Clive William Barker (born 23 June 1944) is a South African former football

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. He guided the South African national team to their only

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title in 1996. He is uncle of Steve Barker.

Career

Player

Barker was born in

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, KwaZulu-Natal. He became a professional footballer in the 1960s, playing for

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and Durban United having made his debut at the age of 17. He had a trial with

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, but a serious knee injury quickly ended his career.FIFA.com – Clive Barker's Success With South Africa
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Manager

"The Dog", as he is nicknamed, became a manager in the 1970s, coaching numerous clubs in South Africa, including

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, AmaZulu (Zulu Royals) and Santos Cape Town. During his club career he won two league championships and two league cups. He was one of the first white managers in the South African league. He took over as manager of the South Africa national football team in 1994 after the team was reinstated after a ban due to apartheid. He took the South African national team to their only

title in 1996, with a 2–0 victory in the final against

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. Under his guidance South Africa qualified for their first ever World Cup in

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in France. He quit in December 1997, before the team could compete in the World Cup finals, after a poor showing at the

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. Barker was a local television commentator during the 2010 World Cup. Barker was appointed manager of

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in January 2013.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Barker, Clive 1944 births Living people Soccer players from Durban White South African people South African soccer players Association football defenders South African soccer managers South African people of English descent South Africa national soccer team managers 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup managers AmaZulu F.C. managers Durban City F.C. managers Santos F.C. (South Africa) managers Maritzburg United F.C. managers 1996 African Cup of Nations managers