Quick Facts
Biography
Jason Mims is an American soccer coach who is currently the head coach of USL League One club Union Omaha.
Playing career
Mims grew up in Memphis, Tennessee. He then attended Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer in St. Louis, Missouri, where he was a four-year starting midfielder from 1995–1999. Mims went on to play one year of professional soccer for the Cincinnati Riverhawks where he made 10 appearances and scored 2 goals.
Coaching career
College career
After Mims retired from professional soccer he was hired as an assistant for the Creighton Bluejays. He spent nine years with Creighton before he was hired by the Omaha Mavericks as the first head coach in their soccer program's history. While there he brought the program national success, until leaving in mid-2018 for a spot in the Real Salt Lake academy system.
Real Salt Lake Academy
Mims accepted a position working with the Real Salt Lake academy. While there he primarily worked with the U-18 and U-19 development teams. Moreover, when the head coach of the Salt Lake reserve team, Real Monarchs, left the team, Mims joined as an assistant to Jámison Olave.
Union Omaha
On May 7, 2019, Mims was announced as the head coach of the new USL League One club, Union Omaha.