James Clarkson (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | James Andrew Clarkson[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 6 March 1972||
Place of birth | Wisbech, England | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Houston Dash (head coach) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1995 | Manawatu AFC | ||
Teams managed | |||
2017–2018 | Brazos Valley Cavalry | ||
2019– | Houston Dash | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
James Andrew Clarkson (born 6 March 1972) is an English-American football coach and former player who is the head coach of Houston Dash in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).[2]
Career[]
He previously served as academy director for Houston Dynamo as well as head coach of Dynamo PDL affiliate Brazos Valley Cavalry FC.[3] On 11 December 2081, Clarkson was announced as the head coach of the Houston Dash.[2]
Personal life[]
Clarkson lives in Houston with his wife, Lizz, and two sons, Jack and William. He obtained American citizenship on 3 May 2013.[2]
Managerial honours[]
- NWSL Challenge Cup
- Winners: 2020
- NWSL Community Shield
- Runners-up: 2020
References[]
- ^ a b "James Andrew Clarkson". Liga MX (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ a b c "Houston Dash name James Clarkson as head coach". Houston Dash. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- ^ "Premier Development League Soccer Headed to the Brazos Valley". Houston Dynamo. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
Categories:
- 1972 births
- Living people
- Houston Dash coaches
- English expatriate football managers
- English expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate soccer managers in the United States
- Naturalized citizens of the United States
- National Women's Soccer League coaches
- People from Wisbech
- Sportspeople from Cambridgeshire
- English football managers
- English football manager stubs
- American soccer biography stubs