Jack Cassidy | Head Coach, Timbers2
Jack Cassidy joins T2 with nearly 15 years of coaching and development experience across four countries in Europe and the Middle East. Following stints in Sweden, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and more recently Denmark, Cassidy holds a UEFA A License and is a candidate for a UEFA Pro License.
Most recently, Cassidy served as interim head coach for the Portland Timbers from June 5-Aug. 9. Under his leadership, the club registered a 4-1-1 record across all competitions and outscored opponents 17-10. Notably, Cassidy managed Portland to an MLS season sweep of Seattle Sounders FC, outscoring their Cascadia rivals 7-2 over two matches. In regular season play, Cassidy led the Timbers to an active four game unbeaten run in MLS play (3-0-1), their longest undefeated run of 2026, catapulting Portland from 13th to eighth place in the Western Conference and into the playoffs zone.
Prior to joining T2, Cassidy served as the First Team Assistant Coach & Head of Individual Development at Aalborg BK of the Danish 1st Division (2024-25). In his year with Aalborg, Cassidy oversaw the planning and structure of the first team’s training sessions, spearheaded all aspects of individual player development, and contributed to the team’s match preparation.
Cassidy‘s first coaching experience came in 2011, taking the reins of the UK’s United County League side Histon FC’s academy in 2011. Working his way up the ranks of English football, Cassidy went on to take assistant coaching positions with St. Ives Town FC (2014-18), St. Neots Town FC (2018) and Bedford Town FC (2019) before becoming the Lead Academy Coach for Luton Town FC (2019-21).
A native of Ireland, Cassidy landed his first professional head coach position with Swedish club KSF Prespa Birlik in 2021. He then spent two years as the Head Academy & Transition Coach for Emirati side Al-Jazira Club (2021-23) and a year at Cambridge United FC as their U-21 Coach & Pathways Manager (2023-24).