Toshack |website=macedonianfootball.com |date=9 November 2011 |access-date=11 August 2012}} for their 2012 UEFA Euro qualifying campaign.{{deprecated inline|certain=yes|date=November 2019}} The team made a notable improvement, rising from 103 to 81 in the FIFA world rankings,{{cite web |url= https://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/associations/association=MKD/men/index.html|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150219143944/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/associations/association=mkd/men/index.html|url-status= dead|archive-date= 19 February 2015|title= FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking – FYR Macedonia|author= |publisher= FIFA|access-date= 5 February 2019}} underlined by a 0–0 friendly away draw with Portugal.{{Cite web |url=https://www.goal.com/en-us/news/1956/europe/2012/05/26/3129095/portugal-0-0-macedonia-cristiano-ronaldo-and-company-struggle-in-|title=Portugal 0–0 Macedonia: Cristiano Ronaldo and company struggle in frustrating stalemate |website=goal.com |date=26 May 2012 |access-date= 8 June 2020}}

= Swansea City =

On 15 October 2013, Toshack took up a coaching position at Swansea City.{{cite web| url=http://www.swanseacity.net/news/article/cameron-toshack-1115438.aspx| title=Tosh returns to Swans| date=15 October 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303235833/http://www.swanseacity.net/news/article/cameron-toshack-1115438.aspx| archive-date=3 March 2016| url-status=dead}} While Michael Laudrup was first-team manager, Toshack took the reins of the academy role following the departure of Tony Pennock, and finished with silverware as the Swans were crowned FAW U19 champions.{{cite web |url=http://www.swanseacity.net/news/article/u18s-v-qpr-a-1292551.aspx |title=Spirited comeback for Swans U18s |date=13 January 2014 |publisher=Swansea City A.F.C. |access-date=22 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140215151553/http://www.swanseacity.net/news/article/u18s-v-qpr-a-1292551.aspx |archive-date=15 February 2014 |url-status=dead }}

After a brief spell at Moroccan club Wydad AC with his father in 2016,{{cite news |last1=Abbandonato |first1=Paul |title=The man who developed Manchester United's Dan James has just left Swansea City |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/man-who-developed-manchester-uniteds-17415339 |access-date=20 October 2020 |work=Wales Online |date=13 December 2019}} Toshack returned to Swansea. He began working with the under-23 Development squad, ultimately guiding them to the Premier League 2 Division 2 title in 2017.{{cite web| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39262039| title=Swansea City U23s' draw earns them Premier League Two title| work=BBC Sport| date=13 March 2017}} In the same season, the U23 side competed in the 2016–17 Premier League International Cup, reaching the semi-finals before being beaten 0–1 by eventual cup winners Porto. The U23s then won the Premier League Cup in May 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.swanseacity.com/news/under-23s-win-premier-league-cup-final |title=Under-23s win Premier League Cup final |publisher=Swansea City A.F.C. |date=15 May 2017 |access-date=7 September 2019}} In December 2017, Toshack was appointed assistant to Swansea City first-team caretaker manager Leon Britton following the club's decision to release manager Paul Clement.{{cite news |last1=Hughes |first1=Matt |title=Swansea City sack Paul Clement after dismal run of form |url=https://www.thetimes.com/sport/football/article/swansea-city-sack-paul-clement-after-dismal-run-of-form-gjswcm0f0 |access-date=20 October 2020 |work=The Times |date=21 December 2017}}

In May 2018, Toshack led the Swansea City U23s to a second successive Premier League Cup final. They lost to Aston Villa on penalties after a goalless draw.{{cite news |url= https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/swansea-city-breaking-news-live-14613326|title= Swansea City U23's season ends in penalty shoot-out heartbreak as Aston Villa secure Premier League Cup success|last= Coleman|first= Tom|date= 4 May 2017|newspaper= Walesonline|access-date= 5 February 2019}} Under Toshack's stewardship of the U23 squad, several players made the transition to the main squad including Oli McBurnie, Joe Rodon, Daniel James, Connor Roberts, Jay Fulton and George Byers.{{cite web |url= https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/seven-swansea-city-youngsters-who-14674222.amp|title= Seven Swansea City youngsters who are now set for the first team next season|last= Gwilym|first= Andrew|date= 18 May 2018|website= Wales Online|access-date= 5 February 2019}} Toshack was able to make Swansea's U23s highly competitive, gaining three Premier League medals in four years.{{cite web |url= https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/cameron-toshack-interview-swansea-city-17952092|title= The Cameron Toshack interview: Swansea City job disappointment, texts with Daniel James and Oli McBurnie and his astonishing success abroad|date= 23 April 2020|website= Walesonline.co.uk}}

= Pafos FC =

In December 2019, Toshack was appointed manager of Pafos FC.{{cite web |url=https://www.swanseacity.com/news/cameron-toshack-joins-pafos-fc|title= Cameron Toshack joins Pafos FC|author= |date= 13 December 2019 |website= swanseacity.com |access-date= }} When he joined, the club had achieved only three wins in 13 games{{cite web |url= https://www.kerkida.net/eidiseis/a-katigoria/aek/forma-omadonprotoporos-i-pafos-fc-isobathmia-ano-omonoia-apoel|title= Team form / Pafos FC pioneers (ANO Equilibrium, Omonia, APOEL)|author= |date= 25 February 2020 |website= kerkida.net|access-date= }} and was battling for survival in the Cypriot First Division. Toshack had just 14 fit players available for his first three matches. He prompted a revival for Pafos, picking up 16 of the 18 points on offer. Before his arrival, the club averaged 0.9 points per game in the 2019–20 league season but, under Toshack, this doubled to 1.8 points. Notable victories included a 2–0 win over APOEL FC, the Cypriot First Division leaders and champions of the last seven seasons.{{cite web |url= https://uk.soccerway.com/teams/cyprus/apoel-nicosia/516/trophies/|title=Apoel Nicosa

|author= |date=|publisher= Soccerway|access-date= }} In February 2020, Toshack won the Cypriot First Division's Manager of the Month award.{{cite web |url= https://www.kerkida.net/eidiseis/a-katigoria/pafos-fc/apogoiteytiko-poy-eprepe-na-stamatisoyme-ton-marti-imastan-apo-tis-pio-formarismenes-omades|title= Disappointing that we stopped in March / We were one of the most formed teams|author= |date= 21 May 2020 |website= kerkida.net|access-date= }} He left the club in October 2020, having claimed the highest win percentage in the club's history.{{cite news|url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/cameron-toshack-interview-left-pafos-19195388 |title=The Cameron Toshack interview: My shock Pafos FC exit explained and why I have no regrets about leaving Swansea City |publisher=Wales Online |date=1 November 2020 |accessdate=21 July 2021}}

= Leeds United =

On February 28, 2022, Toshack was appointed assistant coach to Jesse Marsch at Leeds United, the first member of staff appointed following the sacking of Marcelo Bielsa.{{cite news|url= https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/sport/leeds-united/jesse-marschs-first-words-leeds-23245358.amp |title=Jesse Marsch's first words as Leeds United head coach as American replaces 'hero' Marcelo Bielsa |publisher=Leeds Online |date=28 February 2022 |accessdate=28 February 2022}}

Qualifications

Toshack holds a UEFA Pro Licence and UEFA A Youth Licence. He attended the University of Wales where he gained a BSc Psychology degree.{{cite web |url= https://leadersinsport.com/performance/coaches-need-played-game-2|title= Do Coaches Need to Have Played the Game?|author= |date= 11 October 2017|website= Leaders in Sport|access-date= 5 February 2019}} Toshack was the first Swansea City coach to graduate from the Premier League's Elite Coach Apprenticeship Scheme (ECAS).{{cite web |url= https://www.premierleague.com/news/312013|title= Toshack: ECAS is a fantastic opportunity to grow|author= |date= 18 January 2017|publisher= Premier League|access-date= 5 February 2019}}

Honours

Swansea City

FAW Welsh Youth Cup: 2014,{{cite AV media |date=17 April 2014 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15FUcUVni48 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/15FUcUVni48 |archive-date=2021-12-20 |url-status=live|title=FAW Youth Cup Final 2014 |medium=YouTube |publisher=FA Wales}}{{cbignore}} 2015{{cite web|url=https://www.swanseacity.com/news/faw-youth-cup-final-cardiff-1-swans-3 |title=FAW Youth Cup Final: Cardiff 1 Swans 3 |publisher=swanseacity.com |date=30 April 2015 |access-date=18 May 2019}}
Professional Development League 2: 2015
Premier League 2 Division 2: 2017
Premier League Cup: 2017
Premier League Cup runner-up: 2018

Individual

Cypriot First Division's Manager of the Month award in February 2020{{cite web |url= https://www.kerkida.net/eidiseis/a-katigoria/pafos-fc/apogoiteytiko-poy-eprepe-na-stamatisoyme-ton-marti-imastan-apo-tis-pio-formarismenes-omades|title= Disappointing that we stopped in March / We were one of the most formed teams|author= |date= 21 May 2020 |website= kerkida.net|access-date= }}