Bobby Smyrniotis

Bobby Smyrniotis
	Smyrniotis in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Haralambos Smyrniotis
Date of birth	April 24, 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth	Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Team information
Current team	Forge FC (head coach)
College career
Years	Team
	Charleston Cougars
	York Lions
Managerial career
2003–2004	Olympiacos (academy)
2005–2018	Sigma FC
2018–	Forge FC

Haralambos "Bobby" Smyrniotis (born April 24, 1979) is a Canadian soccer coach and former player who works as head coach of Forge FC of the Canadian Premier League. Smyrniotis is the co-founder of the Sigma FC soccer academy based in Mississauga.

Playing career

Smyrniotis played for the College of Charleston and York University.^[2]

Coaching career

Early career

In 2003 and 2004, Smyrniotis was a coach in the academy system of Olympiacos.^[3] He co-founded Sigma FC, and was the team's head coach from 2005 to 2018.^[4]

Forge FC

2019 season

On October 1, 2018, Smyrniotis was announced as the first head coach and technical director of Canadian Premier League club Forge FC.^[5] During the 2019 season, Forge finished in second place during the Spring and Fall Seasons, both times behind Cavalry FC.^[6]^[7] He became the first coach to win the Canadian Premier League when Forge defeated Cavalry FC in the 2019 Canadian Premier League Finals.^[8] Also during the 2019 season, Forge were knocked out in the second qualifying round of the Canadian Championship.^[9] They also played in the CONCACAF League where they were knocked out in the Round of 16.^[10]

2020 season

Smyrniotis returned to coach Forge FC for the 2020 season. The 2020 Canadian Premier League season was played in three rounds.^[11] Forge qualified for the next round after finishing the first round in third place^[12] then qualified for the championship match after finishing in first place in the second round.^[13] Forge repeated as league champions after a 2–0 win in the Championship final against HFX Wanderers.^[14]

2021 season

In the CONCACAF League, Smyrniotis guided Forge FC to the semi-finals, qualifying the club for the CONCACAF Champions League for the first time in its history.^[15]

Coaching statistics

As of game played February 13, 2024

Team	From	To	Record								Ref.
Team	From	To	M	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %	Ref.
Sigma FC	2014	September 30, 2018	117	72	24	21	238	135	+103	061.54
Forge FC	October 1, 2018	present	162	81	36	45	239	156	+83	050.00	^[5]^[6]^[7]^[9]^[10]^[11]
Total			279	153	60	66	477	291	+186	054.84	—

Personal life

Born in Canada, Smyrniotis is of Greek descent.^[16] He received a Specialized Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in Kinesiology & Health Science from York University and a Master of Science degree in Sports Management from the University of Louisville.^[5]

Bobby and his brother Costa Smyrniotis were both co-founders of Sigma FC. The brothers also worked together at Forge FC where Costa was the director of football until 2023.^[17]