Richardson Smith

Richardson Smith
Personal information
Full name Rodolfo Richardson Smith
Date of birth (1963-02-24) 24 February 1963 (age 61)
Place of birth San Pedro Sula, Honduras
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1981–1988 Marathón
Real España
1988–1990 UA Tamaulipas 58 (13)
1990–1991 Real España
1991 Peñarol
1991–1992 UA Tamaulipas 30 (7)
1992–1993 Universidad Guadalajara 21 (3)
1993–1998 Real España
International career
1985–1996 Honduras 33 (11)
Managerial career
2004–2005 Municipal Valencia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rodolfo Richardson Smith (born 24 February 1963, in San Pedro Sula)[1] is a retired Honduran football midfielder.

Club career

Smith began playing football in the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras with Marathón and Real España. He won the 1990–91 Honduran Liga Nacional title with Real España, scoring two goals in the final against Motagua.[2][3]

In 1988, he moved abroad to play in Mexico with Correcaminos UAT. He would spend four seasons in the Mexican Primera División with Correcaminos[4] and Club Universidad de Guadalajara. He also had a six-month spell with C.A. Peñarol in the Uruguayan Primera División.[3]

International career

Richardson Smith made his debut for Honduras in the 1980s and has earned over 30 caps, scoring 11 goals. He has represented his country in 15 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[5][6] and played at the 1995 UNCAF Nations Cup.[7]

He played as a defender in his last match, covering for an injury to Luis Pineda, in a 3–1 FIFA World Cup qualification loss against Mexico on 6 November 1996. He lost the ball on the edge of the area which led to a Mexico goal, and fans attacked his house in San Pedro Sula with stones and fireworks after the match.[8] The incident prompted him to announce his retirement from the national team.

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 8 November 1992 Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (1924), San José, Costa Rica  Costa Rica 3-2 Win 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
2. 28 November 1992 Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4-0 Win 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
3. 4 April 1993 Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras  Canada 2-2 Draw 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
4. 27 March 1996 Estadio Marcelo Tinoco, Danlí, Honduras  Nicaragua 1-0 Win Friendly
5. 4 August 1996 Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica  Costa Rica 1-1 Draw Friendly
6. 7 August 1996 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama  Panama 2-1 Loss Friendly
7. 28 August 1996 Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula, Honduras  Cuba 2-2 Draw Friendly

Managerial career

After retiring as a player, Richardson Smith was assistant-coach at several clubs and became manager of Municipal Valencia for the 2004 Apertura season.[9] After spending time in the US as a youth team coach at Evergreen United[10] and Juventus Strikers,[11] he was named as possible manager of Deportes Savio in December 2012.[12] As of August 2015, he was still working with children in the USA.[1]

Honours and awards

Club

C.D. Real Espana
C.D. Marathón

Country

Honduras

References

  1. ^ a b Richardson Smith entrena niños en Estados Unidos: "Este país me ha tratado muy bien" - Diez (in Spanish)
  2. ^ "Los números a favor de los equipos sampedranos" [The numbers for teams of San Pedro Sula] (in Spanish). La Prensa. 30 November 2008. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013.
  3. ^ a b Cardona, Jorge (2004). "Mis condiciones no las tenía nadie" [My condition was not alone] (in Spanish). La Prensa.
  4. ^ Simbolos - Naranja de Corazón
  5. ^ Richardson Smith – FIFA competition record (archived)
  6. ^ Richardson Smith – FIFA competition record (archived)
  7. ^ UNCAF Tournament 1995 - RSSSF
  8. ^ "Fanáticos atacan casa de Smith" [Fans attack Smith's house] (in Spanish). La Nacion. 8 November 1996.
  9. ^ Richardson Smith reemplaza al colombiano Jairo Ríos[permanent dead link‍] - Fútbol de Honduras (in Spanish)
  10. ^ Coaching Staff - Evergreen United
  11. ^ Roster Archived 2012-08-17 at the Wayback Machine - Norcal Premier Soccer
  12. ^ Richardson Smith es candidato para dirigir al Deportes Savio - La Tribuna (in Spanish)