Rick Jasken

Rick Jasken
Personal information
Date of birth (1965-09-26) September 26, 1965
Place of birth Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position Forward
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1987 Victoria Vikings
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988 Vancouver 86ers 1 (0)
1988–1989 Victoria West FC
1989–1990 Victoria Vistas 26 (3)
1990–1991 Victoria Croatia
International career
1989 Canada 4 (3)
Medal record
Representing Canada
Men's soccer
Francophone Games
Gold medal – first placeMorocco 1989
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rick Jasken (born September 26, 1965) is a Canadian former soccer player who played as a forward.

University and club career

Jasken was born in Port Alberni, British Columbia, and attended the University of Victoria.[1] There, he played soccer for the Victoria Vikes, where he helped them win the CIAU men's soccer championship against the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks in 1987, scoring in the final[2] and being included in that year's CIAU all-Canadian team.[3]

In 1988, he made one appearance as a substitute for the Vancouver 86ers, as they won that season's Canadian Soccer League.[4] He then spent the next two seasons at the Victoria Vistas,[5][6] where he scored three goals in 26 matches.[7]

Additionally, he also played in the Vancouver Island Soccer League's Jackson Cup, where he played in six finals in a row, two each for the Victoria Vikings, Victoria West FC, and Victoria Croatia.[8]

International career

Jasken made four appearances for the Canadian men's national team in 1989,[1] representing them at that year's Francophone Games, where he scored three goals, including one against Burkina Faso[9] and two in the final against Morocco,[10] as they finished the tournament as gold medalist.[11]

In 2012, he was inducted into the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame as part of the 1989 Francophone Games squad.[12]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Rick Jasken". Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
  2. ↑ Starr, Kira. "1987 Men's Soccer". University of Victoria. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
  3. ↑ "MEN'S SOCCER HISTORY: UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA VIKES" (PDF). University of Victoria. January 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "1988 Vancouver 86ers". Canadian National Soccer League History. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
  5. ↑ "1989 Victoria Vistas". Canadian National Soccer League History. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
  6. ↑ "1990 Victoria Vistas". Canadian National Soccer League History. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
  7. ↑ "Biographies A-Z". Canadian National Soccer League History. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
  8. ↑ Low, Max (March 27, 1991). "Jackson Cup final offers a classic soccer matchup" (PDF). p. 25. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
  9. ↑ "Canada vs. Burkina Faso - Jeux de la francophonie". Canada Soccer.
  10. ↑ "Canada vs. Morocco - Jeux de la francophonie". Canada Soccer. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  11. ↑ Morrison, Neil (31 August 2017). "Jeux de la Francophonie 1989 (Morocco)". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
  12. ↑ Senra, Paulo (3 June 2012). "The Soccer Hall of Fame welcomes Class of 2012". Canada Soccer Pressroom. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
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