Mike Smith (football manager)

For other people named Michael Smith, see Michael Smith (disambiguation).

Mike Smith

Personal information
Full name	John Michael Smith
Date of birth	1938 (age 73–74)
Place of birth	England
Teams managed
Years	Team
1974–1979	Wales
1979–1982	Hull City
1985–1988	Egypt
1994–1995	Wales

Mike Smith is an English former football manager. Before becoming a manager, he had a playing career as an amateur, playing for the Corinthian Casuals and was a part of the Great Britain squad in the 1960 Olympic Games. Smith became the first English-born manager and first full-time manager of the Wales national football team, when he succeeded Dave Bowen in 1974, and guided Wales to the quarter-finals of the 1976 European Football Championship. He was replaced by Mike England in 1979 and after managing Hull City A.F.C. (1979–1982), he later returned for a second spell with the national team. In the mid 1980s Smith became the manager of Egypt, leading the team to victory in the 1986 African Cup of Nations.

External links

• Mike Smith profile at the League Managers Association
• Mike Smith profile at Soccerbase.