Andrew Clark (soccer) explained

Andrew Clark
Fullname:Andrew Charles Clark[1]
Birth Date:1974 8, df=yes
Birth Place:Gosford, Australia
Position:Right Back
Youthyears1:1980–1982
Youthclubs1:Wyoming
Youthyears2:1983–1985
Youthclubs2:PMK
Youthyears3:1985–1991
Youthclubs3:Central Coast
Youthyears4:1986
Youthclubs4:Umina
Youthyears5:1992
Youthclubs5:Highfields Azzuri
Years1:1992–1997
Years2:1997–1998
Years3:1998–2000
Years4:2000–2001
Years5:2001–2002
Years6:2002
Years7:2002–2003
Years8:2003
Years9:2003–2004
Years10:2004
Years11:2004–2005
Years12:2005–2010
Clubs1:Central Coast
Clubs2:Five-One-Seven
Clubs12:Central Coast Mariners
Caps2:26
Caps3:21
Caps4:17
Caps5:21
Caps7:18
Caps8:31
Caps9:17
Caps10:9
Caps12:84
Goals2:3
Goals3:5
Goals4:0
Goals5:2
Goals7:1
Goals8:1
Goals9:1
Goals10:0
Goals12:0
Manageryears1:2006–2013
Managerclubs1:Central Coast Mariners (fitness coach)
Manageryears2:2014
Managerclubs2:Vegalta Sendai (fitness coach)
Manageryears3:2014–2018
Managerclubs3:Sydney FC (fitness coach)
Manageryears4:2018–2022
Managerclubs4:Australia (fitness coach)
Manageryears5:2022-
Managerclubs5:FC København (Head of High Performance and Sports Science)

Andrew Charles Clark (born 24 August 1974) is an Australian former soccer player, who played as a defender. As a player, had stints in the Australian National Soccer League (NSL) and A-League, most notably for Canberra Cosmos, Parramatta Power and the Central Coast Mariners. Since the later part of his playing career, he has worked as a fitness coach, including stints with the Central Coast Mariners, Vegalta Sendai, Sydney FC and the Australia men's national soccer team.

Early life

Clark was born in Gosford, on the Central Coast of New South Wales.[2]

Playing career

Early years

Clark played youth football for a number of clubs on the Central Coast, including Central Coast FC, where he played several seasons in the first team in the 1990s.[2] In 1997, he was one of four Australians signed by Five-One-Seven to play in the Hong Kong First Division League in 1997–98.[3] He spent the subsequent twelve years playing for a number of clubs in New South Wales, with the exception of a season in Malaysia with Kedah FA in the 2003 Liga Perdana 1.[2]

Clark announced that he would be retiring as a player in February 2010, at the end of the 2009–10 Central Coast Mariners season.[4]

Coaching career

Clark took up a position as the strength and conditioning coach at Central Coast Mariners while still a player for the club.[5]

In late 2013, it was announced that Clark would be leaving the Mariners, following former Central Coast head coach Graham Arnold for a position with Vegalta Sendai in the J.League.[6] He left Vegalta shortly after Arnold was sacked by the club in April 2014.[7]

Clark signed on to be Sydney FC's head of strength and conditioning in May 2014, again linking up with Arnold.[8] He then moved to the Socceroos to become the head of high performance, once again following Gram Arnold. Andrew has been with the Socceroos for 4 years.

Honours

Club

Central Coast Mariners

2005

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Australia (AUS) . . 2 . 15 November 2022 . 15 November 2022.
  2. News: Andrew Clark. Central Coast Football. 2013. 13 April 2017. 14 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180314143741/http://www.ccfhistory.com.au/pdfs/Profiles/CLARK,%20%20Andrew.pdf. dead.
  3. News: Ban rules Bullen out of Caroliners league opener. South China Morning Post. 27 July 1997. 13 April 2017.
  4. News: Magic Mariners break winless duck. Central Coast Mariners FC. 9 February 2010. 13 April 2017.
  5. News: New deals for Clark, Petrie. The World Game. 5 June 2006. 13 April 2017.
  6. News: Clark to join Arnold at Vegalta. The World Game. 1 December 2013. 12 April 2017.
  7. News: Fallout continues as former Mariners fitness coach leaves J-League. NBN Television. 15 April 2014. 12 April 2017. Bennett, Amanda.
  8. News: Clark joins Sydney FC. 13 May 2014. 13 April 2017. The World Game.