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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.

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
  • Ivy League Championship: 2009[16]
Creighton Blue Jays
  • MVC Regular Season Championship: 2010[17]
Washington Huskies
Individual

References

  1. ^ a b c "Jamie Clark". World Soccer. Archived from the original on 16 December 2005. Retrieved 28 June 2009.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Dan Murphy (18 September 2007). "Like father, like son". The Observer. Archived from the original on 10 August 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2009.
  3. ^ a b c Keith Peters (6 August 2009). "He doesn't play like a rookie". Palo Alto Online. Retrieved 28 June 2009.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Jamie Clark". University of Notre Dame. Retrieved 28 June 2009.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g "Jamie Clark". Harvard University. Retrieved 28 June 2009. [dead link]
  6. ^ a b c d e f "Clark Revives Former Success". The Harvard Crimson. 20 February 2008. Retrieved 28 June 2009.
  7. ^ a b c d e f "Jamie Clark Tabbed to Lead Crimson Men's Soccer". Ivy League Sports. 13 February 2008. Archived from the original on 2 January 2010. Retrieved 28 June 2009.
  8. ^ "Jamie Clark". Major League Soccer.
  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.
  16. ^ a b c "Jaime Clark". Go Crimson. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  17. ^ "Jamie Clark Leaves Creighton After One Year". SGF Soccer. 11 February 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  18. ^ a b "Jaime Clark". Go Huskies. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
    "A LOOK AT THE PAC-12 MEN'S COLLEGE SOCCER CONFERENCE HEADING INTO THE 2021 SEASON". College Soccer News. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2021.

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