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Clive William Barker (born 23 June 1944) is a South African former football coach. He guided the South African national team to their only African Nations Cup title in 1996. He is uncle of Steve Barker.

Clive Barker

Personal information
Full name	Clive William Barker
Date of birth	(1944-06-19) 19 June 1944 (age 77)
Place of birth	Durban, South Africa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1962	Durban City
1963–1969	Durban United
Teams managed
1973	Fynnlands
1974–76	AmaZulu
1976	Pinetown Celtic
1978–1981	Juventus Durban
1981–1983	Durban City
1984–1985	Durban Bush Bucks
1986–1987	AmaZulu
1988–1989	Yellowwood Park
1991–1993	AmaZulu
1994–1997	South Africa
1997–1999	AmaZulu
2000–2001	Santos Cape Town
2001–2003	Manning Rangers
2003	Maritzburg United
2004	Zulu Royals
2005	Manning Rangers
2005	Santos Cape Town
2006	Bush Bucks
2006	AmaZulu
2007–2009	AmaZulu
2013	Bidvest Wits
2013–2015	DHS
2015–2016	Maritzburg United
Honours Men's football Representing  South Africa (as manager) Africa Cup of Nations Winner 1996
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Player

Barker was born in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. He became a professional footballer in the 1960s, playing for Durban City and Durban United having made his debut at the age of 17. He had a trial with Leicester City, but a serious knee injury quickly ended his career.[1]

Manager

"The Dog", as he is nicknamed, became a manager in the 1970s, coaching numerous clubs in South Africa, including Durban City, Manning Rangers, AmaZulu (Zulu Royals) and Santos Cape Town.[2]

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.[1]

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.[3] He took the South African national team to their only African Nations Cup title in 1996, with a 2–0 victory in the final against Tunisia. Under his guidance South Africa qualified for their first ever World Cup in 1998 in France.[3] He quit in December 1997, before the team could compete in the World Cup finals, after a poor showing at the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup.[4]

Barker was a local television commentator during the 2010 World Cup.[5]

Barker was appointed manager of Bidvest Wits in January 2013.[6]

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