[citation needed] In 2009, he was appointed manager of French sixth tier club Reims Sainte-Anne.
[citation needed] In 2012, Smaili was appointed manager of Charleville-Mézières in the French seventh tier, helping them earn promotion to the French sixth tier.
[citation needed] Before the second half of 2014–15, he was appointed manager of French sixth tier club Prix-lès-Mézières.
[1] In 2017, Smaili was appointed manager of the Luxembourg women's national football team.
[2] In 2020, he was appointed manager of the Djibouti women's national football team.