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John Smith
Personal information
Date of birth (1971-10-29) 29 October 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth Wigan, England
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1993–1996 Rollins College
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997 Orlando Sundogs 16 (4)
1997–1998 Nashville Metros 37 (11)
1999 Hershey Wildcats 17 (0)
1999 Rochester Rhinos 4 (0)
Managerial career
2006–2010 Incarnate Word
2012–2015 Stanford (assistant)
2016– Cornell
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
For other people with the same name, see John Smith.

John Richard Smith (born 29 October 1971[1]) is a retired English football striker who spent his entire career in the United States. He is currently the head coach of the Cornell University men's soccer team.

Player

Smith moved to the United States to attend Rollins College where he played on the men's soccer team from 1993 to 1996. He finished his career at Rollins with the school record for career points (142) and career assists (42). He is third on the career goals list with fifty.[2] He was a 1995 Division II Second Team All American and a 1996 Division II First Team All American.[3][4]

On 1 February 1997, the Columbus Crew selected Smith in the second round (thirteenth overall) of the 1997 MLS College Draft. The Crew released him during the pre-season and he signed with the Orlando Sundogs of the USISL A-League.[5] In July 1997, the Sundogs traded Smith to the Nashville Metros. In 1998, he tied for tenth on the USISL A-League scoring list.[6] In 1999, he played for the Hershey Wildcats and one game for the Rochester Rhinos.

Coaching

In 1998, Smith became an assistant coach with the Cal State Bakersfield soccer program, where he worked with both the men's and women's teams. In March 2006, the University of the Incarnate Word hired Smith as head coach of its men's soccer program. He coached the then-Division II Incarnate Word team for five seasons, until he was hired away to be an assistant coach for the Stanford Cardinal. After Stanford won the 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship, Smith was announced as the head coach of the Cornell Big Red on March 8, 2016.[7]

References

  1. ^ http://www.cardinalathletics.com/documents/2010/8/27/MS%2009%20Media%20Guide.pdf?id=246
  2. ^ "Rollins Men's Soccer History".
  3. ^ "Awards".
  4. ^ "Awards".
  5. ^ "Top Dog".
  6. ^ "The Year in American Soccer, 1998".
  7. ^ "Stanford assistant John Smith named Cornell head coach". DesignHooks/Campus FC. 8 March 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.

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