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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Colin John Clarke[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 October 1962[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Newry,[1] Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1980 | Ipswich Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1981 | Ipswich Town | 0 | (0) |
| 1981–1984 | Peterborough United | 82 | (18) |
| 1984 | → Gillingham (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 1984–1985 | Tranmere Rovers | 45 | (22) |
| 1985–1986 | AFC Bournemouth | 46 | (26) |
| 1986–1989 | Southampton | 82 | (36) |
| 1988 | → AFC Bournemouth (loan) | 4 | (2) |
| 1989–1990 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | (11) |
| 1990–1993 | Portsmouth | 85 | (18) |
| Total | 398 | (134) | |
| International career | |||
| 1986–1993 | Northern Ireland | 38 | (13) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1998–1999 | Richmond Kickers | ||
| 2000 | San Diego Flash | ||
| 2003–2006 | FC Dallas | ||
| 2007 | Virginia Beach Mariners | ||
| 2007–2011 | Puerto Rico Islanders | ||
| 2008–2011 | Puerto Rico | ||
| 2011–2018 | North Carolina FC | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Colin John Clarke (born 30 October 1962) is a Northern Irish retired footballer who played as a forward, and a former head coach.
He played for seven English clubs between 1981 and 1993 before retiring through a knee injury, and scored 13 goals in 38 matches for the Northern Ireland national football team from 1986 to 1993. A member of their squad at the 1986 FIFA World Cup, he was joint with Billy Gillespie as Northern Ireland's top scorer of all before their record was surpassed by David Healy.
After retiring as a player, Clarke went into management in the United States, coaching teams including Major League Soccer franchise FC Dallas and the Puerto Rico national football team.
- ^ a b c "Colin Clarke". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 336. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.