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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 October 1971[1] | ||
| Place of birth | England, UK | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1988 | Everton | ||
| 1989 | Chatteris Town | ||
| 1989 | Cambridge United | ||
| 1990 | Winsford United | ||
| 1991 | Crewe Alexandra | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992 | Walsall | ||
| 1992 | → Holywell Town (loan) | ||
| 1992 | → Mold Alexandra (loan) | ||
| 1994 | Los Angeles Salsa | ||
| 1997 | Soham Town Rangers | ||
| 1998 | Harrogate Town | ||
| 1999 | Geylang United | ||
| 1999 | Motherwell | ||
| 1999–2002 | Long Island Rough Riders | ||
| 2002–2004 | Wilmington Hammerheads | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2010–2012 | Portland Timbers (GK Coach/Reserve Head Assistant) | ||
| 2014–2017 | Sacramento Republic (Head Assistant) | ||
| 2017–2019 | Fresno FC (Head Coach/Manager) | ||
| 2021 | Detroit City (First Team interim Coach) | ||
| 2022 | Ventura County Fusion (Director of Football) | ||
| 2023 | Central Valley Fuego (U20's Head Coach & Club Sporting Director) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Adam Smith is currently serving as the Sporting Director[2] for USL League 1 team, Central Valley Fuego FC. Smith has held coaching positions at Portland Timbers in Major League Soccer, Fresno FC (USL Championship)[3] and Sacramento Republic (USL Championship).[4] Prior to joining Fuego, Smith took the role of CEO and Director of Football at USL League 2 team Ventura County Fusion.[5] Fusion had previously been on a two-year hiatus from the league due to Covid shutdowns, but returned to win the National Championship in 2022 . During the 2021 season, Smith took an interim position as First Team Coach at Detroit City FC. This was to provide short-term help to the Head Coach and General manager, Trevor James. Detroit went onto win the NISA Legends tournament that same season.
Smith was the inaugural Head Coach of USL Championship side Fresno FC taking them to 3rd place in the USL Championship Western Conference in only its 2nd season in the league.[6] This was Smith's first Head Managerial position of a Senior Team (aside from two interim games with Sacramento Republic). Unfortunately, after the successful first two years, the Fresno FC ownership group decided to cease operations at the end of the 2019 season. This was for non-soccer related matters and was in part due to not being able to secure a soccer specific stadium.
Before joining Fresno, Smith was formerly the Assistant Head Coach at Sacramento Republic, helping the club achieve a USL Championship 1st place Western Conference finish in 2016 with then Head Coach, Paul Buckle. Smith spent three years at the Club, initially under the team's first Head Coach, Predrag Radosavljević (Preki). Prior to working under Preki, Smith served under John Spencer at Portland Timbers where he became the inaugural Goalkeeping Coach for the teams' first year in Major League Soccer.[7] Smith later went on to be the club's first Academy Director, and was responsible for helping to build the Clubs first Academy Teams and the Timbers Alliance program.[8] After serving five years with the MLS Club, he moved to return to first team professional football with Sacramento at the start of the 2015 season.
- ^ Adam Smith at Soccerway
- ^ USLLeagueOne com Staff (May 11, 2022). "Fuego FC Announces Adam Smith as Sporting Director". USL League One. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
- ^ whitecapsfc. "Get to know Adam Smith, new head coach of USL affiliate Fresno FC | Vancouver Whitecaps". whitecapsfc. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
- ^ "Sacramento Republic FC Remain Focused Ahead of Sundays Match". Sacramento Republic FC. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
- ^ Staff, USLLeagueTwo com (August 11, 2021). "Ventura County Fusion Announces New CEO and Director of Soccer". USL League Two. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
- ^ [email protected], NICHOLAS MURRAY- (September 23, 2019). "The 18 – Fresno Ends Phoenix's Streak". USL Championship. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
- ^ Timbers, Portland. "Timbers name Adam Smith as club's goalkeeper coach | PTFC". Portland Timbers. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ Timbers, Portland. "Timbers name Adam Smith an Academy and Youth Goalkeeping Director | PTFC". Portland Timbers. Retrieved August 21, 2022.