Rob Smith (soccer)

Rob Smith (soccer)

Infobox Football biography
playername = Rob Smith


fullname = Robert Smith
height = height|ft=5|in=10
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1973|8|20
cityofbirth = Wilmington, Delaware
countryofbirth = U.S.
position = Midfielder
currentclub =
clubnumber =
youthyears = 1991-1994
youthclubs = University of South Carolina
years = 1996
1996-2000
clubs = Delaware Wizards
Columbus Crew
caps(goals) = 11 (0)
92 (4)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
manageryears = 2000-2001
managerclubs = University of South Carolina "(assistant)"
pcupdate = 05:21, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
ntupdate = 9 June 2007

RobertRobSmith (born August 20, 1973 in Wilmington, Delaware) is a former U.S. soccer player. He spent five seasons with the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer. He was also a member of the U.S. soccer team at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Youth and college

Smith attended the University of South Carolina where he played on the mens soccer team from 1991 to 1994. He holds the schools career assists record with 40.

Playing career

In 1995, Smith played eleven games with the Delaware Wizards of USISL. The Columbus Crew selected Smith in the second round (20th overall) in the 1996 MLS Supplemental Draft. He spent five seasons with the Crew. Smith announced his retirement from playing on May 5, 2000. [http://www.news-star.com/stories/050500/spo_trans.shtml] However, he signed with the Charleston Battery on August 2, 2000 for the remainder of the 2000 USL season. [http://www.a-league.com/news/2000/news,2000,0004.shtml] He never played a game for the Battery.

U.S. national teams

In 1993, Smith was selected for the U.S. team which qualified for the 1993 U-20 World Cup to be held in Australia. At the World Cup, the U.S. went 1-1-1 in group play, qualifying for the second round where it fell to Brazil. Smith started all four games and assisted on two U.S. goals.

In 1995, Smith was part of the U.S. soccer team at the Pan American games. The U.S. lost all three of its first round games and did not qualify for the second round. That year, he also played on the U.S. World University Games soccer team.

In 1996, U.S. coach Bruce Arena named Smith to the U.S. soccer team at the 1996 Summer Olympics. The team went 1-1-1, but failed to make the second round.

Coaching

Since retiring from playing professionally, Smith has held several youth soccer positions beginning with Learning Through Sports, an organization he founded in 1996. In 2001, he joined the Worthington United Soccer Club and the Ohio South Olympic Development Program and continued with them both through 2003. In 2004, he joined WASA Eagles FC as the Director of Player Development. [http://wasaeaglesfc.tripod.com/wasaeagles/id27.html] He also spent two seasons as an assistant coach with the University of South Carolina.

Besides coaching youth soccer, Smith also has taught at Liberty Elementary School.

External links

* [http://www.thegoal.com/players/soccer/smith_rob/smith.html Rob Smith personal page]


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