Full name Jacques Passy Kahn Name Jacques Passy 2004– Mexico Maccabiah | Years Team Place of birth Mexico | |
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Date of birth (1975-09-30) 30 September 1975 (age 40) Current team Saint Kitts and Nevis (Manager) | ||
St. Kitts & Nevis Head Coach Jacques Passy on the Concacaf Nations League
Jacques Passy (born 30 September 1975) is a Mexican football manager who is currently head coach of the Saint Kitts and Nevis national team.
Contents
- St Kitts Nevis Head Coach Jacques Passy on the Concacaf Nations League
- Managerial career
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- References
Managerial career
Passy holds coaching badges from the Mexican Football Federation and the Peruvian Football Federation in addition to taking specialized courses at the Dutch KNVB. In 2006, Passy was technical director and coach of Dorados de Sinaloa as they reached Liga MX where he was the youngest coach in the top flight. He has also been coach of the Mexico team at European and Pan-American Maccabiah Games since 2004. As of 2015, he accumulated 14 victories over 4 tournaments and almost reached the final. He was called "The most decorated coach in the Maccabiah" by a columnist for the Jerusalem Post. Other positions he has held include coach of Deportivo Israelita and president of Mexico's University of Johan Cruyyf where he has trained over 400 managers. In this position, he worked closely with Latin American teams for consulting and training. He has established close ties with many clubs including Chivas de Guadalajara, Club América, and Maccabi Tel Aviv. In 2014, it was announced that Passy was in talks to sign a 4-year contract to be manager of the Suriname national team.
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Passy was named national team manager of Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2015 after impressing FA officials during a conference at which he spoke. His first matches as the manager were against El Salvador during 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
In November 2015, the team traveled to Europe for matches against Andorra and Estonia, the nation's first matches in history against European opponents. Devaughn Elliott scored the only goal in the 1–0 victory over Andorra for Saint Kitts and Nevis's first European victory. The result was also the first away victory for a CFU team over a European side on their home soil.