Richard Clarke
Personal information
Date of birth (1979-05-29) 29 May 1979
Place of birth Castlederg, Northern Ireland
Position(s) Central midfielder
Youth career
Dungoyne Boys
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–2013 Portadown
2013–2014 Dergview
International career
1999–2000 Northern Ireland U21 5 (0)
Managerial career
2013–2018 Dergview
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:39, 20 June 2013 (UTC)

Richard D. J. Clarke (born 29 May 1979) is a Northern Irish former footballer who was most recently manager of Dergview. Clarke played as a central midfielder.

Career

Club career

Born in Castlederg,[1] Clarke signed for Portadown in 1994, from amateur side Dungoyne Boys.[2] He has appeared in European competition for Portadown,[3] and won the Northern Ireland Football Writer's Association 'Young Player of the Year' award in 1999.[4]

With Portadown, Clarke has won two leagues competitions and six cups.[5]

Since 2009, Clarke has made over 60 appearances in the IFA for Portadown.[6]

International career

Clarke was a Northern Ireland under-21 international.[7]

In February 2007, Clarke was a squad member for a Northern Ireland representative side which competed against an England representative side.[8]

Management career

Clarke was appointed player-manager of Dergview in June 2013.[9] He resigned in January 2018.[10]

Personal life

Clarke is distantly related to his namesake and fellow footballer Richard Clarke.[11]

Clarke had testicular cancer in 2012.[12][13]

Honours

Portadown[5][14]

References

  1. ↑ "Profile". World Football. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
  2. ↑ "Portadown FC 2010-11". Eufo.de. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
  3. ↑ "Profile". UEFA. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
  4. ↑ "Young Player of the Year". Northern Ireland Football Writer's Association. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
  5. 1 2 "Club Honours". Portadown F.C. Archived from the original on 18 May 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
  6. ↑ Richard Clarke at Soccerway
  7. ↑ Malcolm Brodie (18 July 2002). "Champions League: Keenan keeps Portadown alive". The Telegraph. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
  8. ↑ "Representative Match". Irish FA. 12 February 2007. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
  9. ↑ "Portadown's Richard Clarke becomes Dergview player-boss". BBC Sport. 19 June 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  10. ↑ Nethery, Tommy (31 January 2018). "Derg boss says decision to quit is best for club". Ulster Herald. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  11. ↑ "Family at war in Newry and Portadown final battle". Belfast Telegraph. 28 February 2009. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
  12. ↑ "Portadown's Richard Clarke facing battle with cancer". BBC Sport. 21 June 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  13. ↑ McCurry, Cate (12 April 2016). "'Miracle' twin boys for ex-footballer who beat testicular cancer". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  14. ↑ "GLORY DAYS: Richard Clarke". Portadown Times. 21 September 2011.
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