Dave Smyth (soccer)
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| Dave Smyth | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Smyth | |
| Date of birth | ||
| Place of birth | Hicksville, New York, United States | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1984-1987 | UNC-Chapel Hill | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1988-1991 | Albany Capitals | |
| National team | ||
| 1988 | United States | 1 (0) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 1992 1993-1999 |
Skidmore College (assistant) Duke University (assistant) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Dave Smyth is a retired U.S. soccer defender who spent two seasons in the American Soccer League and two in the American Professional Soccer League. He also earned one cap with the U.S. national team.
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[edit] Playing
[edit] High school and college
Smyth was the 1983 Nassau County Player of the year while playing with Hicksville High School.[1] He then attended UNC Chapel Hill where he played as a sweeper on the men’s soccer team from 1984 to 1987. He was a second team All American in 1986 and a first team All American in 1987. Despite playing as a defender, he putting him eighth on the schools all time list.[2] He left college to pursue a professional career before finishing his degree, but returned to UNC in the mid-1990s to gain a bachelor’s degree in physical education.
[edit] Professional
In 1988, Smyth signed with the Albany Capitals of the American Soccer League.[3] In 1990, the ASL merged with the Western Soccer League to form the American Professional Soccer League (APSL). The Capitals then spent the 1990 and 1991 season in the APSL before folding.[4]
[edit] National team
Smyth earned one cap with the U.S. national team in a 1-0 loss to Guatemala. Most records list him as “Dan” Smyth.[5]
[edit] Coaching
After retiring from playing, Smyth spent a season as an assistant coach with Skidmore College. He then returned to North Carolina where he became an assistant men’s soccer coach at Duke University until 1999.[6] That year, he was hired to coach the Myrtle Beach Seadawgs of the USISL, but the team folded before the season began.[7]
