 Charles in 1968 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Clive Michael Charles | ||
| Date of birth | 3 October 1951 | ||
| Place of birth | Bow, London, London, England | ||
| Date of death | 26 August 2003 (aged 51) | ||
| Place of death | Portland, Oregon, U.S.[1] | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1970–1973 | West Ham United | 14 | (0) |
| 1971–1972 | → Montreal Olympique (loan) | 28 | (0) |
| 1974–1977 | Cardiff City | 77 | (5) |
| 1978–1981 | Portland Timbers | 67 | (0) |
| 1980–1981 | Portland Timbers (indoor) | 9 | (7) |
| 1981–1982 | Pittsburgh Spirit (indoor) | 26 | (10) |
| 1982–1983 | Los Angeles Lazers (indoor) | 33 | (5) |
| Total | 254 | (27) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1982–1985 | Reynolds High School | ||
| 1986–2003 | University of Portland men's team | ||
| 1989–2003 | University of Portland women's team | ||
| 1993–1995 | United States U20 (women) | ||
| 1996–2000 | United States U23 | ||
| 1995–1998 | United States (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Clive Michael Charles (3 October 1951 – 26 August 2003) was an English football player, coach and television announcer. He was one of five National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) coaches to win more than 400 games.[2]
Charles was born in Bow and raised in Canning Town. Charles father was a seaman from Grenada, and his mother a white woman from Silvertown.[3] Charles began his career with West Ham United, where his brother John Charles played. In 1978, he began playing professionally in the United States with the NASL Portland Timbers. He spent the last years of his career playing in the Major Indoor Soccer League, first with the Pittsburgh Spirits, then with the Los Angeles Lazers.
Charles spent his later life in the United States, coaching at the high school, collegiate and international levels in the Portland, Oregon area, primarily at Reynolds High School and the University of Portland. In 2002, he coached the University of Portland's women's soccer team to the national championship. He also coached the US Men's National Team to the semifinals of the 2000 Summer Olympics.[2] In 2001, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer, of which he died in 2003.
- ^ "Clive Charles, 1951-2003". Soccer America. 27 August 2003. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
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