Rodolfo Richardson Smith

Richardson Smith
Personal information
Full nameRodolfo Richardson Smith
Date of birth24 February 1963
Place of birthHonduras
Playing positionMidfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1985-1988Marathón
Real España
1988–1990UA Tamaulipas58(13)
1990–1991Real España
1991Peñarol
1991–1992UA Tamaulipas30(7)
1992–1993Universidad de Guadalajara21(3)
1993–1998Real España
National team
1985–1996Honduras33(11)
Teams managed
2004-2005Municipal Valencia
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Rodolfo Richardson Smith (born 24 February 1963) is a retired Honduran football midfielder.

Club career

Smith began playing football in the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras with Marathón and Real España. He won the 1990–91 Honduran Liga Nacional title with Real España, scoring two goals in the final against Motagua.[1][2]

In 1988, he moved abroad to play in Mexico with Correcaminos UAT. He would spend four seasons in the Mexican Primera División with Correcaminos[3] and Club Universidad de Guadalajara. He also had a six-month spell with C.A. Peñarol in the Uruguayan Primera División.[2]

International career

Richardson Smith made his debut for Honduras in the 1980s and has earned over 30 caps, scoring 11 goals. He has represented his country in 15 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[4][5] and played at the 1995 UNCAF Nations Cup.[6]

He played as a defender in his last match, covering for an injury to Luis Pineda, in a 3–1 FIFA World Cup qualification loss against Mexico on 6 November 1996. He lost the ball on the edge of the area which led to a Mexico goal, and fans attacked his house in San Pedro Sula with stones and fireworks after the match.[7] The incident prompted him to announce his retirement from the national team.

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 8 November 1992 Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (1924), San José, Costa Rica  Costa Rica 3-2 Win 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
2. 28 November 1992 Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4-0 Win 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
3. 4 April 1993 Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras  Canada 2-2 Draw 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
4. 4 August 1996 Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica  Costa Rica 1-1 Draw Friendly
5. 7 August 1996 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama  Panama 2-1 Loss Friendly
6. 28 August 1996 Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula, Honduras  Cuba 2-2 Draw Friendly

Managerial career

After retiring as a player, Richardson Smith was assistant-coach at several clubs and became manager of Municipal Valencia for the 2004 Apertura season.[8] After spending time in the USA as a youth team coach at Evergreen United[9] and Juventus Strikers,[10] he was named as possible manager of Deportes Savio in December 2012.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Los números a favor de los equipos sampedranos" [The numbers for teams of San Pedro Sula] (in Spanish). La Prensa. 30 November 2008.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Cardona, Jorge (2004). "Mis condiciones no las tenía nadie" [My condition was not alone] (in Spanish). La Prensa.
  3. ↑ Simbolos - Naranja de Corazón
  4. ↑ Rodolfo Richardson Smith – FIFA competition record
  5. ↑ Rodolfo Richardson Smith – FIFA competition record
  6. ↑ UNCAF Tournament 1995 - RSSSF
  7. ↑ "Fanáticos atacan casa de Smith" [Fans attack Smith's house] (in Spanish). La Nacion. 8 November 1996.
  8. ↑ Richardson Smith reemplaza al colombiano Jairo Ríos - Fútbol de Honduras (Spanish)
  9. ↑ Coaching Staff - Evergeen United
  10. ↑ Roster - Norcal Premier Soccer
  11. ↑ Richardson Smith es candidato para dirigir al Deportes Savio - La Tribuna (Spanish)

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