Ted Smith (footballer, born 1914)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Edward Smith | ||
| Date of birth | 3 September 1914 | ||
| Place of birth | Grays, England | ||
| Date of death | 1989 (aged 74–75) | ||
| Place of death | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
| Playing position | Full back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1935–1948 | Millwall[1] | 143 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1948–1952 | Benfica | ||
| 1971–1973 | Atletico | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
John Edward Smith, commonly known as Ted Smith, was an English full back who represented Millwall F.C. in the late 1930s, and then coached Benfica from 1948 to 1952 guiding Benfica to their first internacional trophy.[2][3]
Coaching career
When Ted Smith arrived, Benfica last title was the 1944/45 Primeira Liga, Sporting CP was in the most successful period of their history, the golden years, from the 1946–47 season to the 1953–54 season, Sporting won seven of the eight championships contested, losing only in the 1949–50 season to Benfica. This was the age of the Cinco Violinos ("Five Violins").
Still, Benfica led was able to win the 1949-50 Primeira Liga, and the biggest success of Ted Smith, the Latin Cup, the predecessor of UEFA Champions League, contested by Latin European nations of France, Italy, Spain and Portugal, in a tournament organized at the end of the season, defeating Bordeaux at Estádio Nacional. Benfica also won 2 more Taça de Portugal under Ted Smith reign.[4][5]
In 1951-1952, Ted Smith resigned for personal problems in December, but returned in March 1952 and left again in April. His successor, Cândido Tavares won the Taça de Portugal preventing a trophyless season.[6]
Managerial statistics
Current as of 18 January 2013.
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||||||
| Benfica |  |
1 July 1948 | 6 April 1952 | 109 | 73 | 18 | 18 | 66.97 | |||
Honours
- Latin Cup (1): 1949/50
- Primeira Liga (1): 1949-50
- Taça de Portugal (2): 1948/49; 1950/51
References
- ↑ http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player8/tedsmith.html
- ↑ "All time greatest F A cup giant killings Number 28 Millwall 2-0 Manchester City". freewebs.com.
- ↑ "Ted Smith - a true pioneer of football and an inspiration". http://themarpleleaf.blogspot.pt/''.
- ↑ "Latin Cup winners".
- ↑ "TheEnglishman Who Transformed Benfica: My Granddad's Mate Ted Smith". Sabotage Times. 4 January 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
- ↑ Almanaque do Benfica. Portugal: Lua de Papel. 2012. p. 233. ISBN 978-989-23-2087-8.
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