Jamie Clark (footballer)

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Jamie Clark
Personal information
Date of birth (1976-12-13) 13 December 1976 (age 47)
Place of birth Aberdeen, Scotland
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 University of Washington (head coach)
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1996 North Carolina Tar Heels
1997–1998 Stanford Cardinal
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1999–2001 San Jose Clash 34 (2)
1999 → Aberdeen (loan) 0 (0)
2000 → MLS Pro 40 (loan) 1 (0)
2001 Falkirk 0 (0)
2001–2002 Raith Rovers 3 (0)
2002 Minnesota Thunder 3 (0)
Total41(2)
Managerial career
2002–2005 New Mexico Lobos (assistant)
2006–2007 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (assistant)
2008–2009 Harvard Crimson
2010 Creighton Bluejays
2011– Washington Huskies
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Clark (born 13 December 1976) is a Scottish football coach and former professional player who is the head coach of the University of Washington.

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Early life

Clark was born on 13 December 1976 in Aberdeen. [1] His father is former player Bobby Clark. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

College career

Clark, a defender, played his freshman season of college soccer at the University of North Carolina, [2] before transferring to Stanford University, where he graduated in 1999. [1] [4] [5] [7]

Professional career

Clark was selected in the 1999 MLS College Draft by the San Jose Clash. [1] [2] [4] [5] [7] Clark made his debut for San Jose before he had graduated from college, [3] [6] and played in twenty consecutive games for the club during his first season. [3] Clark made 34 league appearances in total for San Jose. [8] While at San Jose, Clark spent a brief loan spell at Scottish side Aberdeen, [9] although he never made a league appearance at the club. [10] He also played one game on loan to MLS Pro 40 during the 2000 USL A-League season. [11] Clark spent a total of two-and-a-half seasons playing in Major League Soccer, [4] [5] before returning to Scotland to play with Falkirk and Raith Rovers, [12] before being forced to retire from playing due to a groin injury. [2] [6]

Coaching career

Clark was an assistant coach at the University of New Mexico from 2002 to 2005, [2] [4] [5] [6] [7] and an assistant coach at the University of Notre Dame from 2006 to 2007. [2] [4] [5] [6] [7] Clark was named as head coach of Harvard University in February 2008. [5] [6] [7] [13] He led the Crimson to a 26–10–1 record in his two years there, earning bids to the NCAA tournament both seasons. In June 2010, he was named head coach at Creighton University. [14] He coached the Bluejays for one season, leading them to a 13–5–2 record and an at-large berth in the NCAA tournament, where Creighton reached the second round before losing to SMU in a shootout. On 26 January 2011, he resigned at Creighton to become head coach of the Washington Huskies. [15]

Honours

New Mexico Lobos
Harvard Crimson
Creighton Blue Jays
Washington Huskies
Individual

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Dan Murphy (18 September 2007). "Like father, like son". The Observer. Archived from the original on 10 August 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2009.
  3. 1 2 3 Keith Peters (6 August 2009). "He doesn't play like a rookie". Palo Alto Online. Retrieved 28 June 2009.
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  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Clark Revives Former Success". The Harvard Crimson. 20 February 2008. Retrieved 28 June 2009.
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  9. ↑ Jamie Clark at Soccerbase
  10. ↑ "ABERDEEN : 1946/47 – 2008/09". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 20 August 2009.
  11. ↑ "2000 U.S. Pro 40 Stats". Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
  12. ↑ "RAITH ROVERS : 1946/47 – 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 20 August 2009.
  13. ↑ "Jamie Clark Named Head Coach at Harvard". University of Notre Dame. 12 February 2008. Retrieved 28 June 2009.
  14. ↑ "Creighton Names Jamie Clark Head Men's Soccer Coach". Creighton University. 13 June 2010. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
  15. ↑ "Creighton Coach Jamie Clark Resigns as Head Coach to Move to Washington". Creighton University. 26 January 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
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