Colin Clarke

Quick Facts

Full Name	Colin Clarke
Occupation	Soccer Player
Date Of Birth	Oct 30, 1962(1962-10-30)
Age	62
Birthplace	Newry
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	Northern Ireland
Horoscope	Libra

Colin Clarke Biography

Colin Clarke is one of the most popular and richest Soccer Player who was born on October 30, 1962 in Newry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. Forward who played his professional career with teams such as Peterborough United, the Tranmere Rovers, Bournemouth and Portsmouth. After retirement, he became an administrator and coach for numerous American teams which included FC Dallas and the Carolina RailHawks.

When participating for Northern Ireland in the Northern Ireland national team at the 1986 FIFA World Cup, he together with his co-player Billy Gillespie set team scoring records that were later broken after by the forward While playing for the Northern Ireland national team at the 1986 FIFA World Cup, he and his teammate Billy Gillespie set team scoring records that were broken years later by striker David Healy..

Born in Newry, Clarke began his professional career in the Football League Fourth Division at Peterborough United in the 1981–82 season, scoring 18 goals in 84 games over the next three seasons (having a loan spell at Gillingham during his final season at London Road) before he signed for their Fourth Division rivals Tranmere Rovers.

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.

He was a child living in Newry, Northern Ireland, and later played for a variety of English club football teams.

Colin Clarke Net Worth

Colin Clarke is one of the richest Soccer Player from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Colin Clarke 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He began his time with Ipswich Town before joining Peterborough United in 1981.

In the course of his career as a senior player He was the sole responsible for an impressive 147 goals (134 for football clubs and 13 for his Northern Ireland national team).

Colin John Clarke (born 30 October 1962) is a Northern Irish retired footballer who played as a forward, and a former head coach.

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He was transferred to Portsmouth in June 1990, where he remained until the end of his playing career three years later. During his time at Fratton Park he was in the side that reached the FA Cup semi-finals in 1992, only being eliminated by Liverpool after a replay and penalties, and narrowly missed out on promotion to the Premier League a year later. He retired at the end of the 1992–93 season due to a knee injury.

Facts & Trivia

Colin Ranked on the list of most popular Soccer Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Colin Clarke celebrates birthday on October 30 of every year.

Clarke was appointed interim coach during the latter half of the 2003 MLS season as a replacement for Mike Jeffries, and was appointed full-time to the position for the 2004 season. Clarke went on to manage both the 2005 and 2006 seasons with great regular season form indeed FC Dallas won the Western Conference comfortably in 2006, but was eliminated in the play-offs in both years latterly after a penalty shoot out. This led to his sacking on 7 November 2006. Before being appointed head coach, Clarke was an assistant coach for the Burn. He spent two seasons as head coach of the Richmond Kickers of the United States’ A-League. During that time, he compiled a 38–18 record. On 13 December 1999, he was named head coach of the San Diego Flash, a position he held for one season. Clarke was appointed head coach at Virginia Beach Mariners in January 2007. Within two months of his arrival, the club folded and Clarke was again without a job.