Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alexander Clark | ||
Date of birth | 28 October 1956 | ||
Place of birth | Airdrie, Scotland | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Dunfermline Athletic | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1974–1982 | Airdrieonians | 234 | (92) |
1982–1983 | West Ham United | 26 | (7) |
1983–1984 | Rangers | 62 | (21) |
1984–1989 | Heart of Midlothian | 136 | (35) |
1989–1990 | Partick Thistle | 3 | (0) |
1990 | Dunfermline Athletic | 4 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
1989–1990 | Partick Thistle | ||
1993–1994 | Heart of Midlothian | ||
1996–1998 | Hamilton Academical | ||
1998–2001 | St Johnstone | ||
2004–2005 | Berwick Rangers | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Alexander "Sandy" Clark (born 28 October 1956 in Airdrie) is a Scottish professional football player and coach who is currently assistant manager to Allan Johnston at Scottish League One side Dunfermline Athletic.
He played for several clubs in his playing career including his home town club Airdrieonians, Rangers, Heart of Midlothian (Hearts) and West Ham United. His longest and most successful spells were those at Tynecastle and Broomfield. In 1982, Clark won the Scottish PFA Players' Player of the Year award.
He has managed several clubs, including Partick Thistle, Hamilton Academical, Hearts (twice, once as caretaker), St Johnstone and Berwick Rangers.
His work with BBC Scotland previously included TV commentary, where he was the regular summariser to main commentator Rob MacLean.
Clark was striker coach at Aberdeen. He left the club in May 2009 along with manager Jimmy Calderwood and assistant Jimmy Nicholl. In January 2010 he joined Kilmarnock as first team coach, working under the same management team until the end of the 2009–10 season. Clark was a sports performance lecturer at Cumbernauld College after leaving Kilmarnock.