Jerry Smith (soccer)
{{short description|American soccer coach (born 1960)}}
{{Infobox college coach
| name = Jerry Smith
| image =
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|12|31|mf=yes}}
| birth_place =
| current_title = Head coach
| current_team = Santa Clara
| current_conference = WCC
| current_record = {{winpct|549|179|71|record=y}}
| contract =
| overall_record = {{winpct|549|179|71|record=y}}
| bowl_record =
| tournament_record =
| alma_mater = California State University, East Bay
| coach_years1 = 1980–1986
| coach_team1 = Homestead HS (boys')
| coach_years2 = 1982–1986
| coach_team2 = Foothill (men's asst.)
| coach_years3 = 1986
| coach_team3 = Foothill
| coach_years4 = 1987–present
| coach_team4 = Santa Clara
| championships = NCAA Division I (2001, 2020)
11× WCC Tournament
| awards =National Coach of the Year (2001)
| coaching_records =
}}
Jerry Wayne Smith (born December 31, 1960)[http://web1.ncaa.org/stats/StatsSrv/careercoach NCAA Career Statistics] search for Jerry Smith is an American soccer coach who is currently head coach of the women's soccer program at Santa Clara University.{{cite web|last1=Smith|first1=Michelle|title=Bay Area is women's soccer haven|url=http://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Bay-Area-is-women-s-soccer-haven-2869025.php|publisher=San Francisco Gate|accessdate=7 July 2016|date=October 13, 2001}}{{cite web|last1=Wilner|first1=Jon|title=Smith has grown soccer power at Santa Clara|url=http://www.eastbaytimes.com/ci_4229723?source=rss|publisher=East Bay Times|accessdate=July 7, 2016|date=August 24, 2006}}{{cite web|title=Santa Clara gives women's soccer coach Jerry Smith lengthy extension|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/sports/ci_25129242/santa-clara-gives-womens-soccer-coach-jerry-smith|publisher=The Mercury News|accessdate=July 7, 2016|date=February 12, 2014}}
Coaching career
=Collegiate=
Smith began his coaching career in 1980 as head boys' soccer coach at his alma mater Homestead High School in Cupertino, California, where he was head coach for seven seasons. From 1982 to 1986, he was men's soccer assistant coach at Foothill College in nearby Los Altos and was head women's soccer coach at Foothill in 1986.
After completing his bachelor's degree in kinesiology at California State University, Hayward in 1986, Smith became the head coach at Santa Clara University in 1987.{{cite web|title=Jerry Smith|url=http://www.santaclarabroncos.com/sports/w-soccer/coaches/Smith_Jerry?view=bio|publisher=Santa Clara Athletics|accessdate=7 July 2016}} In 2001, he coached the Broncos to its first NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship after defeating 17-time champion North Carolina 1–0.{{cite web|title=UNC's Bid For A Three-Peat Thwarted By Santa Clara|url=http://www.goheels.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=3350&ATCLID=205487920|publisher=University of North Carolina|accessdate=July 7, 2016|date=December 9, 2001}} He has coached the team to 11 West Coast Conference titles and 33 NCAA tournaments.{{cite web|title=Santa Clara's Women's Soccer Guru: Jerry Smith|url=http://herosports.com/collegesoccer/santa-claras-womens-soccer-guru-jerry-smith|publisher=Hero Sports|accessdate=7 July 2016|date=September 28, 2015|archive-date=10 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160910000321/http://herosports.com/collegesoccer/santa-claras-womens-soccer-guru-jerry-smith|url-status=dead}}
=International=
In 2001, Smith was named head coach of the United States women's national under-21 soccer team.{{cite web|title=Jerry Smith Named U.S. Under-21 Women's National Team Head Coach|url=http://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2014/03/17/13/45/jerry-smith-named-u-s-under-21-womens-national-team-head-coach|publisher=U.S. Soccer Federation|accessdate=7 July 2016|date=March 22, 2001}}
Head coaching record
Sources:[https://d2o2figo6ddd0g.cloudfront.net/e/g/uyw0cbei88zlak/History_and_Records.pdf Santa Clara record book]{{Dead link|date=December 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, pp. 11–16[http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/west/sports/w-soccer/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/record-book.pdf 2015 WCC record book] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180820074520/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/west/sports/w-soccer/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/record-book.pdf |date=2018-08-20 }}, p. 20{{Cite web|url=https://stats.ncaa.org/people/5929|title=NCAA Statistics|website=stats.ncaa.org}}
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Santa Clara Broncos
| conference= NCAA Division I independent
| startyear = 1987
| endyear = 1991
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 1987
| name = Santa Clara
| overall = 10–4–3
| conference =
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 1988
| name = Santa Clara
| overall = 11–7–1
| conference =
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 1989
| name = Santa Clara
| overall = 14–5
| conference =
| confstanding =
| postseason = College Cup Semifinals
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 1990
| name = Santa Clara
| overall = 18–1–1
| conference =
| confstanding =
| postseason = College Cup Semifinals
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 1991
| name = Santa Clara
| overall = 10–6
| conference =
| confstanding =
| postseason = NCAA First Round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Santa Clara Broncos
| conference= West Coast Conference
| startyear = 1992
| endyear =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 1992
| name = Santa Clara
| overall = 12–5–2
| conference = 3–1
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason = College Cup Semifinals
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = conference
| season = 1993
| name = Santa Clara
| overall = 15–5
| conference = 6–0
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NCAA First Round
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 1994
| name = Santa Clara
| overall = 14–5–1
| conference = 5–2
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason = NCAA First Round
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 1995
| name = Santa Clara
| overall = 16–4–2
| conference = 5–1–1
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason = NCAA Quarterfinals
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 1996
| name = Santa Clara
| overall = 18–4–2
| conference = 5–2
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason = College Cup Semifinals
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 1997
| name = Santa Clara
| overall = 20–3–1
| conference = 6–1
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason = College Cup Semifinals
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = conference
| season = 1998
| name = Santa Clara
| overall = 22–1–1
| conference = 7–0
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = College Cup Semifinals
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = conference
| season = 1999
| name = Santa Clara
| overall = 23–1
| conference = 7–0
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = College Cup Semifinals
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2000
| name = Santa Clara
| overall = 16–7–1
| conference = 4–3
| confstanding = 5th
| postseason = NCAA Quarterfinals
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = national
| season = 2001
| name = Santa Clara
| overall = 23–2
| conference = 6–1
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = College Cup Champions
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2002
| name = Santa Clara
| overall = 20–5–1
| conference = 6–1
| confstanding = T–1st
| postseason = College Cup Runners-up
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2003
| name = Santa Clara
| overall = 14–4–6
| conference = 6–0–1
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NCAA Quarterfinals
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2004
| name = Santa Clara
| overall = 18–5–2
| conference = 6–1
| confstanding = T–1st
| postseason = College Cup Semifinals
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2005
| name = Santa Clara
| overall = 17–5–2
| conference = 4–2–1
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason = NCAA Quarterfinals
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2006
| name = Santa Clara
| overall = 15–5–1
| conference = 5–1–1
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NCAA First Round
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2007
| name = Santa Clara
| overall = 12–6–3
| conference = 4–3
| confstanding = 3rd
| postseason = NCAA First Round
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2008
| name = Santa Clara
| overall = 4–11–4
| conference = 1–4–2
| confstanding = 6th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2009
| name = Santa Clara
| overall = 14–7–2
| conference = 5–2
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason = NCAA Third Round
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2010
| name = Santa Clara
| overall = 13–7–2
| conference = 4–3
| confstanding = T–2nd
| postseason = NCAA Second Round
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2011
| name = Santa Clara
| overall = 13–2–6
| conference = 6–1–1
| confstanding = 3rd
| postseason = NCAA First Round
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2012
| name = Santa Clara
| overall = 12–4–6
| conference = 4–1–3
| confstanding = 3rd
| postseason = NCAA Second Round
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2013
| name = Santa Clara
| overall = 16–4–2
| conference = 8–1
| confstanding = T–1st
| postseason = NCAA Third Round
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2014
| name = Santa Clara
| overall = 14–6
| conference = 7–2
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2015
| name = Santa Clara
| overall = 14–6–2
| conference = 6–1–2
| postseason = NCAA Second Round
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2016
| name = Santa Clara
| overall = 12–7–4
| conference = 6–2–1
| postseason = NCAA Quarterfinals
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2017
| name = Santa Clara
| overall = 15–7–1
| conference = 8–1
| postseason = NCAA Third Round
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2018
| name = Santa Clara
| overall = 17–3–2
| conference = 7–2
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason = NCAA Second Round
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2019
| name = Santa Clara
| overall = 15–6–2
| conference = 7–0–2
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason = NCAA Third Round
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = national
| season = 2020
| name = Santa Clara
| overall = 11–1
| conference = 6–1
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = College Cup Champions
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2021
| name = Santa Clara
| overall = 15–5-3
| conference = 8–1
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason = College Cup Semifinals
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2022
| name = Santa Clara
| overall = 12-7-3
| conference = 7-0-2
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NCAA Second Round
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2023
| name = Santa Clara
| overall = 14-5-2
| conference = 6–2
| confstanding = 3rd
| postseason = NCAA Second Round
}}
{{CBB yearly record subtotal
| name = Santa Clara
| overall = {{winpct|549|179|71|record=y}}
| confrecord = {{winpct|172|42|18|record=y}}
}}
{{CBB yearly record end
| overall = {{winpct|549|179|71|record=y}}
}}
Personal life
Smith is married to Brandi Chastain; they have a son, Jaden Chastain Smith, born in June 2006. Smith also has a son from a previous relationship, Cameron Smith.{{Cite web |last=Stephens |first=Stephanie |title= Soccer Superstar Brandi Chastain: 'Each Moment Led Me to Now' |url=https://parade.com/493991/stephaniestephens/soccer-superstar-brandi-chastain-each-moment-led-me-to-now/ |website=Parade|date=22 July 2016 }}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.santaclarabroncos.com/sports/w-soccer/coaches/Smith_Jerry Santa Clara coach profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160708144153/http://santaclarabroncos.com/sports/w-soccer/coaches/Smith_Jerry |date=2016-07-08 }}
- {{Twitter|scujerrysmith}}
{{NSCAA Coach of the Year}}
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Category:American soccer coaches
Category:College men's soccer coaches in the United States
Category:Santa Clara Broncos women's soccer coaches
Category:Sportspeople from Cupertino, California
Category:California State University, East Bay alumni
Category:High school soccer coaches in the United States