| Jerry Smith | |
| Birth Date: | December 31, 1960 |
| Current Title: | Head coach |
| Current Team: | Santa Clara |
| Current Conference: | WCC |
| Alma Mater: | California State University, East Bay |
| Coach Years1: | 1980–1986 |
| Coach Team1: | Homestead HS (boys') |
| Coach Years2: | 1982–1986 |
| Coach Team2: | Foothill (men's asst.) |
| Coach Years3: | 1986 |
| Coach Team3: | Foothill |
| Coach Years4: | 1987–present |
| Coach Team4: | Santa Clara |
| Championships: | NCAA Division I (2001, 2020) 11× WCC Tournament |
| Awards: | National Coach of the Year (2001) |
Jerry Wayne Smith (born December 31, 1960)[1] is an American soccer coach who is currently head coach of the women's soccer program at Santa Clara University.[2] [3] [4]
Smith began his coaching career in 1980 as head boys' soccer coach at his alma mater Homestead High School in Cupertino, California, where he was head coach for seven seasons. From 1982 to 1986, he was men's soccer assistant coach at Foothill College in nearby Los Altos and was head women's soccer coach at Foothill in 1986.
After completing his bachelor's degree in kinesiology at California State University, Hayward in 1986, Smith became the head coach at Santa Clara University in 1987.[5] In 2001, he coached the Broncos to its first NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship after defeating 17-time champion North Carolina 1–0.[6] He has coached the team to 11 West Coast Conference titles and 33 NCAA tournaments.[7]
In 2001, Smith was named head coach of the United States women's national under-21 soccer team.[8]
Smith is married to Brandi Chastain; they have a son, Jaden Chastain Smith, born in June 2006. Smith also has a son from a previous relationship, Cameron Smith.[12]