Personal information | |||
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Full name | David Clements | ||
Date of birth | 15 September 1945 | ||
Place of birth | Larne, Northern Ireland | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder, left-back, outside left | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1963–1964 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
1964–1971 | Coventry City | 230 | (26) |
1971–1973 | Sheffield Wednesday | 78 | (0) |
1973–1976 | Everton | 83 | (6) |
1976–1977 | New York Cosmos | 18 | (2) |
1978 | Colorado Caribous | 15 | (1) |
Total | 424 | (35) | |
International career | |||
1965–1976 | Northern Ireland | 48 | (2) |
Managerial career | |||
1975–1976 | Northern Ireland | ||
1978 | Colorado Caribous | ||
1981–1982 | Denver Avalanche | ||
1982–1985 | St. Louis Steamers | ||
1986–1991 | Kansas City Comets | ||
1991–1994 | University of Denver | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
David Clements (born 15 September 1945) is a former football player and manager from Northern Ireland. He started his career as an outside left but also played as a defensive midfielder and left-back. During a career which lasted from 1964 to 1976, playing for Coventry City, Sheffield Wednesday and Everton, he would make a total of 392 league appearances and score 32 goals. He played 48 times for the Northern Ireland national team between 1965 and 1976 scoring two goals.[1] He then managed the national team for two years in 1975 and 1976 before moving to the NASL in the United States.