fullname years clubs caps goals birth_place height position birth_date article_title name
richard geoffrey smith 1989 1989 1995 1996 -- 2001 → -lrb- loan -rrb- → grimsby town -lrb- loan -rrb- grimsby nuneaton town borough -lrb- loan -rrb- → cambridge united 98 4 8 78 1 0 0 1 lutterworth , leicestershire , england 6 0 central defender 3 october 1970 richard smith -lrb- footballer -rrb-
 richard smith
richard smith -lrb- footballer -rrb-

richard geoffrey smith -lrb- born 3 october 1970 -rrb- is a former english professional footballer who played as a defender from 1988 until 2001 .
he notably played in the premier league for leicester city , having also played for nuneaton borough and cambridge united on loan .
he joined grimsby town in 1996 and remained with the club until 2001 where he then retired through injury .
