Richardson Smith
# Richardson Smith

Rodolfo Richardson Smith (born 24 February 1963, in San Pedro Sula) 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.

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

## 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 and played at the 1995 UNCAF Nations Cup.

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. 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. After spending time in the US as a youth team coach at Evergreen United and Juventus Strikers, he was named as possible manager of Deportes Savio in December 2012. As of August 2015, he was still working with children in the USA.

## Honours and awards

### Club

**C.D. Real Espana**

* Liga Profesional de Honduras (2): 1990–91, 1993–94

**C.D. Marathón**

* Liga Profesional de Honduras (1): 1985–86

### Country

**Honduras**

* Copa Centroamericana (1): 1995
