John Richard Smith (born 29 October 1971) is an English retired football striker who spent his entire career in the United States. He is currently the head coach of the

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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. He was a 1995 Division II Second Team All American and a 1996 Division II First Team All American. On 1 February 1997, the

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selected Smith in the second round (thirteenth overall) of the

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. The Crew released him during the pre-season and he signed with the

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of the USISL A-League. In July 1997, the Sundogs traded Smith to the

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. In 1998, he tied for tenth on the USISL A-League scoring list. In 1999, he played for the

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and one game for the

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Coaching

In 1998, Smith became an assistant coach with the

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soccer program, where he worked with both the men's and women's teams. In March 2006, the

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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.

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