Jason Wyn-Jones
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Jason Andrew Wyn-Jones (ne Jones; born 10 May 1979)[2] is a Welsh football coach and former player who is the goalkeeping coach of Eliteserien club Viking.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Jason Andrew Wyn-Jones[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 May 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Wrexham, Wales | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Viking (goalkeeping coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 19xx–1997 | Liverpool | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2002 | Swansea City | 10 | (0) |
| 1997 | → Rhayader Town (loan) | ||
| 1998 | → Rhyl (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Llanelli | 7 | (0) |
| Total | 18 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| Wales U21 | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Club career
After playing youth football with Liverpool, Wyn-Jones began his senior career with Swansea City, making 10 appearances in the Football League between 1997 and 2002.[3] While at Swansea, Wyn-Jones spent a loan spell with both Rhayader Town,[4] and Rhyl.[5] After leaving Swansea, Wyn-Jones later played with Llanelli.[5][6]
International career
Wyn-Jones represented Wales at under-21 level.[4][when?]
Coaching career
In 2017, he started working at the youth academy of Sandnes Ulf. In January 2019, he was appointed first team goalkeeping coach at the club.[7] After the 2023 season, he left Sandnes Ulf to become a goalkeeping coach at the youth academy of Viking.[8] In November 2024, Wyn-Jones was appointed first team goalkeeping coach of Viking, starting from January 2025.[9]
References
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