NASHVILLE, TN – The Gary Smith era is over in Nashville, ending with a Thursday morning press release announcing that Nashville SC had parted ways with the only manager they’ve ever had.
Building from the ground up
The Englishman joined the organization in 2017, arriving in the Music City a full year before the club debuted in the USL Championship as the head coach and technical director to help build professional soccer in the city from the ground up. No roster, no support staff and mobile trailer outside of a K-12 school serving as the training center. Smith started things essentially from scratch.
