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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1954-05-09) 9 May 1954 (age 70) | ||
| Place of birth | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 4 | (0) |
| 1979 | Rochester Lancers | 1 | (0) |
| 1980 | Columbus Magic | ||
| 1980–1981 | Cleveland Force (indoor) | 38 | (4) |
| 1981– | Canton Invaders (indoor) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1984–1985 | Canton Invaders (assistant) | ||
| 1991–1992 | Cleveland Crunch (assistant) | ||
| 1993 | Denver Thunder | ||
| College of Wooster | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Wayne Jentas is a Canadian retired soccer midfielder who played in the North American Soccer League, American Soccer League, Major Indoor Soccer League and American Indoor Soccer Association. He later coached at the youth, college and professional levels.
Player
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Although born in Canada, Jentas spent most of his youth in Derby, England. He began playing in 1972. In 1978, he signed with the Vancouver Whitecaps of the North American Soccer League. In 1979, he moved to the Rochester Lancers. In 1980, he played for the Columbus Magic in the American Soccer League. In the fall of 1980, he signed with the Cleveland Force of the Major Indoor Soccer League. After one season, he moved to the Canton Invaders of the American Indoor Soccer Association.
Coach
Since retirement he has coached at numerous teams. From 1982 to 1986, he was the junior varsity soccer coach at Hudson High School. During this time, he also spent one season, 1984–1985, as an assistant with the Canton Invaders. On 11 October 1991, he was named an assistant coach with the Cleveland Crunch. On 26 February 1993, Jentas replaced Paul Kitson as head coach of the Denver Thunder. He later coached the College of Wooster soccer team. He has also coached the East-West Premier Soccer Club. He is currently the Director of Pennine United.
References
- Crunch Pounds Dallas Crowd of 18,327 sees 10-4 Exhibition Triumph Akron Beacon Journal (OH) - Saturday, 12 October 1991
- Thunder names Canadian as new head coach The Denver Post - Saturday, 27 February 1993
External links
Categories:- 1954 births
- National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) players
- American Soccer League (1933–1983) players
- Canadian men's soccer players
- Canton Invaders players
- Cleveland Force (original MISL) players
- Columbus Magic players
- English men's footballers
- Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players
- National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) coaches
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
- Footballers from Derby
- Rochester Lancers (1967–1980) players
- Vancouver Whitecaps (1974–1984) players
- Living people
- Soccer players from Toronto
- Men's association football midfielders
- English expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- English expatriate men's footballers
- English expatriate sportspeople in Canada
- Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada
- English football managers
- 20th-century Canadian sportsmen