Detroit City Wire

DETROIT – Detroit City Football Club announced the addition of former Canadian National Team midfielder Nick Dasovic to Danny Dichio’s first-team staff. Dasovic will serve as assistant coach, replacing Yianni Michelis who departed for Besiktas two months ago.

Dasovic had a playing career spanning 17 seasons of professional club soccer, with stints at NK Segesta Sisak (Croatia), NK Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia), NK Zagreb (Croatia), North York Rockets (Canada), Montreal Impact (Canada), Vancouver 86ers (Canada), Stade Briochin (France), Trelleborgs FF (Sweden), St. Johnstone FC (Scotland), and ending his career at Vancouver Whitecaps in the USL First Division.

In 1992, Dasovic made his senior debut for the Canadian National Team and went on to make 63 appearances, with his final coming in 2004. He was named to the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame in 2011 for his contributions to Canadian football.

Since retiring from playing in 2005, Dasovic has remained involved in the game as a coach, beginning at Whitecaps FC Reserves. He has coached two different age groups of the Canadian National Team: the U23 side through its 2008 Olympic Games qualifying campaign and Canada’s U20 squad between 2011-2013.

He also served as an interim manager of Toronto FC of Major League Soccer from September 2010 until January 2011.

Dasovic joins Le Rouge from the Whitecaps FC Academy, where he developed young talent. In 2022, he was head coach of Whitecaps FC 2, competing in MLS Next Pro. In February of 2023, he was named head coach of the Whitecaps FC Academy high potential players.