Dean Clark (born 6 January 1968) is a New Zealand rugby league coach and former footballer who represented New Zealand between 1989 and 1992.
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| Full name | Dean Gordon Clark | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 January 1968 New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 88 kg (13 st 12 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
An Otahuhu Leopards junior, Clark joined the Eastern Suburbs Roosters in 1988 playing in seven matches.[citation needed]
Clark then travelled to England, joining Hull Kingston Rovers in the English competition.[2]
Clark returned to New Zealand in 1995, playing for the Counties Manukau Heroes in the Lion Red Cup.[3]
Clark played with the Leeds Rhinos in 1996, but was released from the club after one season.[4]
Clark then moved to the Mangere East Hawks, where he played in the 1998 Fox Memorial grand final.[5]
In 1999 Clark joined the Otahuhu Leopards, and represented Auckland South.[6]
Representative career
An Auckland representative, Clark played for the Kiwis seven times between 1989 and 1992. He was a trialist in 1993 but did not make the final Kiwis side.
Clark represented the New Zealand Māori in 1990, 1995 and at the 1997 Oceania Cup.[7]
Clark played for the New Zealand Residents in 1990, 1992 and 1995.
Coaching career
In the 2000 Bartercard Cup Clark was the player-coach of the Otahuhu Leopards, his first coaching role.[8] The Leopards made the grand final, losing 24-38 to the Canterbury Bulls.
Clark coached the Tamaki Titans between 2006 and 2007 in the Bartercard Cup. He was the coach of the New Zealand Māori in 2006.[9]
He coached the Papakura Sea Eagles to seventh in 2010, and again in 2011.[10]