Former professional goalkeeper Hubert Busby Jr. enters his first season as an assistant coach with Jacksonville women's soccer in 2018. Bringing both playing and coaching experience at the professional level to the River City, he will oversee the team's goalkeepers.
A native of Toronto, Canada, Busby Jr. boasted a 13-year professional soccer career from 1991-2003, spending time with the Vancouver Whitecaps FC, Toronto Lynx, Montreal Impact and Detroit Wheels of the United Soccer League. He also played overseas with clubs such as Crystal Palace FC and Oxford United FC in England, Caldas Sport Clube in Portugal and SC Telestar in The Netherlands.
A member of the Jamaican National Team from 2001-03, he transitioned to coaching in 2003, leading the Ottawa Wizards of the Canadian Professional Soccer League to a conference title in his first season. Busby returned to the Lynx as their head coach in 2005. In 2009, Busby served as the Assistant Coach for the Los Angeles Sol of Women's Professional Soccer. Most recently, he spent time leading the Vancouver Whitecaps and Seattle Sounders' women's squads.
He currently serves as the Boys ECNL Director and Director of Goalkeeping at the Florida Elite Soccer Academy in Jacksonville,and is a staff coach with the Jamaican Women's National Team. Busby earned a bachelor's degree in sociology from Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, as well as a sports administration diploma and a USSF "A" license.
