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Clive Barker

Personal information
Full name	Clive William Barker
Date of birth	(1944-06-19)19 June 1944
Place of birth	Durban, Natal, South Africa
Date of death	10 June 2023(2023-06-10) (aged 78)
Place of death	Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1962	Durban City
1963–1969	Durban United
Managerial career
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	Mpumalanga Black Aces
2015–2016	Maritzburg United
Medal record Men's football Representing  South Africa (as manager) Africa Cup of Nations Winner 1996
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Clive William Barker (23 June 1944 – 10 June 2023) was a South African football coach. He guided the South Africa national team to their only African Nations Cup title in 1996. He was uncle of Steve Barker.

Playing career

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.

Managerial career

"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.

During his club career he won two league championships and two league cups. He was one of the first white managers of a black team in the South African league.

Barker took over as manager of the South Africa national team in 1994 after the team was reinstated after a ban due to apartheid. He took the South Africa 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 the 1998 FIFA World Cup, their first World Cup. 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.

Barker was a local television commentator during the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Barker was appointed manager of Bidvest Wits in January 2013.

Personal life and death

Barker's son, John Barker, is a South African filmmaker. Barker's nephew Steve Barker followed in Clive's footsteps as a soccer manager.

Barker was diagnosed with Lewy body dementia in 2023. He died in Durban on 10 June 2023, at the age of 78.

References

1. ^ FIFA.com – Clive Barker's Success With South Africa
2. Kickoff Magazine February 2013, p. 41
3. ^ Duke, Lynne (18 August 1997). "Cup berth a big kick for South Africa". The Age.
4. Cohen, Tom (6 June 1998). "South Africa comes in from exile". The Gazette. p. X11.
5. "Big Phil on TV". Northwest Herald. 20 May 2010.
6. "Barker replaces Habas as coach". Bidvest Wits Football Club. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
7. ^ Pedro, Michael. "Family of former SA coach Clive Barker open up about his deteriorating health". ewn.co.za. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
8. "Stellies boss holds back emotions after uncle Clive Barker hospitalised again". News24. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
9. "Soccer-Former South Africa coach Clive Barker dies | Sports-Games". Devdiscourse. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
10. Mostert, Herman. "Legendary former Bafana Bafana coach Clive Barker dies". News24 Sport. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
11. Mphahlele, Mahlatse. "'You brought happiness to our land': Safa, PSL lead tributes after death of former Bafana coach Clive Barker". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 10 June 2023.

South Africa squads

v t e South Africa squad – 1996 African Cup of Nations winners (1st title) GK Arendse GK De Sá GK Tlale DF Fish DF Motale DF Motaung DF Nyathi DF Radebe DF Tovey DF Tucker MF Buthelezi MF Khumalo MF Makalakalane MF Mkhalele MF Moeti MF Moosa MF Moshoeu MF Tinkler FW Bartlett FW Masinga FW Mudau FW Williams Coach: Barker v t e South Africa squad – 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup 1 Arendse 2 Motaung 3 Nyathi 4 Jackson 5 Fish 6 Masinga 7 Larsen 8 Ngobe 9 Tovey 10 Moshoeu 11 Mkhalele 12 Augustine 13 Ndlanya 14 Williams 15 Khumalo 16 Baloyi 17 Mnguni 18 Moeti 19 Radebe 20 Tinkler Coach: Barker

• 1944 births
• 1996 African Cup of Nations managers
• 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup managers
• 2023 deaths
• AmaZulu F.C. managers
• Bidvest Wits F.C. managers
• Durban City F.C. managers
• Manning Rangers F.C. managers
• Durban City F.C. (2024) managers
• Men's association football defenders
• Deaths from Lewy body dementia
• Santos F.C. (South Africa) managers
• Soccer players from Durban
• South Africa national soccer team managers
• South African people of English descent
• South African soccer managers
• South African men's soccer players