the first team was as an unused substitute in the defeat at Shrewsbury Town on 24 November. On 23 February 2002, he made his debut when he replaced Brian Barry-Murphy in the 80th minute of the 5−1 defeat against Hartlepool United. Szmid was involved in several other matchday squads before the end of the season, but he only made one more appearance for United when he started the defeat against Leyton Orient in March. This was his final appearance for Southend and he left the club in the summer. Later career Szmid later played non-league football with Sutton Coldfield Town and Marine. In the same season he moved to play for Nuneaton Griff. In 2004, he played for Nuneaton Borough. The next season saw him playing for Vauxhall Motors. That season saw him suffering a bad injury which caused him to retire from playing football. After retiring, he attended Liverpool John Moores University where he graduated with a B.A. in Sports Development in 2007. Whilst studying he suffered a severe injury which caused his playing career to stop. The following year he attended the University of Chester where he took part in the GTP (Graduate Teacher Programme). He started teaching Physical Education at Ashton-on-Mersey School in Trafford in 2008. In September 2010 he started work as the Assistant Head of Education and Welfare at Manchester United F.C. International career ESFA U15 Szmid represented English Schools' Football Association (ESFA) under-15s and the team reached 3rd place of the mini World Cup at the Montaigu Tournament in France. He was in the last ESFA under-15 team when they beat Germany 1–0 at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, before The Football Association took over the running of Schools' Football. England U16 Szmid represented England at 1999 UEFA European Under-16 Championship in the Czech Republic. He featured in the quarter final defeat against the Czech Republic on 2 May 1999; he played 61 minutes before being replaced by Jay Bothroyd as England lost 1−0 after extra time. England futsal Szmid was called up to the England national futsal team for the Four Nations tournament in March 2005. On 9 March, he made his debut against France and scored a penalty in the 5−2 defeat in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France. Two days later, he played in the loss against Finland as England finished last place in the tournament. Career statistics References External links Marek Szmid at SouthendUnited.co.uk