Jamie Smith (footballer, born 1980)

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Jamie Smith
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Smith playing for Colorado Rapids in 2011
Personal information
Full name James Smith
Date of birth (1980-11-20) 20 November 1980 (age 43)
Place of birth Alexandria, Scotland
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) [1]
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
Celtic Boys Club
1996–1999 Celtic
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1999–2004 Celtic 44 (2)
2000 → Livingston (loan) 6 (1)
2004–2005 ADO Den Haag 30 (1)
2005–2009 Aberdeen 85 (12)
2009–2013 Colorado Rapids 101 (7)
Total266(23)
International career‡
2003 Scotland 2 (0)
2004–2005 Scotland B 2 (0)
Managerial career
2014-2016 Colorado Rapids U23 (assistant manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 January 2014
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 January 2014

James Smith (born 20 November 1980 in Alexandria) is a Scottish retired professional footballer and currently Executive Director at Tennessee United Soccer Club. Prior to this, Smith served as Academy Director for Nashville SC. Smith spent the majority of his playing career in his native country with Celtic and Aberdeen in the Scottish Premier League. He was also capped twice by Scotland.

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Playing career

Early career

Born in Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire, Smith started his career with Celtic; a graduate of the club's youth system, he played 66 games and scored six goals in all competitions across his five years as a senior player. [2] Smith won three major honours (two league titles and the League Cup in 2001) and was an unused substitute in the 2003 UEFA Cup Final, [3] but limited first team opportunities saw him join Dutch club ADO Den Haag in July 2004, [4] spending one season there.

Aberdeen

He returned to Scotland in season 2005–06 with Aberdeen. In August 2005, Smith struck a late winner as the Dons defeated rivals Rangers in a league match for the first time since April 1998, wowing the Aberdeen support in only his third competitive game for the club. He was involved in a car crash along with teammate Michael Hart in July 2007, while on a pre-season tour of Egypt. [5] Smith was treated for concussion, while Hart was unhurt. [5]

In December 2007, Smith played a key role in Aberdeen's victory over Danish team FC Copenhagen in the 2007–08 UEFA Cup, scoring two goals in the 4–0 victory that saw Aberdeen through to the last 32 of the competition. [6] Smith's contract at Aberdeen ended at the end of the 2008–09 season and he expressed concern that he had not been offered a contract extension, stating that he may need to look for a new club in summer. [7]

Colorado Rapids

In May 2009, he was given permission to discuss a contract with Major League Soccer side Toronto FC. [8] However, Toronto passed on the signing of Smith and he later signed with Colorado Rapids in July 2009. [9] In his first season with the Rapids he played only four games before suffering a season-ending knee injury. [10]

On 28 August 2010, Smith scored his first MLS goal two minutes into a match against Houston in which he was named man of the match.

Smith remained with Colorado through the 2012 season. After the conclusion of the 2012 season, Colorado declined the 2013 option on Smith's contract and he entered the 2012 MLS Re-Entry Draft. Smith became a free agent after he went undrafted in both rounds of the draft.

Smith was re-signed by Colorado on 8 February 2013. [11]

On 10 January 2014, Smith announced his retirement from playing and joined Colorado Rapids academy coaching staff. [12]

International

Smith made two appearances for Scotland in 2003, in friendly matches against Austria and Ireland. [13] He later played twice for Scotland B. [14]

Coaching career

After retiring from playing, he joined the coaching staff of Colorado Rapids as U23 manager in 2014. [15]

He had a spell as Academy manager of Continental FC before being appointed to the same role at Nashville SC in 2019. [16]

Personal life

His brother-in-law, Allan Sieczkowski, is the lead singer of the Scottish rock band Little Eye. Colorado Rapids used their song Burgundy Sky as their official anthem to reflect on their famous burgundy kits. [17]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club [18] [19] [20] [21] SeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupEuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Celtic 1999-00 SPL 0000002121
2000-01 81002100102
2001-02 121101000141
2002-03 130314050251
2003-04 110001130151
Total4424182101666
Livingston (loan) 1999-00 Scottish First Division 610000--61
ADO Hen Haag 2004-05 Eredivise 301------30+1+
Aberdeen 2005-06 SPL 358203100409
2006-07 211000000211
2007-08 173332042268
2008-09 120201000150
Total851273614210218
Colorado Rapids 2008 MLS 000000--00
2009 700000--70
2010 3810000--381
2011 3830000--383
2012 1120000--112
2013 710000--71
Total10170000--1017
Career total2662311+4+14+3+143305+33+

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year [22]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Scotland 200320
Total20

Honours

Celtic
Colorado Rapids

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References

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  5. 1 2 Grahame, Ewing (24 July 2007). "Rangers go with who they have". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  6. ↑ Lindsay, Clive (20 December 2007). "Aberdeen 4-0 Copenhagen". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
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  8. ↑ "Transfer Talk - May 19: who's moving where in the world of football?". Daily Record . 19 May 2009.
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  10. ↑ Rapids Player Profile [ permanent dead link ].
  11. ↑ "Rapids re-sign midfielder Jamie Smith". Colorado Rapids. 8 February 2013. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  12. ↑ "Jamie Smith announces retirement, joins Colorado Rapids Academy coaching staff". Colorado Rapids. 10 January 2014. Archived from the original on 11 January 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
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  14. ↑ "Scotland B player Jamie Smith". FitbaStats. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  15. ↑ "Jamie Smith Retires, Will Join Rapids Academy Coaching Staff". Burgundy Wave. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  16. ↑ "Ex-Celtic winger Jamie Smith hitting the high notes in Nashville". Glasgow Evening Times. 24 May 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  17. ↑ "Little eye continue to shine - Carrick Gazette". Carricktoday.co.uk. 19 January 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
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