John Smith (soccer)

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John Smith
Personal information
Date of birth (1971-10-29) 29 October 1971 (age 47)
Place of birth Wigan, England
Playing position Striker
Youth career
1993–1996 Rollins College
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1997 Orlando Sundogs 16 (4)
1997–1998 Nashville Metros 37 (11)
1999 Hershey Wildcats 17 (0)
1999 Rochester Rhinos 4 (0)
Teams managed
2006–2010 Incarnate Word
2012–2015 Stanford (assistant)
2016– Cornell
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

John Richard Smith (born 29 October 1971 [1] ) is an English retired football striker who spent his entire career in the United States. He is currently the head coach of the Cornell University men's soccer team.

Association football Team field sport

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Cornell University private university in Ithaca (New York, US)

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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. [2] He was a 1995 Division II Second Team All American and a 1996 Division II First Team All American. [3] [4]

Rollins College US university

Rollins College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college, founded in 1885 and located in Winter Park, Florida along the shores of Lake Virginia. Rollins is a member of the SACS, NASM, ACS, FDE, AAM, AACSB International, Council for Accreditation of Counseling, and Related Educational Programs. Rollins has about 30 undergraduate majors and several graduate programs. In 2017 it was ranked #2 Regional Universities, South by U.S. News & World Report. Rollins College has ranked among the most beautiful U.S. college campuses by The Princeton Review for the past decade, ranking #1 in 2015 and #10 most recently in 2017.

On 1 February 1997, the Columbus Crew selected Smith in the second round (thirteenth overall) of the 1997 MLS College Draft. The Crew released him during the pre-season and he signed with the Orlando Sundogs of the USISL A-League. [5] In July 1997, the Sundogs traded Smith to the Nashville Metros. In 1998, he tied for tenth on the USISL A-League scoring list. [6] In 1999, he played for the Hershey Wildcats and one game for the Rochester Rhinos.

The 1997 Major League Soccer College Draft was held on February 1 and 2, 1997 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The draft was held in conjunction with the Umbro Select College All-Star Classic. The first round of the draft took place at halftime of the game and was broadcast live by Prime Sports. The second and third rounds of the draft took place February 2, 1997, beginning at 9:00 AM EST in the Fort Lauderdale Airport Hilton. The 1997 MLS Supplemental Draft took place on the afternoon of February 2, 1997.

The Orlando Sundogs were an American soccer club that played in the A-League in 1997. The team nearly folded before the end of the season, but were purchased by the Atlanta Ruckus. During the off season, the team tried to find a suitable venue for an A-League team outside the Florida Citrus Bowl, but ran out of options and time. Thus, the franchise was terminated by the USISL.

Nashville Metros soccer team

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Coaching

In 1998, Smith became an assistant coach with the Cal State Bakersfield soccer program, where he worked with both the men's and women's teams. In March 2006, the University of the Incarnate Word 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. [7]

University of the Incarnate Word

The University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) is a private Catholic university whose main campus is located in San Antonio and Alamo Heights, Texas, United States. Founded in 1881 by the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word, the university's main campus is located on 154 acres (0.6 km2).

NCAA Division II

Division II is an intermediate-level division of competition in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). It offers an alternative to both the larger and better-funded Division I and to the scholarship-free environment offered in Division III.

The Stanford Cardinal are the athletic teams that represent Stanford University. Stanford's program has won 119 NCAA team championships, as well as 23 consecutive NACDA Directors' Cups, awarded annually to the most successful overall college sports program in the nation. Stanford's teams compete at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I level as a member of the Pac-12 Conference, along with other schools from the western third of the United States.

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.cardinalathletics.com/documents/2010/8/27/MS%2009%20Media%20Guide.pdf?id=246
  2. ↑ "Rollins Men's Soccer History".
  3. ↑ "Awards".
  4. ↑ "Awards".
  5. ↑ "Top Dog".
  6. ↑ "The Year in American Soccer, 1998".
  7. ↑ "Stanford assistant John Smith named Cornell head coach". DesignHooks/Campus FC. 8 March 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
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