Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 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.
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]
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]
Clarke was appointed player-manager of Dergview in June 2013.[9] He resigned in January 2018.[10]
Clarke is distantly related to his namesake and fellow footballer Richard Clarke.[11]