Jason Smith (soccer)
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Jason Smith is an American soccer coach and former player. He currently coached the Atlanta Silverbacks
of the USL First Division
.
where he was an honorable mention (third team) All American. He then spent six seasons in SISL, renamed the USISL in 1991, from 1989 to 1993. In 1991, he joined the Tulsa Ambush of the National Professional Soccer League. The team lasted one season.
. Over the next twelve seasons, he compiled a combined 264-151-4 record. On June 13, 2005, the Atlanta Silverbacks
of the USL First Division
hired Smith as head coach.
Atlanta Silverbacks
Atlanta Silverbacks is an American professional soccer team based in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1995, the team plays in the North American Soccer League , the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, having previously sat out the 2009 and 2010 seasons while the ownership...
of the USL First Division
USL First Division
The United Soccer Leagues First Division was a professional men's soccer league in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico....
.
Player
Smith attended Piedmont CollegePiedmont College
Piedmont College is a private liberal arts institution founded in 1897 to serve residents of the Appalachian area of northeast Georgia, USA. When the college was first founded, it was established as the J.S. Green Collegiate Institute named after a local banker. In 1899, the name was shortened to...
where he was an honorable mention (third team) All American. He then spent six seasons in SISL, renamed the USISL in 1991, from 1989 to 1993. In 1991, he joined the Tulsa Ambush of the National Professional Soccer League. The team lasted one season.
Coach
In 1993, Smith became the head coach of both the men’s and women’s soccer teams at Piedmont CollegePiedmont College
Piedmont College is a private liberal arts institution founded in 1897 to serve residents of the Appalachian area of northeast Georgia, USA. When the college was first founded, it was established as the J.S. Green Collegiate Institute named after a local banker. In 1899, the name was shortened to...
. Over the next twelve seasons, he compiled a combined 264-151-4 record. On June 13, 2005, the Atlanta Silverbacks
Atlanta Silverbacks
Atlanta Silverbacks is an American professional soccer team based in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1995, the team plays in the North American Soccer League , the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, having previously sat out the 2009 and 2010 seasons while the ownership...
of the USL First Division
USL First Division
The United Soccer Leagues First Division was a professional men's soccer league in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico....
hired Smith as head coach.