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词条 Joe Clarke (soccer)
释义

  1. Player

     Youth and college  Professional 

  2. Coach

  3. External links

{{Infobox football biography
| name = Joe Clarke
| fullname =
| image =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1953|11|27}}
| birth_place = St. Louis, Missouri, United States
| height =
| position = Defender
| youthyears1 = 1972–1975
| youthclubs1 = St. Louis University
| years1 = 1976–1977
| years2 = 1978–1981
| years3 = 1980–1981
| years4 = 1981–1982
| years5 = 1982–1986
| clubs1 = St Louis Stars
| clubs2 = California Surf
| clubs3 = California Surf (indoor)
| clubs4 = St. Louis Steamers (indoor)
| clubs5 = St. Louis Kutis
| caps1 = 30
| caps2 = 82
| caps3 = 15
| caps4 = 30
| goals1 = 0
| goals2 = 5
| goals3 = 27
| goals4 = 30
| manageryears1 = 1983–1996
| manageryears2 = 1997–
| managerclubs1 = Saint Louis University
| managerclubs2 = Washington University in St. Louis
}}

Joe "Joey" Clarke is a former U.S. soccer defender who currently coaches collegiate soccer at Washington University in St. Louis. Clarke spent six seasons in the North American Soccer League and one in the Major Indoor Soccer League. He has coached men’s collegiate soccer since 1981.

Player

Youth and college

Clarke grew up in St. Louis, Missouri and began playing soccer as a youth at St. Thomas Moore Elementary School. He attended McBride High School, but when the school closed between his junior and senior year, he moved to Normandy Senior High School, graduating in 1972.  Following his graduation from high school, Clarke entered St. Louis University where he played on the Billiken’s soccer team from 1972 to 1975. At the time, St. Louis was the dominant college soccer team. The Billikens won the 1972 and 1973 NCAA Men's Soccer Championship, falling to Howard University in the 1974 final. In 1975, Clarke’s senior season, he earned third team All-Americana recognition. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in marketing in 1976. In 2009 Clarke was named as a defender to the St Louis University Half Century team.

Professional

In 1976, the St. Louis Stars of the North American Soccer League (NASL) drafted Clarke. While he signed with them, he continued to work on his degree during the first part of the 1976 season. Even after graduating, Clarke continued with his education while playing for the Stars, enrolling in St. Louis University’s law school. In 1977, the Stars were sold to new ownership and moved to Anaheim where the team became known as the California Surf. When the Surf folded after the 1981 season, the team sold Clarke’s contract to the St. Louis Steamers of Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL). The Steamers Coach, Al Trost, released him before the end of the 1981–1982 season. Following his release by the Steamers, he joined the semi-pro St. Louis Kutis S.C. in 1982 and played with them until 1986. In 1986, Kutis won the National Challenge Cup championship.

Coach

When the Stars moved to California, Clarke was in the middle of earning his law degree. However, he completed his degree after transferring to Pepperdine University, where he met and married his first wife Susan. They had 2 children, Joey, Jr. and Kelley, both of whom played soccer at Parkway Central High in Chesterfield MO. He is currently married to Cindy Jensen.

When the Steamers released him, Clarke decided to retire from playing professionally and pursue a legal career. While interviewing with law firms in St. Louis, Clarke heard about the retirement of Harry Keough, head soccer coach at St. Louis University. Despite his lack of coaching experience, the university hired Clarke in 1982. During his fourteen seasons coaching the Billikens, Clarke compiled a 205–74–30 record, taking the team to the NCAA tournament twelve times.

On May 9, 1997, Clarke moved to Division III at Washington University in St. Louis, replacing Ty Keough, Harry Keough’s son.  He remains head coach at Washington University.

Clarke was inducted into the St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame in 2007.

External links

  • Washington University profile
  • Excellent career overview
  • St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame profile
  • NASL/MISL stats
{{Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer coach navbox}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Clarke, Joe}}

16 : 1953 births|Living people|American soccer coaches|American soccer players|California Surf players|Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–92) players|North American Soccer League (1968–84) indoor players|North American Soccer League (1968–84) players|Sportspeople from St. Louis|Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer coaches|Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer players|Soccer players from Missouri|St. Louis Stars (soccer) players|St. Louis Steamers (original MISL) players|St. Louis Kutis players|Association football defenders

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