Jason Demetriou (rugby league)

Jason Demetriou

Personal information
Full name	Jason Demetriou
Nickname	JD
Born	(1976-01-13) 13 January 1976 (age 41) Sydney Australia
Playing information
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	88 kg (13 st 12 lb)
Position	Centre, Second-row, Lock
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2000 Lancashire Lynx 2000 Rochdale Hornets 2001 Widnes Vikings 54 17 1 0 70 2004–10 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 188 75 10 0 320 2011–12 Keighley Cougars 25 10 0 0 40 Total 267 102 11 0 430 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2000 Canada 2000 Greece 2000 Lancashire 1 0 0 0 0
Coaching information
Club Years Team Gms W D L W% 2011–12 Keighley Cougars 33 20 0 13 61 2013–14 Northern Pride 51 40 0 11 78 Total 84 60 0 24 71
Source: RLP

Jason Demetriou (born (1976-01-13)13 January 1976) is a former Australian professional rugby league footballer and current head coach for the Illawarra Cutters in the NSW Cup and assistant coach for the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League (NRL).

Predominately a centre, Demetriou spent all of his 13-year playing career in England, playing for six clubs and for Canada and Greece internationally. He was formerly the head coach of the Keighley Cougars and the Northern Pride and assistant coach for the North Queensland Cowboys.

Born in Sydney, Demetriou grew up in the St George area of Sydney and supported the Balmain Tigers as a child. As a teen, Demetriou played in the Harold Matthews Cup and S.G. Ball Cup for the St George Dragons. From there Demetriou moved to the Newtown Jets, where he played for their Metropolitan Cup side and later the Bondi Roosters, before moving to England in December 1999. In 2000, Demetriou played for the now-defunct Lancashire Lynx and the Rochdale Hornets.

In 2001, Demetriou joined the Widnes Vikings in the second division Northern Ford Premiership, with side gaining promotion to the Super League in Demetriou's first season with club and Demetriou being named the 2001 Northern Ford Premiership Overseas Player of the Year.