Alan Clarke (footballer, born 1962)

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Alan Clarke
Personal information
Full name Alan Clarke
Date of birth (1962-02-03) 3 February 1962 (age 62)
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1979-1982 Leeds United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1982–1983 Borussia Lippstadt
1983–1984 Hammer 10 (2)
1984–1989 Blau-Weiß 90 86 (8)
1989-1992 Tennis Borussia Berlin 66 (6)
1992-1994 SV Yeşilyurt
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alan Clarke (born 3 February 1962) is an Irish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

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Youth

Born in Dublin and growing up in the suburb of Lucan, Clarke was on the books of famed academy side Home Farm as a boy. A teammate in those childhood years was future Ireland international Ronnie Whelan. [1] In 1979, both Clarke and Whelan left for England with the latter joining Liverpool and Clarke heading to Leeds United. After failing to make the grade at Leeds he left England for West Germany in 1982.

Germany

His first contract in Germany was with Borussia Lippstadt, then playing in the Oberliga Westfalen, the third tier of German football and the highest tier in the region of Westphalia. After only a year in Lippstadt, Clarke signed for Hamm outfit Hammer SpVg, also in the Oberliga Westfalen.

In 1984 he signed for Blau-Weiss 90 Berlin, then of the German second-tier 2. Bundesliga. He would spend six years with Blau-Weiß winning promotion to the Bundesliga in the 1985-86 season. The stay in the top-flight was brief, with Blau-Weiß finishing in last-place and suffering relegation back to the second-tier.

Clarke remained with Berlin for another three seasons. In 1989 he was offered the chance to return to England to play with Blackburn Rovers but decided to stay in Germany,[ citation needed ] dropping a division to play for Tennis Borussia Berlin in the regional third tier. He helped them win the Oberliga Berlin in 1990-91 but lost out on promotion to 2.Bundesliga in the playoffs. He retired from professional football in 1992.

Later years

After hanging up his boots Clarke stayed in Germany, playing local football, [2] including for Berlin side SV Yeşilyurt. He is now a golfer, and is currently the club pro at Kallin Golf Club in Berlin. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "'It was like living in Las Vegas' - the Dubliner, the Bundesliga and clubbing with Pat Kenny in Berlin". the42.ie. 29 March 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  2. ↑ "The Three Irish Footballers Who Played In The Bundesliga". Balls.ie. 13 May 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  3. ↑ "Alan-Clarke". Kallin Golf Club. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
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