Jason Smith (born

Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...

) is a retired American

soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

player and coach.

Player

Smith attended

Kennesaw State University Kennesaw State University (KSU) is a public research university located in the state of Georgia with two different campuses in the Atlanta metropolitan area, one in Kennesaw and the other in Marietta on a combined of land. The school was fou ...

and

Truett-McConnell College Truett McConnell University is a private Baptist university in Cleveland, Georgia. It is operated under the auspices of the Georgia Baptist Convention and controlled by a board of trustees elected by the convention. The university was named to ...

where he was an honorable mention (third team) All American his sophomore season. He then spent six seasons in

SISL United Soccer League (USL), formerly known as United Soccer Leagues, is a soccer league in the United States and Canada. It organizes several men's and women's leagues, both professional and amateur. Men's leagues currently organized are the ...

, renamed the

USISL United Soccer League (USL), formerly known as United Soccer Leagues, is a soccer league in the United States and Canada. It organizes several men's and women's leagues, both professional and amateur. Men's leagues currently organized are the ...

in 1991, from 1989 to 1993. In 1989, Smith signed with the

Atlanta Express The Atlanta Express was a soccer club based in Atlanta, Georgia that competed in the SISL United Soccer League (USL), formerly known as United Soccer Leagues, is a soccer league in the United States and Canada. It organizes several men's an ...

. In 1990, he moved to the Georgia Steamers for the 1990–1991 SISL indoor season. The Steamers became the Atlanta Quicksilver for the 1991 SISL outdoor season and the Atlanta Lightning for the 1991–1992 SISL indoor season. In the fall of 1991, he joined the

Tulsa Ambush Tulsa () is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 47th-most populous city in the United States. The population was 413,066 as of the 2020 census. It is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, a region with ...

of the National Professional Soccer League. The team lasted one season.

Coach

In 1993, Smith became the head coach of both the men's and women's soccer teams at

Piedmont College Piedmont University is a private university in Demorest and Athens, Georgia. Founded in 1897, Piedmont's Demorest campus includes 300 acres in a traditional residential-college setting located in the foothills of the northeast Georgia Blue Rid ...

. Over the next twelve seasons, he compiled a combined 275-162-15 record. On June 13, 2005, the

Atlanta Silverbacks The Atlanta Silverbacks FC were an American professional soccer club based in Atlanta, Georgia. Founded in 1998 as Atlanta Ruckus, the club played in many leagues over the years before folding after the 2015 season. The team played its home game ...

of the

USL First Division The USL First Division (usually referred to as USL-1) was a professional men's soccer league in the United States and Canada from 2005 to 2010. During its existence, it formed the second tier of soccer in the United States soccer league system b ...

hired Smith as head coach. He coached the Silverbacks through the 2008 season. In 2010, Smith became the head coach of

Pfeiffer University Pfeiffer University is a private university in Misenheimer, North Carolina. It is affiliated with the United Methodist Church. History Pfeiffer originated from a home school operated by Miss Emily Prudden in the late 19th century. The school ...

. In 2014, Smith again became the head coach of the

External links

Atlanta Silverbacks Coach Profile

Pfeiffer University: Jason Smith

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Jason Living people Year of birth missing (living people) American soccer coaches American men's soccer players Atlanta Quicksilver players National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) players Tulsa Ambush players USL First Division coaches USISL players Atlanta Silverbacks FC coaches North American Soccer League (2011–2017) coaches Men's association football players not categorized by position