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Dean Smith

1971 - Today

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Dean Smith (born 19 March 1971) is an English professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of Major League Soccer club Charlotte FC. Smith began his playing career as a defender with Walsall in 1989, where over five years he played 166 league and cup games. After signing for Hereford United in 1994, three years and 146 appearances later, he moved on to Leyton Orient. In six years with Orient, he made 309 appearances in all competitions before earning a move to Sheffield Wednesday in 2003. After a season with Wednesday, he moved on to Port Vale, retiring in January 2005. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dean Smith is the 229th most popular coach (up from 442nd in 2019), the 4,053rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 7,043rd in 2019) and the 9th most popular British Coach.

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Among COACHES

Among coaches, Dean Smith ranks 229 out of 471. Before him are Jean-Louis Gasset, Nelo Vingada, Marco Rossi, Leonardo Jardim, Viorel Moldovan, and Walid Regragui. After him are Gadzhi Gadzhiyev, Alberto Malesani, Valmir Louruz, Brendan Rodgers, Borislav Cvetković, and Bruno Lage.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Dean Smith ranks 195. Before him are Moritz Bleibtreu, Renee O'Connor, Sarah Kane, Brad Friedel, Go Hyun-jung, and Gheorghe Mureșan. After him are Corey Feldman, Walton Goggins, Francisco Arce, Duncan Jones, Pascal Zuberbühler, and Fredi Bobic.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Dean Smith ranks 4,054 out of 8,785. Before him are Brian Murphy (1932), Ben Nicholson (1894), Patrick Malahide (1945), William Henry Smyth (1788), Claire Williams (1976), and George Galloway (1954). After him are Hugh Edwin Strickland (1811), Robert Douglas (1909), Henrietta Godolphin, 2nd Duchess of Marlborough (1681), Andrew Planche (1727), Phil Anderson (1958), and Rupert Friend (1981).

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Among COACHES In United Kingdom

Among coaches born in United Kingdom, Dean Smith ranks 9. Before him are Roy Hodgson (1947), Bill Shankly (1913), David Moyes (1963), Harry Redknapp (1947), Gareth Southgate (1970), and George Raynor (1907). After him are Brendan Rodgers (1973), Bob Houghton (1947), Steve McClaren (1961), Steve Cooper (1979), Ernest Mangnall (1866), and Jill Ellis (1966).

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