John Clark (footballer born 1964)

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John Clark
Full name	John Clark
Date of birth	September 22, 1964 (1964-09-22) (age 43)
Place of birth	Edinburgh, Scotland
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position	Defender (Retired)
Youth clubs
19??–78	Dundee United
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1981–94 1994 1994–96 1996–97 1996 1997–99	Dundee United Stoke City Falkirk Dunfermline Athletic → Ross County (trial) Berwick Rangers	242 (19) 048 (10) 015 0(2) 001 0(1) 027 0(2)
Teams managed
2001–04 2004–05	Gala Fairydean Whitehill Welfare
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

John Clark (born September 22, 1964 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish former footballer who played most prominently for Dundee United.

[edit] Career

Starting off as a centre-forward, Clark made his way into Dundee United's first team during the League-winning campaign of 1982-83, but unfortunately didn't make enough appearances to pick up a medal. By 1986-87 Clark was covering for Paul Hegarty at centre-half for a good part of the season, earning a starting role for much of the UEFA Cup run, and scored four goals on the way to the Final, including the decisive header in the Camp Nou and his fantastic strike in the unforgettable Final at Tannadice. Clark became a regular in defence during the late 80s and early 90s but left for Stoke City in 1994, just missing out on a Scottish Cup winner's medal. Clark's time at Stoke was brief and he returned to Scotland with Dunfermline before winding up his senior career with Berwick Rangers. Clark then moved into lower league football with Gala Fairydean where he became player-manager, before becoming manager with Whitehill Welfare in 2004.