Fernando Clavijo

Infobox Football biography
playername= Fernando Clavijo
fullname = Fernando Clavijo
nickname =


dateofbirth = birth date and age|1956|1|23
cityofbirth = Maldonado
countryofbirth = Uruguay
height = height|ft=5|in=10
currentclub =
clubnumber =
position = Defender
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years =
1979-1981
1981-1983
1983-1984
1984-1988
1988-1989
1989-1992
clubs = Atenas
New York Apollo/United
New York Arrows ("indoor")
San Jose Earthquakes
San Diego Sockers ("indoor")
Los Angeles Lazers ("indoor")
St. Louis Storm ("indoor")
caps(goals) =
066 0(5)
065 (11)
040 0(1)
187 (49)
046 (10)
136 (51)
nationalyears = 1990-1994
nationalteam = United States
nationalcaps(goals) = 61 (0)
manageryears = 1991
1994-1997
1998-1999
1998
1998
1998
2000-2002
2003-2005
2005-2008
managerclubs = St. Louis Storm
Seattle SeaDogs
Florida ThunderCats
Nigerian national team "(assistant)"
MLS Project 40 "(assistant)"
U.S. Futsal Team
MetroStars "(assistant)"
New England Revolution
Haiti national team
Colorado Rapids
pcupdate = 31 May 2006
ntupdate = 22 June 2006

Fernando Clavijo (born January 23, 1956 in Maldonado, Uruguay) is a former American soccer defender and former head coach of the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer. He is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame.

Playing

Outdoor

Clavijo began his professional playing career at the age of 16 with Uruguayan club Atenas De San Carlos. In 1979, Clavijo and his wife moved to the United States in order for him to play for the New York Apollo of the American Soccer League (ASL). The Apollo changed its name to the New York United between the 1979 and 1980 season. Clavijo then spent two seasons with the United. In 1983, he moved to the San Jose Earthquakes of the North American Soccer League (NASL). In 1984, he was an NASL All Star with the Earthquakes.

Indoor

Clavijo began his indoor soccer career, which rapidly eclipsed his outdoor career, in 1981 with the New York Arrows of Major Indoor Soccer League. In 1984, he moved to the San Diego Sockers where he contributed to the Sockers winning three championships in his four years with the team.

Futsal

In 1992, he had earned 8 caps, scoring two goals, for the U.S. Futsal Team. ^{[http://www.ussoccer.com/common/stContent.jsp_88-TFAR.html]}

Coaching

Clavijo's coaching career began in 1991 with the St. Louis Storm where he was player-coach. In 1994, he became the head coach of the Seattle SeaDogs of the Continental Indoor Soccer League (CISL). In 1997, he was the CISL Coach of the Year. He then moved to the Florida ThunderCats of the National Professional Soccer League. He then assisted ex-US coach Bora Milutinovic with the Nigerian national team at the 1998 FIFA World Cup. He followed Bora to Major League Soccer as well, assisting him with the MetroStars in 1999, the worst season for any team in league history. He left the club after the year, assuming head coaching duties with the New England Revolution, but was fired midway through the 2002 season after not much success.

In 1998, he also served as the head coach of the U.S. Futsal Team.

On October 16, 2003, Clavijo became the head coach of the Haitian national team. He led them through World Cup Qualifying, resigning his position after Haiti lost to Jamaica. ^{[http://www.webster.edu/~corbetre/haiti/misctopic/sports/soccer-new-coach-2003.htm]} On December 22, 2004, the Colorado Rapids hired Clavijo as the team's head coach.

Clavijo was inducted into the U.S. National Soccer Hall of Fame in 2005.

Coach Clavijo resigned from the Colorado Rapids on August 20, 2008 after a record in all competitions of 43 wins - 55 losses - 26 draws.

Playing stats

MISL stats

NASL