Clive William Barker is a South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

n football (soccer)

Football (soccer)

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 coach. He guided the South African national team

South Africa national football team

The South Africa national football team represents South Africa in association football and is controlled by the South African Football Association, the governing body for football in South Africa. South Africa's home ground is Soccer City, known as FNB Stadium due to a naming rights deal, in...

 to their only African Nations Cup title in 1996.

Player

Barker was a professional footballer in the 1960s, playing for Durban City having made his debut at the age of 17. He had a trial with Leicester City

Leicester City F.C.

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, but a serious knee injury quickly ended his career.

Manager

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

Manning Rangers

Manning Rangers is a defunct South African football club formerly based in Durban and probably best remembered as the champions of the inaugural season of the Premier Soccer League...

, AmaZulu (Zulu Royals)

AmaZulu F.C. (South Africa)

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 and Santos. 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

South Africa national football team

The South Africa national football team represents South Africa in association football and is controlled by the South African Football Association, the governing body for football in South Africa. South Africa's home ground is Soccer City, known as FNB Stadium due to a naming rights deal, in...

 in 1994. He took the South African national team

South Africa national football team

The South Africa national football team represents South Africa in association football and is controlled by the South African Football Association, the governing body for football in South Africa. South Africa's home ground is Soccer City, known as FNB Stadium due to a naming rights deal, in...

 to their only African Nations Cup title in 1996, with a 2-0 victory in the final against Tunisia

Tunisia national football team

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. Under his guidance South Africa qualified for their first ever World Cup in 1998

1998 FIFA World Cup

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 in France. However, they went out in the group stage having picked up judt two points from three games. Following this he was fired and replaced by Jomo Sono

Jomo Sono

Ephraim Matsilela Sono is a South African soccer club owner and coach and was also a star soccer player....

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