Hans Smit

Early life and education Smit was born as an Indonesian citizen in Jakarta, Indonesia but moved to the Philippines at age 6. He represented his school as a varsity player at the UAAP Football Championships.

Among the other teams Smit had coached is Kaya and the National Capital Region youth team.

Smit led the DLSU Lady Booters to the top of its group at the elimination round of the UAAP Season 77 football tournament in 2015. In 2016, he served as the first head coach of the team at the PFF Women's League mentoring the team in the 2016-17 season. He guided the team in its 3–0 win against OutKast on their first match of the second round of the league's season which assured them of the league title.

Smit also organizes football festivals, leagues and national championships. He is an official Match Commissioner for the Philippine Football Federation and certified by the Asian Football Confederation. Smit led the team at the 2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualifiers. He was replaced by Joey Villarino the same year who was first tasked to guide the team at the 2008 AFF Women's Championship.

Personal life Smit is married to Carmencita Carlos Smit a natural-born Filipino and has four children who are all likewise born Filipino.

On June 6, 2016, the bill was approved in the Senate in the third and final reading, in time for the 16th Congress' sine die adjournment. On July 21, 2016, Smit became a naturalized Filipino citizen with the lapsing into law of the bill now known as Republic Act No. 10914, which was regarding his naturalization.