Clark Brisson
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | February 9, 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Raleigh, North Carolina, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1990 | South Carolina Gamecocks | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1992 | Canton Invaders (indoor) | 39 | (35) |
| 1993 | Charleston Battery | 13 | (4) |
| 1993–1994 | Baltimore Spirit (indoor) | 39 | (29) |
| 1994–1995 | Dayton Dynamo (indoor) | 26 | (28) |
| 1996–1997 | Philadelphia KiXX (indoor) | 18 | (11) |
| 1999 | Charleston Battery | 21 | (5) |
| Managerial career | |||
| University of New Haven (assistant) | |||
| 2008– | Charleston Battery (academy director) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Clark Brisson (born February 9, 1969) is a retired U.S. soccer striker who is currently the executive director of the James Island Youth Soccer Club. He was a 1989 first team All American at the University of South Carolina and went on to play for nearly a decade in the National Professional Soccer League, USISL and USL A-League.
Brisson attended Sanderson High School in Raleigh, North Carolina, graduating in 1987. In . Sanderson defeated Reynolds High School of Winston-Salem in the State 4A championship.[1] He then attended the University of South Carolina, playing on the men's soccer team from 1987 to 1990. He finished his career ranked sixth all time on the school's career goals list with 36 and fifth all time on the assists list with 26.[2] In 1989, he was selected as a first team All American.[3] In 1991, he played on the U.S. soccer team at the World University Games.
Professional
On October 15, 1991, Brisson signed with the Canton Invaders of the |National Professional Soccer League who had selected him in the second round of the 1991 NPSL draft. He was the team's second leading scorer, but left the team at the end of the 1991–1992 season.[4] In 1993, Brisson was the first player signed by the expansion Charleston Battery of the USISL. In October 1993, he moved to the Baltimore Spirit of the NPSL for the 1993–1994 season.[5][6] He then moved to the Dayton Dynamo for the 1994–1995 season.[7] In 1996, he signed with the Philadelphia KiXX for the 1996–1997 season. In 1999, Brisson was back with the Battery, this time playing in the USL A-League.