Jamie Clark (footballer)

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

Jamie Clark
Personal information
Full name James Clark
Date of birth (1976-12-13) 13 December 1976
Place of birth Aberdeen, Scotland
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 University of Washington (head coach)
Youth career
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)
Teams managed
2002–2005 New Mexico Lobos (assistant coach)
2006–2007 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (assistant coach)
2008–2009 Harvard Crimson
2010 Creighton Bluejays
2011– Washington Huskies
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Early life

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

Career

College career

Clark, a defender, played his freshman season of college soccer at 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]

References
  1. "Jamie Clark". World Soccer. Archived from the original on 16 December 2005. Retrieved 28 June 2009.
  2. Dan Murphy (18 September 2007). "Like father, like son". The Observer. Archived from the original on 10 August 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2009.
  3. Keith Peters (6 August 2009). "He doesn't play like a rookie". Palo Alto Online. Retrieved 28 June 2009.
  4. "Jamie Clark". University of Notre Dame. Retrieved 28 June 2009.
  5. "Jamie Clark". Harvard University. Retrieved 28 June 2009.
  6. "Clark Revives Former Success". The Harvard Crimson. 20 February 2008. Retrieved 28 June 2009.
  7. "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
  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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