Jamie Clark (footballer)

{{Short description|Scottish football player and coach (born 1976)}}

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|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1976|12|13|df=y}}

|birth_place = Aberdeen, Scotland

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|position = Defender

|currentclub = University of Washington (head coach)

|collegeyears1 = 1996

|college1 = North Carolina Tar Heels

|collegeyears2 = 1997–1998

|college2 = Stanford Cardinal

|years1 = 1999–2001

|clubs1 = San Jose Clash

|caps1 = 34

|goals1 = 2

|years2 = 1999

|clubs2 = → Aberdeen (loan)

|caps2 = 0

|goals2 = 0

|years3 = 2000

|clubs3 = → MLS Pro 40 (loan)

|caps3 = 1

|goals3 = 0

|years4 = 2001

|clubs4 = Falkirk

|caps4 = 0

|goals4 = 0

|years5 = 2001–2002

|clubs5 = Raith Rovers

|caps5 = 3

|goals5 = 0

|years6 = 2002

|clubs6 = Minnesota Thunder

|caps6 = 3

|goals6 = 0

|totalcaps = 41

|totalgoals = 2

|manageryears1 = 2002–2005

|managerclubs1 = New Mexico Lobos (assistant)

|manageryears2 = 2006–2007

|managerclubs2 = Notre Dame Fighting Irish (assistant)

|manageryears3 = 2008–2009

|managerclubs3 = Harvard Crimson

|manageryears4 = 2010

|managerclubs4 = Creighton Bluejays

|manageryears5 = 2011–

|managerclubs5 = Washington Huskies

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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.{{cite web|url=http://www.wsoccer.com/leagues/mls/clash/clark.htm|title=Jamie Clark|accessdate=28 June 2009|publisher=World Soccer|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051216093513/http://www.wsoccer.com/leagues/mls/clash/clark.htm|archive-date=16 December 2005|url-status=dead}} His father is former player Bobby Clark.

College career

Clark, a defender, played his freshman season of college soccer at the University of North Carolina,{{cite news|url=http://media.www.ndsmcobserver.com/media/storage/paper660/news/2007/09/18/Sports/Mens-Soccer.Like.Father.Like.Son-2974912.shtml|archive-url=https://archive.today/20110810164734/http://media.www.ndsmcobserver.com/media/storage/paper660/news/2007/09/18/Sports/Mens-Soccer.Like.Father.Like.Son-2974912.shtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 August 2011|title=Like father, like son|accessdate=28 June 2009|date=18 September 2007|author=Dan Murphy|newspaper=The Observer}} before transferring to Stanford University, where he graduated in 1999.

Professional career

Clark was selected in the 1999 MLS College Draft by the San Jose Clash. Clark made his debut for San Jose before he had graduated from college,{{cite web|url=http://www.paloaltoonline.com/weekly/morgue/sports/1999_Aug_6.CLARK.html|title=He doesn't play like a rookie|accessdate=28 June 2009|date=6 August 2009|author=Keith Peters|publisher=Palo Alto Online}} and played in twenty consecutive games for the club during his first season. Clark made 34 league appearances in total for San Jose.{{cite web|url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/jamie-clark |title=Jamie Clark|publisher=Major League Soccer}} While at San Jose, Clark spent a brief loan spell at Scottish side Aberdeen,{{soccerbase|id=18706|name=Jamie Clark}} although he never made a league appearance at the club.{{cite web|url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/aberdeen/aberdeen.html|title=ABERDEEN : 1946/47 – 2008/09|accessdate=20 August 2009|publisher=Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database}} He also played one game on loan to MLS Pro 40 during the 2000 USL A-League season.{{Cite web |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/aleague/stats/2000/stats.uspstax.html |title=2000 U.S. Pro 40 Stats |access-date=25 February 2012 |archive-date=24 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024163934/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/aleague/stats/2000/stats.uspstax.html |url-status=dead }} Clark spent a total of two and a half seasons playing in Major League Soccer, before returning to Scotland to play with Falkirk and Raith Rovers,{{cite web|url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/raith/raith.html|title=RAITH ROVERS : 1946/47 – 2007/08|accessdate=20 August 2009|publisher=Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database}} before being forced to retire from playing due to a groin injury.

Coaching career

Clark was an assistant coach at the University of New Mexico from 2002 to 2005, and an assistant coach at the University of Notre Dame from 2006 to 2007.{{cite web|url=http://www.und.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/clark_jamie00.html|title=Jamie Clark|accessdate=28 June 2009|publisher=University of Notre Dame}} Clark was named as head coach of Harvard University in February 2008.{{cite web|url=http://www.gocrimson.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9000&ATCLID=1388019|title=Jamie Clark|accessdate=28 June 2009|publisher=Harvard University}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}{{cite news|url=http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=521972|title=Clark Revives Former Success|accessdate=28 June 2009|date=20 February 2008|newspaper=The Harvard Crimson}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/article.asp?intID=6410 |title=Jamie Clark Tabbed to Lead Crimson Men's Soccer |accessdate=28 June 2009 |date=13 February 2008 |publisher=Ivy League Sports |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100102221235/http://ivyleaguesports.com/article.asp?intID=6410 |archivedate=2 January 2010 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.und.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/021208aaa.html|title=Jamie Clark Named Head Coach at Harvard|accessdate=28 June 2009|date=12 February 2008|publisher=University of Notre Dame}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.gocreighton.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=89401&SPID=2518&DB_OEM_ID=1000&ATCLID=204958968|title=Creighton Names Jamie Clark Head Men's Soccer Coach|accessdate=17 June 2010|date=13 June 2010|publisher=Creighton University}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.gocreighton.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=1000&ATCLID=205084272|title=Creighton Coach Jamie Clark Resigns as Head Coach to Move to Washington|accessdate=26 January 2011|date=26 January 2011|publisher=Creighton University}}

Honours

;New Mexico Lobos

NCAA Tournament Championship: Runners-up 2005 (as assistant){{cite web | url=https://gocrimson.com/staff-directory/jamie-clark/178 | title=Jaime Clark | access-date=22 March 2021 | publisher=Go Crimson}}

;Harvard Crimson

Ivy League Championship: 2009

;Creighton Blue Jays

MVC Regular Season Championship: 2010{{cite web | url=http://sgfsoccer.com/2011/02/05/jamie-clark-leaves-creighton-after-one-year/ | title=Jamie Clark Leaves Creighton After One Year | publisher=SGF Soccer | date=11 February 2011 | access-date=22 March 2021}}

;Washington Huskies

Pac-12 Conference Championship: 2013, 2019, 2020{{cite web | url=https://gohuskies.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/coaches/jamie-clark/145 | title=Jaime Clark | publisher=Go Huskies | access-date=22 March 2021}}
{{cite web | url=https://collegesoccernews.com/a-look-at-the-pac-12-mens-college-soccer-conference-heading-into-the-2021-season-by-dela-agbotse/ | title=A LOOK AT THE PAC-12 MEN'S COLLEGE SOCCER CONFERENCE HEADING INTO THE 2021 SEASON. | publisher=College Soccer News | date=5 February 2021 | access-date=22 March 2021}}

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