Martin Nash Named Assistant Coach In Ottawa

For those living in Vancouver this could not have come at a better time. That being the role that Camilo played in the game at BC Place scoring three goals against Colorado in the Whitecaps final game of the season.

Former player Martin Nash was due to re-surface, somewhere – someplace.

This time it is in the Nation’s Capital – Ottawa.

Former Whitecaps (midfielder) Martin Nash was named the Assistant Coach of the North American Soccer League’s Ottawa Fury FC.

He played 10 seasons for the Whitecaps and his (Nash’s) pro-career lasted more than 16 years in Canada, England and the United States.

He scored 45 goals and recorded 74 assists in 421 total appearances in addition to collecting four league championships — two with the Rochester Rhinos in 2000 and 2001, and two with the Vancouver Whitecaps in 2006 and 2008.

Nash stated “I am honoured to be given the opportunity to join Ottawa Fury FC as they step into the NASL and I am looking forward to working with an experienced coach in Marc Dos Santos and helping him build a team from the ground up.”

He retired from pro soccer in October 2010 and remained with the Whitecaps as a first team scout and a coach in various capacities within the organization.

He also served as Head Coach of the BC team that captured Silver at the 2013 Canada Games.

He was born in Regina and raised in Victoria and is the brother of Los Angeles Lakers point guard and Whitecaps co-owner Steve Nash.

Steve is heavily involved with the youth Basketball program in BC, plus owning the Steve Nash Fitness World Club Gym’s.