Kaetu Smith

{{short description|Liberian football coach}}

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Kaetu Smith is a Liberian football coach.

Career

During the 1990s, Smith managed Liberian club sides Baccus Marine and LPRC Oilers, before spending much of the 2000s coaching youth teams in the United States.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17993794|title=Liberia name Kaetu Smith as new national coach|date=8 May 2012|publisher=BBC Sport}} He was appointed as manager of the Liberian national team in May 2012. Smith's appointment was criticised by George Weah,{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18227006|title=Liberia's Weah criticises coaching choice|date=27 May 2012|publisher=BBC Sport}} comments which were played down by Smith.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18281296|title=Liberia coach Kaetu Smith brushes off George Weah comments|date=31 May 2012|publisher=BBC Sport}} Smith and his assistants were sacked in December 2012.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20864585|title=Liberia sack coach Kaetu Smith after just seven months|date=29 December 2012|author=Zoegar Jaynes|publisher=BBC Sport}}

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