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Gary Smith (footballer, born 1968)
Gary Neil Smith (born 3 December 1968) is an English former footballer. He is the current head coach of the Atlanta Silverbacks in the North American Soccer League.〔http://www.atlantasilverbacksfc.com/news/detail/uuid/1spqt1pw81xr81po1ogy57hfz5/atlanta-silverbacks-name-gary-smith-head-coach#.VJmSKsoAIA〕
Smith's playing career began at Fulham, progressing through the youth team before making one first-team appearance for the club. After a brief spell with Colchester United, Smith joined non-league side Enfield in 1989. His most successful spell during his playing days was at Wycombe Wanderers, spending two seasons with the club. After a season with Welling United, Smith returned to the Football League in 1993, when he signed for Barnet. Following a spell at Aylesbury United, Smith retired as a professional player, with his career blighted through numerous injuries.
He turned to the coaching side of the game in an attempt to forge a career for himself following his premature retirement. After a spell coaching at Wimbledon, Smith was appointed youth team coach at Wycombe Wanderers in 2004. He joined Watford ahead of the 2005–06 campaign, combining the roles of reserve team manager with his U18 managerial duties. Smith then worked as a scout for Arsenal in 2007. His first managerial post was at MLS side Colorado Rapids, when he was appointed as manager in November 2008, following a successful spell as interim head coach. He spent three seasons at Colorado, with the club winning the 2010 MLS Cup, the first major trophy in the club's history. Despite his success, Colorado opted against renewing Smith's contract in November 2011. In January 2012, Smith was appointed as manager of League One side Stevenage. He guided the club to the League One play-offs that season, where they were defeated over two legs in the semi-final. In March 2013, he was sacked by the club after a poor run of form during the second half of the 2012–13 season.
==Playing career==
After a brief spell at Arsenal as a schoolboy, Smith joined Fulham's youth academy in 1983. He progressed through the youth ranks at the club, and made one first-team appearance during the 1985–86 season. Smith was released in 1987, having spent four years on the books at Fulham. Smith signed for Colchester United on a free transfer in November 1987, making his debut at the age of 18 in a 2–1 away victory at Halifax Town. He went on to make 12 appearances for Colchester in all competitions during the 1987–88 season, his last a 4–0 defeat to Bolton Wanderers on 2 May 1988. He was released by the club at the end of the season. After a spell at Enfield in the first half of the 1989–90 season, where he appeared against Darlington in October 1989,〔''Enfield vs Darlington match programme'' 7 October 1989. Retrieved 19 April 2012.〕 Smith joined Wycombe Wanderers in January 1990. It was to be Smith's most successful spell during his playing days, scoring four goals in 66 Football Conference games over two seasons. However, towards the end of his time at the club, he suffered a number of injuries, including a compound fracture that Smith would never fully recover from. After spending a season at Welling United, Smith returned to the Football League in 1993, signing for Barnet, spending two seasons with the club, with Smith suffering similar injury problems. He spent time at Aylesbury United during the 1995–96 campaign, making his debut in 1–0 away defeat to Dulwich Hamlet on the opening day of the season. Smith went on to make 43 appearances in all competitions for Aylesbury during the season. He remained at Aylesbury for a further season, making his final appearance for the club in a 3–1 victory against Heybridge Swifts in April 1997. It was to be Smith's final game, as injuries forced him into a premature retirement in 1997 at the age of just 27.
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