Jason Richard deVos... speaks English and French... he was three years old when his family moved from London to just outside Appin, Ontario... he was seven years old when he started playing soccer for Glencoe Minor Soccer Association... earned his USSF Coaching A Licence... earned his UEFA A Diploma (Coaching Award) in 2013... earned his UEFA PRO Diploma (Coaching Award) in 2016 from the Irish FA...
once said coach Holger Osieck of deVos, “he is definitely one of those guys who has the pride to play for their country, to really sacrifice”... said deVos in 2007, ”the 2000 Gold Cup was something truly special. It was a bunch of guys that just came together and clicked at the right time. There was no magic ingredient, there were no special tactics, it was just a squad of players that had a slice of good fortune and a lot of effort”...
from the 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup, was noted by the Technical Study Group as an “outstanding defender especially in the air”... in 2012 as part of the Canadian Soccer Association’s Centennial Celebration, was honoured on the All-Time Canada XI men’s team...
represented Canada at the XI Pan American Games Havana 1991... finished third with Canada at the 1992 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship in Canada... represented Canada at the II Jeux de la Francophonie 1994 in Paris/Évry-Bondoufle (Canada's U-23 team)... finished second with Canada at the 1996 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying tournament in Canada... he was 23 years old when he made his debut for Canada (17 August 1997)... represented Canada in 1996-97 CONCACAF / FIFA World Cup Qualifiers for France 1998... won a gold medal with Canada at the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup (Canada qualified for the FIFA Confederations Cup Korea/Japan 2001)... represented Canada in 2000 CONCACAF / FIFA World Cup Qualifiers for Korea/Japan 2002... represented Canada at the FIFA Confederations Cup Korea/Japan 2001... finished third with Canada at the 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup... represented Canada at the 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup... represented Canada in 2004 CONCACAF / FIFA World Cup Qualifiers for Germany 2006...