David Gee (soccer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Gee | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1985–1986 | Toronto Emeralds | ||
| 1988–1990 | Ryerson Rams | ||
| 1995 | Toronto Rockets | ||
| 1995 | Toronto Italia | ||
| 1997 | Toronto Lynx (assistant coach) | ||
| 1998–2002 | Toronto Olympians | ||
David Gee is an English soccer head coach, businessman, and league administrator of the Ontario Soccer League.[1] He also serves as operations manager for League1 Ontario.[2]
Gee was originally trained at the Liverpool F.C. Academy before emigrating to Canada in 1982.[3] Once in Canada, he served as the general manager for Soccerworld II in Mississauga, Ontario, and eventually formed his own management company, DG Sports Inc in 1993. He originally negotiated with the city of Mississauga to promote soccer matches at Hangar 66.[4] In 2001, he purchased the Toronto Olympians from Coffee Time founder Tom Michalopoulos and retained his position as head coach and general manager.[5][6] Gee also attempted to promote indoor soccer in 1998 by applying for a National Professional Soccer League franchise in Mississauga.[7]
In 2004, Gee sold his club to John O'Neil, the Director of the Durham Region Soccer Association.[8] In 2014, he became operations manager for League1 Ontario as his management company began operating the league along with the Ontario Soccer League and Ontario Academy Soccer League.[9] The Ontario Soccer Association awarded the President's Award to DG Sports Inc.[9]