{{Short description|Jamaican footballer and manager}} {{EngvarB|date=August 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2014}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Hubert Busby Jr. | image = Busby-jr.jpg | image_size = | caption = | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1969|6|18}} | birth_place = Kingston, Ontario, Canada | death_date = | death_place = | height = | position = Goalkeeper | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 1994 | clubs1 = Detroit Wheels | caps1 = ? | goals1 = ? | years2 = 1995 | clubs2 = Telstar | caps2 = ? | goals2 = ? | years3 = 1996 | clubs3 = Montreal Impact | caps3 = 0 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 1998 | clubs4 = Toronto Lynx | caps4 = 18 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 1999 | clubs5 = Caldas Sport Clube | caps5 = ? | goals5 = ? | years6 = 2000 | clubs6 = Oxford United | caps6 = 1 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2000 | clubs7 = Crystal Palace | caps7 = 0 | goals7 = 0 | years8 = 2001 | clubs8 = Vancouver Whitecaps FC | caps8 = ? | goals8 = ? | years9 = 2003 | clubs9 = Ottawa Wizards | caps9 = 1 | goals9 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2001–2003 | nationalteam1 = Jamaica<ref name="ju">{{cite web |title=HUBERT BUSBY JR. |url=https://judolphins.com/staff-directory/hubert-busby-jr-/177 |publisher=Jacksonville University |access-date=7 May 2021}}</ref> | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | manageryears1 = 2003 | managerclubs1 = Ottawa Wizards | manageryears2 = 2004 | managerclubs2 = Ottawa St. Anthony Italia | manageryears3 = 2005 | managerclubs3 = Toronto Lynx | manageryears4 = 2006 | managerclubs4 = AFC Leopards | manageryears5 = 2010–2012 | managerclubs5 = Vancouver Whitecaps Women | manageryears6 = 2013–2018 | managerclubs6 = Seattle Sounders Women | manageryears7 = 2018–2019 | managerclubs7 = Jacksonville Dolphins Women (assistant) | manageryears8 = 2018–2019 | managerclubs8 = Jamaica Women (assistant) | manageryears9 = 2020-2021 | managerclubs9 = Jamaica Women | manageryears10 = 2024– | managerclubs10 = Jamaica Women }} '''Hubert Busby Junior''' (born 18 June 1969) is a football manager and former player. Born in Canada, he represented Jamaica at international level.
==Playing career== In 1993, Busby Jr. played in the Canadian National Soccer League with Windsor Wheels.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newspapers.com/image/504253474/?terms=canadian+national+soccer+league|title=Wheels gain confidence as season moves along|last=|first=|date=July 8, 1993|website=Newspapers.com|publisher=The Windsor Star|page=13|language=en|access-date=2020-03-23}}</ref> As a player, Busby Jr. spent time with the Toronto Lynx, Montreal Impact, Vancouver Whitecaps,<ref>[http://www.uslfans.com/news/2001/news,2001,0086.shtml Vancouver acquires former Toronto Lynx keeper who is currently with English club Crystal Palace and with Jamaica's national team roster vying for World Cup berth] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120211162152/http://www.uslfans.com/news/2001/news,2001,0086.shtml |date=11 February 2012 }}{{spam link|date=September 2017}}</ref> Oxford United, Crystal Palace, Caldas Sport Clube, and Ottawa Wizards. In 1996, he played in the Canadian National Soccer League with Oakville Canadian Western.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|date=June 12, 1996|title=CNSL comes to Oakville, home opener Saturday|page=35|work=Oakville Beaver}}</ref>
Busby Jr. played for the Jamaica national football team from 2001 to 2003.<ref name="ju" />
==Management career== After retiring from soccer, Busby Jr. earned a degree in sociology from Queen's University, and earned his USSF "A" license and NSCAA "A" diploma with over 10 years of diversified coaching experience including the women's programs at Fairleigh Dickinson University and Queen's University.
His first professional coaching experience was in 2003 with the Ottawa Wizards, where he led he Wizards to a conference title and clinched a playoff spot. During the playoffs the Ottawa Wizards Board handed a two days notice to the Canadian Soccer League in withdrawing from the playoffs. As a result, from that the CSL revoked the franchise.
In 2004, he was named Canadian Youth Team Coach for the National Training Centre in Eastern Canada and Technical Director for the Kanata Soccer Club. As well he served as the head coach for the Ottawa St. Anthony Italia he won the Ontario Cup and help the team finish runners up to the Windsor Border Stars in the Open Canada Cup.
In 2005, he was named the new Head Coach for the Toronto Lynx, where he had a disappointing season finishing with a league worst three wins, 17 losses, and eight ties the worst performance in league history and 12th place in the 12 team league. After one season with the Lynx he left the head coach role.
After leaving the Lynx in 2006 he coached the AFC Leopards of the VMSL Premier B Division, and led them to the Imperial Cup but lost in the quarter-finals to Westside FC. He left the Leopards to become the Whitecaps FC Academy's NSPPP Technical Coordinator. On 16 December 2009 was named as the successor of Bob Birarda as Vancouver Whitecaps Women head coach and left the Whitecaps FC Academy.<ref>[http://www.whitecapsfc.com/archive/feature12140901.aspx Women solidify 2010 coaching staff]{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
In 2013, Busby signed on as Head Coach and general manager for the Seattle Sounders Women.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sounderswomen.com/home/696046.html |title=Sounders Women Hire New Head Coach - Hubert Busby Jr. - Seattle Sounders Women |access-date=11 April 2013 |archive-date=28 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130328071010/http://www.sounderswomen.com/home/696046.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
In 2019, Busby served as an assistant coach with the Jamaica women's national team during qualification and for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France.
In 2020, he was named Head Coach for the Jamaica Women's national team for Olympic qualifying.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sports/busby-embraces-challenge-of-guiding-girlz-in-pursuit-of-elusive-olympic-dream_184175?profile=1606|title=Jamaica Observer Limited}}</ref>
In 2021, ''The Guardian'' reported that he was accused by a former player of attempting to solicit sex from her during a recruiting process when he was in charge of the Vancouver Whitecaps women’s team.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/oct/28/abuse-allegations-vancouver-whitecaps-womens-team-hubert-busby-jr-soccer|title=More abuse claims hit North American soccer|website=TheGuardian.com|date=28 October 2021 }}</ref>
After a three-year hiatus, he was re-appointed as the Jamaican Women's head coach<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=10 May 2024 |title=Busby Jr. reappointed as Reggae Girlz head coach; eighteen members of historic World Cup squad return for Brazil friendlies |url=https://www.sportsmax.tv/football/regional/item/146717-busby-jr-reappointed-as-reggae-girlz-head-coach-eighteen-members-of-world-cup-squad-return-for-brazil-friendlies |access-date=13 May 2024 |website=www.sportsmax.tv |language=en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=13 May 2024 |title=JFF general secretary bats for Busby |url=https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/sports/20240513/jff-general-secretary-bats-busby |access-date=13 May 2024 |website=jamaica-gleaner.com |language=en}}</ref> after FIFA's Ethics Committee closed their preliminary investigation into allegations against Busby without reaching any judgment. FIFA stated that it may reopen its investigation if it receives more information about the original claims.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 Nov 2024 |title=Jamaica FA falsely claims women's team coach was cleared of alleged sexual misconduct |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/nov/01/hubert-busby-jamaica-coach-misconduct-allegations |access-date=1 Nov 2024 |website=theguardian.com/ |language=en}}</ref>
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==External links== *[http://www.lynxsoccer.com/players/2005bios.htm Profile of Hubert Busby Jr.] *[http://www.canadasoccer.com/eng/media/viewArtical.asp?Press_ID=2007 Lynx Sign Home Grown Talent As Head Coach]
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