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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Gary Smith | ||
| Date of birth | 12 March 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Harlow, England | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Colorado Rapids (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Fulham | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1985–1986 | Fulham | 1 | (0) |
| 1987–1988 | Colchester United | 11 | (0) |
| 1989 | Enfield | ||
| 1990–1992 | Wycombe Wanderers | 66 | (4) |
| 1992–1993 | Welling United | ||
| 1993–1995 | Barnet | 13 | (0) |
| 1995 | Aylesbury United | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 2003 | Wimbledon (assistant) | ||
| 2004 | Wycombe Wanderers (assistant) | ||
| 2005–2006 | Watford (assistant) | ||
| 2008 | Colorado Rapids (assistant) | ||
| 2008– | Colorado Rapids | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Gary Smith (born 12 March 1968 in Harlow) is an English former soccer player. He is currently the head coach of Colorado Rapids in Major League Soccer.
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Playing career
A midfielder with a "hard man" reputation, Smith spent several years playing professionally in the English Football League with Fulham, Colchester United and Barnet, and several seasons playing non-League football for Enfield, Wycombe Wanderers and Welling United, before injuries forced him into a premature retirement in 1995 at the age of just 27.
Coaching career
Smith began his coaching career with Wimbledon, before moving to Wycombe Wanderers in 2004 to become assistant first team coach. Following the resignation of manager Tony Adams, Smith briefly filled the role of caretaker manager at Wycombe, and the club was unbeaten under his guidance. He was reserve team coach for Watford in 2005, and in 2007 worked as a scout for Arsenal.
Smith joined Colorado Rapids in February 2008, initially as an assistant coach, and assumed an interim head coach position during the latter half of 2008 following the resignation of his predecessor, Fernando Clavijo. He was formally given the head coach position on 11 November 2008.[1]
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