Clyde Watson (born Guyana) is a retired Guyanese footballer who played professionally in the American Soccer League. He also served as an assistant coach at the

Washington Freedom Washington Freedom was an American professional soccer club based in the Washington, D.C., suburb of Germantown, Maryland, that participated in Women's Professional Soccer. The Freedom was founded in 2001 as a member of the defunct Women's Uni ...

. Watson attended

Clemson University Clemson University () is a public land-grant research university in Clemson, South Carolina. Founded in 1889, Clemson is the second-largest university in the student population in South Carolina. For the fall 2019 semester, the university enr ...

, where he played on the men's soccer team from 1973 to 1976. He was All ACC each of his four seasons with the Tigers. In 2002, he was named to the ACC 50th Anniversary Team. In 1979, he was a First Team All Star with the

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of the American Soccer League. In 1980 and 1981, he played for the

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of the American Soccer League. Watson represented Guyana in 1982 World Cup qualifying, scoring four goals in the first round series versus Grenada. In 1982, he moved to the

Detroit Express The Detroit Express was a soccer team based in suburban Detroit that played in the now defunct North American Soccer League (NASL) from 1978 to 1980. Its home field was the Pontiac Silverdome. The Express were co-owned by Jimmy Hill, Roger ...

where he played the 1982 and 1983 seasons. After retiring from playing, Watson went into the coaching ranks. Over the years as a girl's youth coach, his teams have won at least eleven Virginia State Cups, two Region 1 championships and the 2007 National Championship. In 2001, he was hired as an assistant coach with the

of the

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. In 1995, he served as an assistant with the

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of the Continental Indoor Soccer League.''WARTHOGS 6, DUSTDEVILS 4 - WASHINGTON ENDS LONG LOSING SKID'' Washington Post - Sunday, July 23, 1995

References

External links

Washington Freedom coaching profile

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