On April 1, 2010, Chris Smith became the new head coach of the men’s soccer program.

In 2010, Smith led the Mercy College Men’s Soccer program to an improved record of 6-7-4.  Prior to his arrival in Dobbs Ferry, the Mavericks were a combined 4-26-1 over the past two seasons. Defensively, the goals against were lowered from 42 in 2009 to 24 in 2010. The team was more competitive going to overtime in nine of the 17 matches with five out of seven conference games heading into extra time. "2010 was about changing the culture, creating a competitive environment and recruiting quality student-athletes with character, ambition and desire," says Smith.  "I think we've improved every aspect of our program in the past 16 months.  I believe we have the potential to achieve goals that we set when my staff and I began back in April of 2010 -- make the ECC playoffs, compete for the conference championship and advance to the NCAA tournament."

Prior to his arrival in Dobbs Ferry, Smith held the same position at Division I Saint Peter’s College from 2004-2006.  While at SPC, he posted a 26-23-11 overall record.  He went to the MAAC Tournament two out of three times and had an overall conference record of 15-8-4.  He coached two offensive players of the year, fourteen all conference players and had the number one offense and number two defense in the MAAC in his last year at Saint Peter’s.  Smith’s head coaching tenure began at Division III Manhattanville College where he posted a mark of 32-26-3 from 2001-2003.  During his time with the Valiants, he earned Skyline Conference Coach of the Year in 2001 while guiding the team to two out of three conference tournaments.

Before his head coaching posts, Smith was an assistant at The College of New Jersey from 1996 to 1999.  TCNJ won the National Championship in 1996 and finished as the runner-up in 1997.  In 2000, Smith did one season as an assistant at Southern Connecticut State University before moving on to Manhattanville in 2001. 

While an undergraduate at Southern Connecticut State, he started on three Final Four teams winning a National Championship in 1992.  After graduation from SCSU in 1995, Smith played professional soccer with the Tampa Bay Terror of the National Professional Soccer League.

Smith has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, a Master of Arts in Athletic Administration and holds a United States Soccer Federation “A” license.  He resides in Long Island, New York with his wife, Maureen and their three daughters, Alana (10), Emily (7) and Delia (2).