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James Smith (born 20 November 1980 in Alexandria) is a Scottish retired professional footballer and is currently Academy manager at Nashville SC. He spent the majority of his playing career in his native country with Celtic and Aberdeen in the Scottish Premier League. He was also capped twice by Scotland.

Jamie Smith

Smith playing for Colorado Rapids in 2011
Personal information
Full name	James Smith
Date of birth	(1980-11-20) 20 November 1980 (age 41)
Place of birth	Alexandria, Scotland
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s)	Winger
Youth career
	Celtic Boys Club
1996–1999	Celtic
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2004	Celtic	44	(2)
2000	→ Livingston (loan)	6	(1)
2004–2005	ADO Den Haag	30	(1)
2005–2009	Aberdeen	85	(12)
2009–2013	Colorado Rapids	62	(7)
Total		227	(23)
National team‡
2003	Scotland	2	(0)
2004–2005	Scotland B	2	(0)
Teams managed
2014-2016	Colorado Rapids U23 (assistant manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 January 2014 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 January 2014

Playing career

Early career

Born in Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire, Smith started his career with Celtic; a graduate of the club's youth system, he played 66 games (six goals) in all competitions across his five years as a senior player,[2] won three major honours (two league titles and the League Cup in 2001) and was an unused substitute in the 2003 UEFA Cup Final,[3] but limited first team opportunities saw him join Dutch club ADO Den Haag in July 2004,[4] spending one season there.

Aberdeen

He returned to Scotland in season 2005–06 with Aberdeen. In August 2005, Smith struck a late winner as the Dons defeated rivals Rangers in a league match for the first time since April 1998, wowing the Aberdeen support in only his third competitive game for the club. He was involved in a car crash along with teammate Michael Hart in July 2007, while on a pre-season tour of Egypt.[5] Smith was treated for concussion, while Hart was unhurt.[5]

In December 2007, Smith played a key role in Aberdeen's victory over Danish team FC Copenhagen in the 2007–08 UEFA Cup, scoring two goals in the 4–0 victory that saw Aberdeen through to the last 32 of the competition.[6] Smith's contract at Aberdeen ended at the end of the 2008–09 season and he expressed concern that he had not been offered a contract extension, stating that he may need to look for a new club in summer.[7]

Colorado Rapids

In May 2009, he was given permission to discuss a contract with Major League Soccer side Toronto FC.[8] However, Toronto passed on the signing of Smith and he later signed with Colorado Rapids in July 2009.[9] In his first season with the Rapids he played only four games before suffering a season-ending knee injury.[10]

On 28 August 2010, Smith scored his first MLS goal two minutes into a match against Houston in which he was named man of the match.

Smith remained with Colorado through the 2012 season. After the conclusion of the 2012 season, Colorado declined the 2013 option on Smith's contract and he entered the 2012 MLS Re-Entry Draft. Smith became a free agent after he went undrafted in both rounds of the draft.

Smith was re-signed by Colorado on 8 February 2013.[11]

On 10 January 2014, Smith announced his retirement from playing and joined Colorado Rapids academy coaching staff.[12]

International

Smith made two appearances for Scotland in 2003, in friendly matches against Austria and Ireland.[13] He later played twice for Scotland B.[14]

Coaching career

After retiring from playing, he joined the coaching staff of Colorado Rapids as U23 mananger in 2014.[15]

He had a spell as Academy manager of Continental FC before being appointed to the same role at Nashville SC in 2019.[16]

Personal life

His brother-in-law, Allan Sieczkowski, is the lead singer of the Scottish rock band Little Eye. Colorado Rapids used their song Burgundy Sky as their official anthem to reflect on their famous burgundy kits.[17]

Honours

Celtic

• Scottish Premier League: 2002, 2004
• Scottish League Cup: 2001
• UEFA Cup: Runner-up 2002–03

Colorado Rapids

• Major League Soccer
  • Eastern Conference Championship: 2010
  • MLS Cup: 2010

References

External links

• Jamie Smith at Major League Soccer
• Jamie Smith at Soccerbase
• Jamie Smith at National-Football-Teams.com
• Profile and stats at AFC Heritage Trust
• Player profile at The Celtic Wiki

На других языках

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- [en] Jamie Smith (footballer, born 1980)

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[fr] Jamie Smith (football)

Jamie Smith est un footballeur écossais, né le 20 novembre 1980 à Alexandria. Il évolue au poste de milieu offensif ou d'attaquant de la fin des années 1990 au début des années 2010.

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[it] Jamie Smith

James Smith detto Jamie (Alexandria, 20 novembre 1980) è un ex calciatore scozzese, di ruolo centrocampista. È stato chiamato due volte per giocare nella nazionale scozzese.

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