Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 13 December 1976 | ||
Place of birth | Aberdeen, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | University of Washington (head coach) | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1996 | North Carolina Tar Heels | ||
1997–1998 | Stanford Cardinal | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( 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) |
Total | 41 | (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.
Clark was born on 13 December 1976 in Aberdeen. [1] His father is former player Bobby Clark. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
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]
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]
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]
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Date of birth | 13 December 1976 | ||
Place of birth | Aberdeen, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | University of Washington (head coach) | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1996 | North Carolina Tar Heels | ||
1997–1998 | Stanford Cardinal | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( 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) |
Total | 41 | (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.
Clark was born on 13 December 1976 in Aberdeen. [1] His father is former player Bobby Clark. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
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]
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]
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]