Rodolfo Richardson Smith (born 24 February 1963, in

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)Richardson Smith entrena niños en Estados Unidos: "Este país me ha tratado muy bien"
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Club career

Smith began playing football in the

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with Marathón and

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. He won the

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title with Real España, scoring two goals in the final against Motagua. In 1988, he moved abroad to play in Mexico with

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. He would spend four seasons in the

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with Correcaminos and

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. He also had a six-month spell with

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in the

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International career

Richardson Smith made his debut for

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in the 1980s and has earned over 30 caps, scoring 11 goals. He has represented his country in 15

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matches and played at the

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. He played as a defender in his last match, covering for an injury to Luis Pineda, in a 3–1

loss against

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on 6 November 1996. He lost the ball on the edge of the area which led to a Mexico goal, and fans attacked his house in

with stones and fireworks after the match. The incident prompted him to announce his retirement from the national team.

International goals

Managerial career

After retiring as a player, Richardson Smith was assistant-coach at several clubs and became manager of

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for the 2004 Apertura season. After spending time in the US as a youth team coach at Evergreen United and Juventus Strikers, he was named as possible manager of

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in December 2012.Richardson Smith es candidato para dirigir al Deportes Savio
- La Tribuna As of August 2015, he was still working with children in the USA.

Honours and awards

Club

;C.D. Real Espana *

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(2): 1990–91, 1993–94 ;C.D. Marathón *

(1): 1985–86

Country

;Honduras *

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(1):

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Richardson 1963 births Living people People from San Pedro Sula Association football midfielders Honduran footballers Honduras international footballers C.D. Marathón players Real C.D. España players Correcaminos UAT footballers Leones Negros UdeG footballers Peñarol players Liga MX players Honduran expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Mexico Honduran expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Expatriate footballers in Uruguay Honduran expatriate sportspeople in Uruguay Copa Centroamericana-winning players