Andrew Clark (soccer)
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.
| Clark playing for Central Coast Mariners Youth in 2008 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrew Charles Clark[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 August 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Gosford, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right Back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1980–1982 | Wyoming | ||
| 1983–1985 | PMK | ||
| 1985–1991 | Central Coast | ||
| 1986 | Umina | ||
| 1992 | Highfields Azzuri | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1997 | Central Coast | ||
| 1997–1998 | Five-One-Seven | 26 | (3) |
| 1998–2000 | Canberra Cosmos | 21 | (5) |
| 2000–2001 | Parramatta Power | 17 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Central Coast | 21 | (2) |
| 2002 | Manly-Warringah | ||
| 2002–2003 | APIA Leichhardt | 18 | (1) |
| 2003 | Kedah FA | 31 | (1) |
| 2003–2004 | APIA Leichhardt | 17 | (1) |
| 2004 | Northern Tigers FC | 9 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | APIA Leichhardt | ||
| 2005–2010 | Central Coast Mariners | 84 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2006–2013 | Central Coast Mariners (fitness coach) | ||
| 2014 | Vegalta Sendai (fitness coach) | ||
| 2014–2018 | Sydney FC (fitness coach) | ||
| 2018–2022 | Australia (fitness coach) | ||
| 2022- | FC København (Head of High Performance and Sports Science) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Early life edit
Clark was born in Gosford, on the Central Coast of New South Wales.[2]
Playing career edit
Early years edit
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 edit
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 edit
Club edit
- A-League Premiership: 2007–08
- A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup: 2005
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Australia (AUS)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 2. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ a b c (PDF). Central Coast Football. 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 March 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ^ "Ban rules Bullen out of Caroliners league opener". South China Morning Post. 27 July 1997. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ^ "Magic Mariners break winless duck". Central Coast Mariners FC. 9 February 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ^ "New deals for Clark, Petrie". The World Game. 5 June 2006. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ^ "Clark to join Arnold at Vegalta". The World Game. 1 December 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- ^ Bennett, Amanda (15 April 2014). "Fallout continues as former Mariners fitness coach leaves J-League". NBN Television. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- ^ "Clark joins Sydney FC". The World Game. 13 May 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
External links edit
- Andrew Clark at Soccerway
- Oz Football profile