Dean Smith - Football Coach

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. He scored 54 goals in 566 league games in a 16-year career in the Football League. Returning to Leyton Orient, he worked as assistant manager until January 2009. In July 2009, he was appointed Head of Youth at Walsall before becoming manager in January 2011. He took Walsall from the relegation zone to safety in his first four months in charge. He took Walsall to the 2015 final of the Football League Trophy before leaving the club to manage Brentford in November 2015. Smith was appointed as Aston Villa manager in October 2018 and took the club from 15th in the Championship to the Premier League via the play-offs in the 2018–19 season, and then to the 2020 EFL Cup final. Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License - Full article

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Walsall FC	11/15
League One 10/11	25
League Cup 11/12	1
League One 11/12	46
League Trophy 11/12	2
FA Cup 11/12	4
League Cup 12/13	2
League One 12/13	46
League Trophy 12/13	1
FA Cup 12/13	2
League One 13/14	46
League Cup 13/14	2
J.Paint Trophy 13/14	1
FA Cup 13/14	2
League One 14/15	46
League Cup 14/15	2
J.Paint Trophy 14/15	6
FA Cup 14/15	2
League One 15/16	19
League Cup 15/16	3
J.Paint Trophy 15/16	1
FA Cup 15/16	1

Brentford	15/18
Championship 15/16	28
FA Cup 15/16	1
Championship 16/17	46
League Cup 16/17	1
FA Cup 16/17	2
Championship 17/18	46
League Cup 17/18	3
FA Cup 17/18	1
Championship 18/19	12
League Cup 18/19	3

Aston Villa	18/21
Championship 18/19	37
FA Cup 18/19	1
League Cup 19/20	7
EFL Trophy 19/20	3
EPL 19/20	38
FA Cup 19/20	1
League Cup 20/21	3
EFL Trophy 20/21	3
EPL 20/21	38
FA Cup 20/21	1
League Cup 21/22	2
EFL Trophy 21/22	3
EPL 21/22	11

Norwich City	21/22
FA Cup 21/22	3
EPL 21/22	27
League Cup 22/23	2
Championship 22/23	24

Leicester City	23
EPL 22/23	8

Charlotte FC	23/now
MLS 24	37
MLS 25	7