Bobby Clark (footballer)

Bobby Clark

Bobby Clark dives to save a shot in an international football match between Scotland and Netherlands, 30 May 1968.
Personal information
Full name	Robert Brown Clark
Date of birth	(1945-09-26) 26 September 1945 (age 71)
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1962–1965	Queen's Park	84	(0)
1965–1982	Aberdeen	425	(0)
1967	→ Washington Whips (loan)	12	(0)
1976	→ San Antonio Thunder (loan)	19	(0)
1983	Clyde	4	(0)
Total		544	(0)
National team
1967–1973	Scotland	17	(0)
1971	Scottish League XI	1	(0)
1976–1977	Scotland U21	3	(0)
Teams managed
1984–1985	Highlanders
1985–1993	Dartmouth College
1994–1996	New Zealand
1996–2000	Stanford University
2001–	University of Notre Dame
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Robert Brown Clark (born 26 September 1945 in Glasgow) is a Scottish football player and coach. Clark, who played as a goalkeeper, spent most of his playing career with Aberdeen. He also played for Queen's Park, Washington Whips, San Antonio Thunder and Clyde. Clark played 17 times for Scotland and represented the Scottish League. He later became a coach, mainly working in New Zealand and the United States.

Clark graduated from Jordanhill College in Glasgow, Scotland in 1967 with a degree in Physical Education. He started his senior career with Queen's Park F.C. and also played for Aberdeen F.C., with whom he won the 1970 Scottish Cup, the 1976 League Cup and the 1980 Premier League Championship. He earned 17 caps for the Scotland national football team, and was Scotland's backup goalkeeper at the 1978 FIFA World Cup. During his time at Aberdeen, Clark played some games as a defender after losing his place in goal to Ernie McGarr.

Clark was named first team all-star goalkeeper in the 1967 United Soccer Association playing for the Washington Whips. He also spent the summer of 1976, on loan, in the NASL, playing for the San Antonio Thunder.