Khano Smith

Khano Smith

Personal information
Full name	Khano Smith
Date of birth	(1981-01-10) 10 January 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth	Paget, Bermuda
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Position(s)	Left winger
Team information
Current team	Rhode Island FC
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2000	Champlain Beavers
2001–2002	Lees-McRae Bobcats
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003	Carolina Dynamo	12	(4)
2003–2005	Dandy Town Hornets	28	(15)
2005–2008	New England Revolution	85	(8)
2009	New York Red Bulls	8	(0)
2009–2010	Lincoln City	5	(0)
2010	New England Revolution	15	(0)
2011	Bermuda Hogges	5	(2)
2014	Real Boston Rams	1	(0)
Total		159	(29)
International career
2003–2012	Bermuda	33	(10)
Managerial career
2015	Southern New Hampshire Penmen (assistant)
2016–2018	Orlando Pride (assistant)
2019–2023	Birmingham Legion FC (assistant)
2024–	Rhode Island FC
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Khano Smith (born 10 January 1981) is a Bermudian retired footballer who is serving as a head coach and general manager for USL Championship club Rhode Island FC. ^[1]

Club career

College and amateur

Smith played college soccer at Champlain College and Lees-McRae College, and in the USL Premier Development League for Carolina Dynamo.

Professional career

Smith began his professional career playing for the Dandy Town Hornets, who he helped win the 2003–04 Cingular Wireless Premier Division title in his first year at the club. In his second season, he led the league in scoring as Dandy Town finished two points behind Devonshire Cougars. He captured his second trophy with the club in 2005 leading the Hornets to the Bermuda Champions Cup.

After two successful seasons in Bermuda he moved Major League Soccer and signed with New England Revolution in April 2005. ^[2] He made his first start, and scored his first goal, on 4 June 2005 during a 1–1 tie with the Kansas City Wizards. Smith also scored the winning goal against the MetroStars which led the Revolution to the MLS Conference Championship in 2005. He came to be known in New England for his inconsistent play, showing occasional flashes of brilliance, but also making fundamental mistakes. He was also known for his pace and his crucial crosses which pick out his teammates for easy finishes.

He moved from an out and out striker to an attacking left wing back. In 2007 and 2008 he was the regular starter on the left wing and scored several crucial goals.

On 26 November 2008, Smith was selected by Seattle Sounders FC with the fourth pick in the 2008 MLS Expansion Draft. ^[3] Before ever playing a match for the Sounders, he was traded to New York Red Bulls in exchange for allocation money. ^[4] On 30 July 2009 New York waived Smith. ^[5]

After trialing with Southend United, and playing for their reserves in a 4–0 defeat to Norwich City reserves in September 2009, Smith was offered a professional contract at Lincoln City, having impressed new manager Chris Sutton on a 10-day trial. ^[6] On 23 October Smith was reported to have signed a 'short-term' deal with Lincoln. ^[7]

Smith became an instant first team regular at Lincoln. However, he was dropped after six games, his final one coming in an FA Cup game at Northwich Victoria. He was released when his contract expired on 7 January 2010. ^[8]

Smith re-signed with New England Revolution on 26 March 2010 after trialing with the team during pre-season. ^[9]

After the 2010 Major League Soccer season New England declined Smith's contract option and he elected to participate in the 2010 MLS Re-Entry Draft. Smith became a free agent in Major League Soccer when he was not selected in the Re-Entry draft. On 7 March 2011 he signed with Carolina RailHawks of the North American Soccer League. ^[10] However, Smith was not listed on the 2011 roster released by the club on 4 April 2011. In an interview with Bermuda's The Royal Gazette on 7 April, Smith stated he would not play for Carolina due to a contract dispute. ^[11]

International career

Smith made his debut for Bermuda in a December 2003 friendly match against Barbados and earned a total of 33 caps, scoring 10 goals. He represented his country in 13 FIFA World Cup qualification matches. ^[12]

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	29 February 2004	Bermuda National Stadium, Devonshire Parish, Bermuda	Montserrat	4–0	13–0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
2	21 March 2004	Blakes Estate Stadium, Plymouth, Montserrat		5–0	7–0
3	21 March 2004			6–0	7–0
4	24 November 2004	Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Cayman Islands	1–0	2–1	2005 Caribbean Cup qualification
5	26 November 2004	Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1–1	3–3
6	21 November 2006	Barbados National Stadium, Bridgetown, Barbados	Bahamas	1–0	4–0	Caribbean Nations Cup 2006-07
7				3–0
8	6 September 2011	Providence Stadium, Providence, Guyana	Guyana	1–2	1–2	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
9	11 November 2011	Bermuda National Stadium, Devonshire Parish, Bermuda	Barbados	1–1	2–1
10	14 November 2011			2–0	2–1

Managerial career

Smith was named assistant coach for Orlando Pride in the National Women's Soccer League in December 2015. ^[13] On 18 December 2018, Smith joined the technical staff of expansion club Birmingham Legion FC ahead of their first season in the USL Championship. ^[14]

Smith was announced as the first-ever head coach and general manager of Rhode Island FC on March 8, 2023. ^[15]

Honors

Dandy Town Hornets

• Cingular Wireless Premier Division Champion (1): 2004
• Bermuda Champions Cup (1): 2004–05

New England Revolution

• Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (1): 2007
• North American SuperLiga (1): 2008

Individual

• Cingular Wireless Premier Division Top Scorer: 2005

References

1. "Rhode Island FC appoints Khano Smith as first Head Coach and General Manager". uslchampionship.com. 8 March 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
2. "Revolution signs forward Khano Smith". 15 April 2005.
3. "Smith looking forward to team-up with Ljungberg". Ontheminute.com. 26 November 2008. Retrieved 26 November 2008.
4. "Red Bulls acquire Khano Smith from Seattle," New York Red Bulls Media Relations, Thursday, 12 February 2009. ^{[ permanent dead link ]}
5. "Red Bulls waive Khano Smith", New York Red Bulls Reader, 30 July 2009.
6. http://www.sportsecho.co.uk/lincolncity/Bermudan-international-poised-sign-City/article-1412351-detail/article.html
7. Lincoln sign Bermuda winger Smith www.bbc.co.uk
8. Two depart Lincoln City ^{[ permanent dead link ]}
9. Revolution bring Khano Smith back, ink Serbian midfielder ^{[ permanent dead link ]}
10. "RailHawks Announce Player Signings and Preseason Schedule". 7 March 2011.
11. "Khano in contract row with RailHawks | Bermuda Soccer". Archived from the original on 10 April 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
12. Khano Smith – FIFA competition record (archived)
13. Smith excited by coaching opportunity – Royal Gazette
14. "KHANO SMITH JOINS LEGION FC TECHNICAL STAFF". BHMLegion.com. Birmingham Legion FC. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
15. "Rhode Island FC Names Khano Smith as Club's First Head Coach and General Manager". Rhode Island Football Club. 8 March 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2023.

External links

• Khano Smith at National-Football-Teams.com
• Khano Smith at Soccerbase
• FIFA Statistics