Gary Smith

Gary or Garry Smith may refer to:

Footballers:

  • Gary Smith (footballer, born 1955), English footballer
  • Gary Smith (footballer, born 1966), St Kitts and Nevis international footballer
  • Gary Smith (footballer, born 1968), English football player and coach
  • Gary Smith (footballer, born 1971), Scottish footballer
  • Gary Smith (footballer, born 1984), English footballer
  • Gary Smith (footballer, born 1991), Scottish footballer
  • Other sports:

  • Gary Smith (ice hockey) (born 1944), ice hockey goaltender
  • Gary Smith (rugby league) (born 1963), Australian rugby league footballer of the 1980s and 1990s
  • Gary Smith (sportswriter) (born 1953), long-time writer for Sports Illustrated
  • Gary Smith (bowls) (born 1958), British bowler
  • Garry Smith (rugby league), New Zealand international
  • Musicians:

  • Gary Smith (drummer) (born 1950), member of Chase and Survivor
  • Gary Smith (guitarist), avant-garde guitarist, improviser and composer from the United Kingdom
  • Gary Smith (record producer), entrepreneur, record producer, and artist's manager
  • Gary Smith (EDA analyst)

    Gary Smith (March 9, 1941 – July 3, 2015) was a veteran electronic design automation (EDA) business analyst. He was chief analyst of Gary Smith EDA firm.

    Biography

    Smith was born in Stockton, California, and grew up in the San Joaquin Valley. He graduated with a bachelor of science degree in engineering from the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. After six years of active duty in Vietnam, he returned to civilian life as a salesperson for semiconductor companies including National Electronics, International Rectifier, TRW Inc., Signetics, Telmos, and Plessey. At Plessey, he transitioned to engineering management for ASICs.

    Joining LSI Logic, he became a CAD methodologist implementing the then novel register-transfer level (RTL) design methodology.

    From 1994 to 2006 he worked for the market research firm Dataquest (later known as Gartner Dataquest) as managing vice-president and chief analyst for EDA market analysis. From 2006 up to his death, he led his own market research firm, Gary Smith EDA.

    Gary Smith (footballer, born 1968)

    Gary Neil Smith (born 3 December 1968) is an English former footballer. He was most recently the head coach of the Atlanta Silverbacks in the North American Soccer League.

    Smith's playing career began at Fulham, progressing through the youth team before making one first-team appearance for the club. After a brief spell with Colchester United, Smith joined non-league side Enfield in 1989. His most successful spell during his playing days was at Wycombe Wanderers, spending two seasons with the club. After a season with Welling United, Smith returned to the Football League in 1993, when he signed for Barnet. Following a spell at Aylesbury United, Smith retired as a professional player, with his career blighted through numerous injuries.

    He turned to the coaching side of the game in an attempt to forge a career for himself following his premature retirement. After a spell coaching at Wimbledon, Smith was appointed youth team coach at Wycombe Wanderers in 2004. He joined Watford ahead of the 2005–06 campaign, combining the roles of reserve team manager with his U18 managerial duties. Smith then worked as a scout for Arsenal in 2007. His first managerial post was at MLS side Colorado Rapids, when he was appointed as manager in November 2008, following a successful spell as interim head coach. He spent three seasons at Colorado, with the club winning the 2010 MLS Cup, the first major trophy in the club's history. Despite his success, Colorado opted against renewing Smith's contract in November 2011. In January 2012, Smith was appointed as manager of League One side Stevenage. He guided the club to the League One play-offs that season, where they were defeated over two legs in the semi-final. In March 2013, he was sacked by the club after a poor run of form during the second half of the 2012–13 season.

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