Now entering his 21st season in 2020-21, Clarke has firmly cemented himself as one of the premiere college coaches in the NCAA’s highest division. He effectively etched his signature on Quinnipiac soccer by becoming not only the winningest coach in its history, but leading his team to an NCAA Tournament berth in 2000 and a regular season championship in 2001. In 19 seasons as a head coach, Clarke has a 180-176-38 overall record, which features a 161-160-36 mark while at Quinnipiac.
Clarke recently was inducted to the Irish American Soccer Hall of Fame in March of 2015 at the second annual awards banquet. Hailing from Ireland, Clarke's accomplishments at the collegiate level and within US National Soccer have not gone unnoticed. Clarke traveled to the FIFA U17 World Cup as an assistant coach/analyst for the U.S. National Team and was part of the staff that won the 2018 CONCACAF U17 Championship. He currently serves as a staff coach for the US Soccer Youth National Team program and has recently worked with the U17, U20 and U23 national teams. In 2013, Clarke was named to the Irish Sports Top 50, which is an award presented by the Irish Voice that recognizes notable Irish figures in sports. In Sept. of 2008, Clarke was asked to assist the Irish National Women's Soccer Team when they played in the "Achieve Your Gold" Tournament hosted by the U.S. Women's National Team
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