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Dean Smith is an English professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of Premier League club Norwich City.
Smith was appointed as Aston Villa manager in October 2018 and took the club from 14th in the Championship to the Premier League via the play-offs in the 2018-19 season, and then to the 2020 EFL Cup final.
Smith started his playing career at Walsall, as the club suffered relegation from the Third Division in 1989-90 under John Barnwell's stewardship.
Walsall finished tenth in 1993-94, and Smith left the club, having played a total of 166 games for the Saddlers, scoring two goals.
In summer 1994, Smith was sold to Hereford United for £80,000, a club record fee for the "Bulls".
Smith was Graham Turner's captain at Edgar Street during the club's rise to the Third Division play-offs in 1995-96, where they were beaten by 4-2 Darlington at the semi-final stage, despite Smith opening the scoring just two minutes into the first leg.
Smith scored 26 goals in 146 appearances in all competitions during his time at Edgar Street.
Smith signed with Tommy Taylor's Leyton Orient in August 1997, with a tribunal setting the fee at £42,500.
Smith continued to feature heavily in the 2002-03 campaign, though he left the club in mid-season.
The club then had a clear out of personnel, and Smith was one of 13 players to depart Hillsborough.
After working as a youth coach at Leyton Orient from January 2005, Smith was promoted to the role of assistant manager toward the end of the 2004-05 season.
After a poor run of form, Smith left Orient in January 2009, along with long serving manager Martin Ling.
In July 2009, Smith returned to his first club, Walsall, in the role of Head of Youth.
Taking over managerial duties with his side nine points adrift at the foot of League One, Smith managed to steer Walsall out of the drop zone before the season's end.
Smith signed a new two-and-a-half-year contract in October, keeping him at the club until summer 2015.
Walsall recovered to win four of their five games in January, as Smith was named as Manager of the Month.
Smith released top-scorer Craig Westcarr at the end of the season, along with Troy Hewitt, Nicky Featherstone, James McQuilkin, and Shane Lewis.
Walsall started the 2015-16 season well, with Smith being named as League One Manager of the Month for August 2015 as the club ended the month at the top of the table.
Walsall rejected an approach for Smith from Rotherham United in October, describing him as "Fundamental to our future plans".
Smith signed a new 12-month rolling contract on 16 October.
Brentford finished the 2015-16 season in ninth place, during which time Smith sold Toumani Diagouraga and James Tarkowski for a combined £3.6 million.
In building for the 2016-17 season Smith signed 18 players, including Romaine Sawyers and Rico Henry from previous club Walsall.
The "Bees" finished the season in tenth place, and Smith said he wanted to bring in more players in order to push for the play-offs the following season.
Brentford finished the 2017-18 season in ninth-place and were "Widely regarded as the Championship's entertainers" after Smith built an attractive passing style of play on a shoestring budget.
On 10 October 2018, Smith was appointed manager of 14th-placed Championship club Aston Villa, with John Terry as his assistant coach.
Villa's form dipped dramatically in the three months after Jack Grealish was sidelined with a shin injury picked up in that match, but on 2 March, Smith gave Grealish the captaincy on his return to the first-team and the 23-year old inspired an important 4-0 victory over play-off rivals Derby County.
On 22 April 2019, Smith lead Aston Villa to break an 109 year old club record for longest winning run after defeating Millwall 1-0 at Villa Park to make it 10 successive victories in 10 matches.
On 11 May, Smith oversaw his 18th win with Aston Villa as they came from behind to beat West Brom 2-1 in the first leg of the Championship play-off semi-finals.
On 29 November 2019, midway through his first Premier League season with Aston Villa, Smith signed a contract extension lasting until 2023.
Smith strengthened the squad in summer 2020 by signing Matty Cash, Ollie Watkins, Lamare Bogarde, Emiliano Martínez and Bertrand Traoré.
On 4 October, in the third game of the 2020-21 season, Smith led Aston Villa to a 7-2 home win over Premier League champions Liverpool; this was the first time a team had scored seven goals past the top-flight champions in 67 years.
On 26 December, Smith oversaw his century of competitive games as manager of Aston Villa with a 3-0 victory over Crystal Palace despite his team being reduced to ten men for the majority of the game due to Tyrone Mings' first half dismissal.
Smith was named as Premier League Manager of the Month for December as Villa conceded just one goal in their five league games.
Aston Villa ended the campaign in 11th-place and Smith was keen to strengthen the squad further.
In preparation for the English record transfer of Jack Grealish to Manchester City, a deal worth £100 million, Smith brought in summer signings Emiliano Buendía, Leon Bailey and Danny Ings for a total fee of £83 million.
On 7 November 2021, Smith and Aston Villa parted company after a run of five straight defeats in the Premier League.
On 15 November 2021, Smith signed a two-and-a-half year deal to become the new Norwich City head coach, replacing the outgoing Daniel Farke.
Smith is married, and has two children - a son, Jamie, and daughter.
Towards the end of his life, Ron Smith suffered from dementia and was not aware that his son had become Aston Villa manager.
On the eve of the 2019 play-off final, Dean Smith visited his father and told him "The next time I see you, I'll be a Premier League manager." Ron Smith died on 27 May 2020 after contracting COVID-19.
Smith was appointed as Aston Villa manager in October 2018 and took the club from 14th in the Championship to the Premier League via the play-offs in the 2018-19 season, and then to the 2020 EFL Cup final.
Smith started his playing career at Walsall, as the club suffered relegation from the Third Division in 1989-90 under John Barnwell's stewardship.
Walsall finished tenth in 1993-94, and Smith left the club, having played a total of 166 games for the Saddlers, scoring two goals.
In summer 1994, Smith was sold to Hereford United for £80,000, a club record fee for the "Bulls".
Smith was Graham Turner's captain at Edgar Street during the club's rise to the Third Division play-offs in 1995-96, where they were beaten by 4-2 Darlington at the semi-final stage, despite Smith opening the scoring just two minutes into the first leg.
Smith scored 26 goals in 146 appearances in all competitions during his time at Edgar Street.
Smith signed with Tommy Taylor's Leyton Orient in August 1997, with a tribunal setting the fee at £42,500.
Smith continued to feature heavily in the 2002-03 campaign, though he left the club in mid-season.
The club then had a clear out of personnel, and Smith was one of 13 players to depart Hillsborough.
After working as a youth coach at Leyton Orient from January 2005, Smith was promoted to the role of assistant manager toward the end of the 2004-05 season.
After a poor run of form, Smith left Orient in January 2009, along with long serving manager Martin Ling.
In July 2009, Smith returned to his first club, Walsall, in the role of Head of Youth.
Taking over managerial duties with his side nine points adrift at the foot of League One, Smith managed to steer Walsall out of the drop zone before the season's end.
Smith signed a new two-and-a-half-year contract in October, keeping him at the club until summer 2015.
Walsall recovered to win four of their five games in January, as Smith was named as Manager of the Month.
Smith released top-scorer Craig Westcarr at the end of the season, along with Troy Hewitt, Nicky Featherstone, James McQuilkin, and Shane Lewis.
Walsall started the 2015-16 season well, with Smith being named as League One Manager of the Month for August 2015 as the club ended the month at the top of the table.
Walsall rejected an approach for Smith from Rotherham United in October, describing him as "Fundamental to our future plans".
Smith signed a new 12-month rolling contract on 16 October.
Brentford finished the 2015-16 season in ninth place, during which time Smith sold Toumani Diagouraga and James Tarkowski for a combined £3.6 million.
In building for the 2016-17 season Smith signed 18 players, including Romaine Sawyers and Rico Henry from previous club Walsall.
The "Bees" finished the season in tenth place, and Smith said he wanted to bring in more players in order to push for the play-offs the following season.
Brentford finished the 2017-18 season in ninth-place and were "Widely regarded as the Championship's entertainers" after Smith built an attractive passing style of play on a shoestring budget.
On 10 October 2018, Smith was appointed manager of 14th-placed Championship club Aston Villa, with John Terry as his assistant coach.
Villa's form dipped dramatically in the three months after Jack Grealish was sidelined with a shin injury picked up in that match, but on 2 March, Smith gave Grealish the captaincy on his return to the first-team and the 23-year old inspired an important 4-0 victory over play-off rivals Derby County.
On 22 April 2019, Smith lead Aston Villa to break an 109 year old club record for longest winning run after defeating Millwall 1-0 at Villa Park to make it 10 successive victories in 10 matches.
On 11 May, Smith oversaw his 18th win with Aston Villa as they came from behind to beat West Brom 2-1 in the first leg of the Championship play-off semi-finals.
On 29 November 2019, midway through his first Premier League season with Aston Villa, Smith signed a contract extension lasting until 2023.
Smith strengthened the squad in summer 2020 by signing Matty Cash, Ollie Watkins, Lamare Bogarde, Emiliano Martínez and Bertrand Traoré.
On 4 October, in the third game of the 2020-21 season, Smith led Aston Villa to a 7-2 home win over Premier League champions Liverpool; this was the first time a team had scored seven goals past the top-flight champions in 67 years.
On 26 December, Smith oversaw his century of competitive games as manager of Aston Villa with a 3-0 victory over Crystal Palace despite his team being reduced to ten men for the majority of the game due to Tyrone Mings' first half dismissal.
Smith was named as Premier League Manager of the Month for December as Villa conceded just one goal in their five league games.
Aston Villa ended the campaign in 11th-place and Smith was keen to strengthen the squad further.
In preparation for the English record transfer of Jack Grealish to Manchester City, a deal worth £100 million, Smith brought in summer signings Emiliano Buendía, Leon Bailey and Danny Ings for a total fee of £83 million.
On 7 November 2021, Smith and Aston Villa parted company after a run of five straight defeats in the Premier League.
On 15 November 2021, Smith signed a two-and-a-half year deal to become the new Norwich City head coach, replacing the outgoing Daniel Farke.
Smith is married, and has two children - a son, Jamie, and daughter.
Towards the end of his life, Ron Smith suffered from dementia and was not aware that his son had become Aston Villa manager.
On the eve of the 2019 play-off final, Dean Smith visited his father and told him "The next time I see you, I'll be a Premier League manager." Ron Smith died on 27 May 2020 after contracting COVID-19.
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