Jamie Clark (footballer)
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| 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.
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]