Martin Nash

{{short description|Canadian soccer coach and former player (born 1975)}}

{{for|the fictional character on The Office|Martin Nash (The Office)}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Martin Nash

| image = Martin-nash-2009-04-03.jpg

| image_size =

| upright = 0.8

| caption = Nash with the Vancouver Whitecaps in 2009

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1975|12|27}}

| birth_place = Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

| height = 1.80 m

| position = Central midfielder

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 = 1989–1992

| youthclubs1 = Lower Vancouver Island Selects

| years1 = 1995–1996

| clubs1 = Vancouver 86ers

| caps1 = 41

| goals1 = 7

| years2 = 1996–1998

| clubs2 = Stockport County

| caps2 = 20

| goals2 = 1

| years3 = 1998–1999

| clubs3 = Edmonton Drillers (indoor)

| caps3 = 40

| goals3 = 21

| years4 = 1999

| clubs4 = Vancouver 86ers

| caps4 = 15

| goals4 = 1

| years5 = 1999–2000

| clubs5 = Chester City

| caps5 = 16

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2000–2002

| clubs6 = Rochester Raging Rhinos

| caps6 = 65

| goals6 = 9

| years7 = 2002–2003

| clubs7 = Macclesfield Town

| caps7 = 5

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2003

| clubs8 = Montreal Impact

| caps8 = 22

| goals8 = 4

| years9 = 2003–2004

| clubs9 = Dallas Sidekicks (indoor)

| caps9 = 29

| goals9 = 27

| years10 = 2004–2010

| clubs10 = Vancouver Whitecaps

| caps10 = 188

| goals10 = 18

| totalcaps = 416

| totalgoals = 67

| nationalyears1 = 1997–2010

| nationalteam1 = Canada

| nationalcaps1 = 38

| nationalgoals1 = 2

| manageryears1 = 2013–2016

| managerclubs1 = Ottawa Fury (assistant)

| manageryears2 = 2017

| managerclubs2 = Canada (assistant)

| manageryears3 = 2018

| managerclubs3 = Calgary Foothills (assistant)

| manageryears4 = 2019–2021

| managerclubs4 = Cavalry FC (assistant)

| manageryears5 = 2021–2024

| managerclubs5 = York United

| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{fb|CAN}}}}

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Martin Nash (born December 27, 1975) is a Canadian soccer coach and former player.

A five-time all-league selection in the USL-1 and its predecessor, the A-League,{{cite web|title=USL-1 All-League Second Team unveiled|url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3911111|access-date=October 12, 2009|date=September 29, 2009|publisher=OurSportsCentral.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604145744/http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3911111|archive-date=June 4, 2011|url-status=dead}} Nash has won four league championships, two with the Rochester Rhinos in 2000 and 2001 and two with the Vancouver Whitecaps in 2006 and 2008. He spent the majority of his playing career in North America, most notably in the Vancouver area, but also played in England for Stockport County, Chester City and Macclesfield Town.

Nash was also a regular member of the Canadian national soccer team, making 38 appearances and scoring 2 goals during his 13-year career.

He is the younger brother of retired basketball superstar Steve Nash.{{cite web |url=http://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/2009/01/26/whitecaps_nash_captain/ |title=Whitecaps name Nash team captain |work=Sportsnet.ca |date=January 26, 2009 |access-date=September 10, 2011 |archive-date=June 5, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090605172635/http://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/2009/01/26/whitecaps_nash_captain/ |url-status=dead }}

Club career

=Early career=

Nash began his career with the Vancouver 86ers in 1995. He was named to the all-A-League team in his second season with the 86ers as a 20-year-old in 1996. He spent the next several years jumping backwards and forwards across the Atlantic: he also played 5 games for a Stockport County side in 1996–97 that won promotion to Football League First Division and appeared in 15 games as a substitute for the club's first-team the next season. He also played briefly for Third Division Chester City in 1999, on loan for Third Division Macclesfield Town in February 2003, and had a short stint with the Edmonton Drillers in 1998–1999.

=Rochester Raging Rhinos=

Nash played for the Rochester Raging Rhinos of the A-League from 2000 to 2003, winning back-to-back league titles in 2000 and 2001. He was given second-team all-league honours in 2000.

=Montreal Impact=

He spent the 2003 season with the Montreal Impact, before signing with the Vancouver Whitecaps for a third time in 2004. During this time, Nash also played pro indoor soccer in the Major Indoor Soccer League, playing the 2003–04 season with the Dallas Sidekicks.

=Vancouver Whitecaps=

In 2006, Nash helped Vancouver capture their first USL First Division Championship, beating Rochester Raging Rhinos by a score of 3–0. He established a new team record for longest ironman streak, playing 77 consecutive games over three seasons. The record had previously belonged to Domenic Mobilio with 68 games.{{Citation needed|date=October 2009}} After being named to two Second All-League teams in 1996 and 2000, Nash received First All-League honours in 2007 with the Whitecaps. The following season, on September 30, 2008, Nash was named to his second consecutive USL-1 First All-League Team,{{cite web|url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/home/281332.html |title=USL-1 All-League Teams announced |publisher=Uslsoccer.com |date=September 30, 2008 |access-date=October 19, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110610153228/http://www.uslsoccer.com/home/281332.html |archive-date=June 10, 2011 }} en route to another USL-1 Championship on October 12, 2008, beating the Puerto Rico Islanders 2–1 in Vancouver.{{cite web|url=http://www.whitecapsfc.com/schedule/match10120801.aspx |title=Schedule | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |publisher=Whitecapsfc.com |access-date=October 19, 2013}} The win marked Nash's fourth league title (including the USL's predecessor, the A-League).{{cite news|title=For Whitecaps' Nash, team comes first|url=http://www.canada.com/sports/Whitecaps+Nash+team+comes+first/2083591/story.html|access-date=October 12, 2009|date=October 7, 2009|newspaper=The Province}}

With the departure of Jeff Clarke following the Whitecaps' championship, Nash succeeded Clarke as team captain on January 26, 2009. He missed the final five games of the regular season after pulling his hamstring in a game against the Rochester Rhinos on August 29. He returned in time for the playoff opener against the Carolina RailHawks.{{cite news|title=Captain Nash says he's ready to go|url=http://www.canada.com/sports/Captain+Nash+says+good/2023539/story.html|access-date=October 12, 2009|date=September 22, 2009|newspaper=The Province}} In the midst of Vancouver's playoff run, Nash was named to the Second All-League team. Despite finishing the 2009 regular season as the seventh and final seed in the playoffs, Nash and the Whitecaps advanced to the finals for the second consecutive year, eliminating the RailHawks and Timbers, the league's top two seeds. In the first leg of the final against the Montreal Impact, however, Nash was assessed a red card in the 52nd minute after delivering a tackle to Roberto Brown, suspending him for the remainder of the two-leg final. Brown was carried off the field on a stretcher but quickly returned to finish the game, which Montreal won 3–2.{{cite news|title=Whitecaps lose first leg of USL-1 final 3–2 to Montreal |url=https://vancouversun.com/sports/Soccer+Whitecaps+lose+first+final+Montreal/2091205/story.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091014193839/http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Soccer%2BWhitecaps%2Blose%2Bfirst%2Bfinal%2BMontreal/2091205/story.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 14, 2009 |access-date=October 11, 2009 |date=October 10, 2009 |newspaper=Vancouver Sun }}

Despite expectations that he would captain the Whitecaps as the team enters Major League Soccer in 2011, Nash announced his retirement from professional soccer on October 27, 2010, stating "Today is a day of mixed emotions for me, but we all decide to move on. I'm glad to end my career here, where it all started". Nash accepted a new role as a scout and youth playing coach with the club.[https://web.archive.org/web/20101030013942/http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Vancouver%2BWhitecaps%2Bcaptain%2BMartin%2BNash%2Bretires/3734994/story.html Vancouver Whitecaps captain Martin Nash retires]

International career

Nash made his debut for Canada in an April 1997 FIFA World Cup qualification match against El Salvador. Along with Jason De Vos, Paul Stalteri and Jason Bent, he formed a new generation of Canadian internationals who would succeed the retiring veterans Frank Yallop, Colin Miller, Randy Samuel and Alex Bunbury. He earned a total of 38 caps, scoring 2 goals. He has represented Canada in 10 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[https://web.archive.org/web/20110224162357/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=154512/index.html Record at FIFA Tournaments] – FIFA He was a member of the Canadian squad at the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

=International goals=

:Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
class="wikitable"
1	rowspan="2"\| January 11, 2000	rowspan="2"\| National Stadium, Hamilton, Bermuda	rowspan="2"\|{{fb\|BER}}	1–0	rowspan="2"\| 2–0	rowspan="2"\| Friendly
2	2–0

Coaching career

Nash was named the assistant coach of the Ottawa Fury on October 18, 2013, for their inaugural year in the North American Soccer League.{{cite web|url=http://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/ottawa-fury-name-m-nash-assistant-coach/ |title=Ottawa Fury name M. Nash assistant coach |publisher=Sportsnet.ca |access-date=October 19, 2013}}{{cite web |url=https://www.urbanbookcircle.com/interview-with-canadian-soccer-coach-martin-nash-by-djuradj-vujcic.html |last=Vujcic |first=Djuradj |agency=Urban Book Circle |title=Short interview with Canadian soccer coach Martin Nash |access-date=2024-12-12 |date=2015-02-06 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329002625/http://www.urbanbookcircle.com/interview-with-canadian-soccer-coach-martin-nash-by-djuradj-vujcic.html |archive-date=29 March 2024 |url-status= }} On October 31, 2016, Nash announced he was leaving the Fury to pursue other opportunities.{{cite web|url=http://www.ottawasun.com/2016/10/31/ottawa-fury-fc-names-carl-haworth-as-top-player-for-2016 |title=Ottawa Fury FC names Carl Haworth as top player for 2016 |publisher=OttawaSun.com |date=October 31, 2016 |access-date=July 12, 2017}}

In January 2017, Nash served as an assistant coach for the Canada men's national team under interim head coach Michael Findlay.{{cite web|title=Martin Nash Canada Soccer profile|url=https://canadasoccer.com/?pid=2328&t=profile&|publisher=Canadian Soccer Association|access-date=March 3, 2018}}

On May 11, 2018, he was named as an assistant coach for Calgary Foothills FC{{cite web|title=Martin Nash joins Calgary Foothills FC coaching staff|url=http://www.northernstartingeleven.com/martin-nash-joins-calgary-foothills-fc-coaching-staff/|publisher=Northern Startin Eleven|access-date=May 15, 2018}} After helping lead Calgary Foothills to the PDL Championship in 2018, he joined Tommy Wheeldon Jr. on the inaugural coaching staff of Canadian Premier League club Cavalry FC, being named assistant coach and technical director.{{cite web|url=http://cavalryfc.canpl.ca/article/cavalry-fc-unveils-coaching-staff|title=Cavalry FC Unveils Coaching Staff|website=Cavalry FC|date=September 18, 2018}}

On December 21, 2021, he was announced as the head coach of York United FC of the Canadian Premier League.{{Cite web|date=December 21, 2021|title=York United FC appoints Martin Nash as new head coach|url=https://yorkunitedfc.canpl.ca/article/york-united-fc-appoints-martin-nash-as-new-head-coach|access-date=December 21, 2021|website=York United FC}} On May 21, 2024, he was relieved of his duties as the club's head coach.{{cite web|url=https://yorkunitedfc.canpl.ca/article/official-club-communication-on-martin-nash|title=Official club statement on Martin Nash|date=May 21, 2024|work=York United FC}}

Honours

Rochester Raging Rhinos

A-League: 2000, 2001

Vancouver Whitecaps

USL First Division: 2006, 2008

Canada

CONCACAF Gold Cup: 2000

Individual

USSF D-2 Pro League Best XI: 2010

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20110821194359/http://www.whitecapsfc.com//technical-staff/martin-nash Vancouver Whitecaps bio]
{{Canada Soccer|2328}} ([https://web.archive.org/web/20090425115735/http://www.canadasoccer.com/eng/nationals/profile.asp?playerid=20 archive])
[http://www.kicksfan.com/players/nash/index.htm Dallas Sidekicks bio]

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Category:1975 births

Category:Living people

Category:Men's association football midfielders

Category:Canadian men's soccer players

Category:Canadian soccer coaches

Category:Soccer people from Saskatchewan