Simon Smith (footballer)

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Simon Smith is a former footballer and currently working as an academy goalkeeping coach for Newcastle United and the Football Association.

Biography

Playing career

Smith began his professional career with Newcastle United in 1978, spending four years there before moving on to Whitley Bay and then Gateshead, where he played 501 games over a ten year period. He also signed as a non-contract player for Carlisle United, Sunderland and again Newcastle United.cite web |url=http://www.thegoalkeepingcoach.com/about.aspx |title= Simon Smith |publisher=thegoalkeepingcoach.com |accessdate=2008-08-03 ]

Coaching career

Smith returned to Newcastle United in 1993 as a goalkeeping coach, working firstly at the Centre of Excellence and latterly as Academy goalkeeping coach working with goalkeepers from the age of 8–19.

In the summer of 1999, Smith became first-team goalkeeping coach working under Ruud Gullit and Sir Bobby Robson. He was Sir Bobby Robson's goalkeeping coach over a five year period, coaching in the Premier League with goalkeepers Shay Given, Steve Harper, Lionel Perez, John Karelse and Tony Caig.cite web |url=http://www.thegoalkeepingcoach.com/about.aspx |title= Simon Smith |publisher=thegoalkeepingcoach.com |accessdate=2008-08-03 ]

On 16 September 2004 Smith handed in his resignation and left the club.cite web |url=http://review.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10278~565415,00.html |title= Goalkeeping Coach Quits United |publisher=nufc.co.uk |date=2004-09-16 |accessdate=2008-09-14 ] He was replaced by replaced by Roy Tunks.cite web |url=http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10278~573369,00.html |title= United Appoint Goalkeeping Coach |publisher=nufc.co.uk |date=2004-10-05 |accessdate=2008-08-03 ]

Smith has since worked for the Football Association as the goalkeeping coach to the England under-19 and under-17 teams and as a goalkeeping scout identifying and reporting on current and possible England goalkeepers. He has also worked as goalkeeping coach to the women's national football team.

After successfully completing a B.A. Sports studies degree in 1995, Smith also set up his own goalkeeping coaching company, "Simon Smith Goalkeeping". In 2005, Simon Smith Goalkeeping joined forces with Bobby Charlton Soccer and Sports Academy to provide a specialist coaching programme and specialist staff.cite web |url=http://www.simonsmithgoalkeeping.com/about.aspx |title= About Simon Smith |publisher=simonsmithgoalkeeping.com |accessdate=2008-08-03 ]

In 2006 Smith moved to Vancouver to undertake a year long secondment to research the "biomechanics of goalkeeping", during this time he worked as a consultant to the Canadian Soccer Association, working with the senior and under-20 national soccer team. He also worked in the MLS with Frank Yallop at the LA Galaxy, working with goalkeepers Steve Cronin and Kevin Hartman.cite web |url=http://www.thegoalkeepingcoach.com/about.aspx |title= Simon Smith |publisher=thegoalkeepingcoach.com |accessdate=2008-08-03 ]

On 17 July 2007 Smith joined Carlisle United as a part time goalkeeping coach.cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/solpda/ukfs_sport/hi/newsid_6903000/6903138.stm |title= Goalkeeping coach joins Carlisle |publisher=news.bbc.co.uk |date=2007-07-17 |accessdate=2008-09-14 ] On 5 August 2008 he was replaced by Dave Timmins because the club wasn't satisfied with his only part time involvement at the team.cite web |url=http://www.carlisleunited.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10361~1359127,00.html |title= Keeper coach sign up |publisher=carlisleunited.co.uk |date=2008-08-05 |accessdate=2008-09-14 ]

Later in August 2008 Smith returned to Newcastle United to work as an academy goalkeeping coach.Fact|date=September 2008

References

External links

* [http://www.simonsmithgoalkeeping.com/about.aspx Profile] at [http://www.simonsmithgoalkeeping.com simonsmithgoalkeeping.com]
* [http://www.thegoalkeepingcoach.com/about.aspx Profile] at [http://www.thegoalkeepingcoach.com thegoalkeepingcoach.com]