Brian Clarke was a

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er from

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. He played with

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during the 1990s. At club level he played with the famous Dr. Croke's club from

Club

At club level he played with the Dr. Croke's club from

. He helped them win the

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in 2000. He also won a number of

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titles.

Schools

While a student at Killarney Community College he enjoyed success. He was part of the Kerry Vocational schools team that won the

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in 1992 by beating

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and in 1993 by beating

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Underage

Clarke first played with

at minor level. He played in the 1992 and 1993 Munster championships but lost out to

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both seasons. He moved on to the Under 21 side in 1994, but again lost out to Cork. Having missed out on the 1995 championship he was back in the team for the 1996 campaign. He first linked up with the team when he scored a goal when he came in as a sub in the Munster final win over

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. He was at full forward for the semi-final with

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, where he scored 1-01 in a 3-09 to 0-12 win. He was again at full forward for the final with

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, a game where he scored a point in a 1-17 to 2-10 win and an All-Ireland medal for Clarke.

Senior

He first joined the Kerry senior team straight out of minor when he played four games in the 1993/94 National League. After a few years away he played his first championship game when he came on as a sub during Kerry's All-Ireland semi-final loss to

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. He was back in the team during the 1996/97 League campaign. He played in five of Kerry's games, including the final win over Cork when he scored two points. He missed Kerry's Munster championship opener with

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, but lined out at full forward in the

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final win over

where he scored a point. He was full forward once more for the All Ireland semi final with

where he again scored a point. He was on the subs once more for the All-Ireland final win over

but saw no game time. He played during the 1997/98 National League but see no game time during the championship. His last appearance with Kerry came in the Munster championship win over

in 1999.

References

External links

* http://www.terracetalk.com/kerry-football/player/118/Brian-Clarke/Championship * http://www.terracetalk.com/kerry-football/player/118/Brian-Clarke/League * https://web.archive.org/web/20111009064219/http://munster.gaa.ie/history/u21f_teams/ Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Kerry inter-county Gaelic footballers Dr Crokes Gaelic footballers {{Kerry-gaelic-football-bio-stub