Clark Brisson is a retired United States. soccer striker/forward who is currently the Director of ing for the South Carolina United Battery Academy, a youth club affiliated with USL professional club Charleston Battery.
Education
Brisson attended Sanderson High School in Raleigh, North Carolina, graduating in 1987. He then attended the University of South Carolina, playing on the men’s soccer team from 1987 to 1990. He finished his career ranked sixth all time on the school’s career goals list with 36 and fifth all time on the assists list with 26.
Career
He was a 1989 first team All American at the University of South Carolina and went on to play for nearly a decade in the National Soccer League, USISL and USL A-League. In 1986, the Brisson was named the High School State Championship Most Valuable Player as Sanderson defeated Reynolds High School of Winston-Salem in the State 4A championship. In 1989, he was selected as a first team All American.
In 1991, he played on the United States. soccer team at the World University Games.
On October 15, 1991, Brisson signed with the Canton Invaders of the |National Soccer League who had selected him in the second round of the 1991 NPSL draft. He was the team"s second leading scorer, but left the team at the end of the 1991-1992 season.
In 1993, Brisson was the first player signed by the expansion Charleston Battery of the USISL. In October 1993, he moved to the Baltimore Spirit of the NPSL for the 1993-1994 season. He then moved to the Dayton Dynamo for the 1994-1995 season.
In 1996, he signed with the Philadelphia KiXX for the 1996-1997 season.
In 1999, Brisson was back with the Battery, this time playing in the USL A-League. At some point in his career, Brisson served as an assistant coach with the University of New Haven women's soccer team However, he has spent most of his coaching career with youth clubs in South Carolina.
From 2000 to 2003, he was the director of City Soccer in Charleston.
He also served as the Director of ing in the Summerville Soccer Club until 2007. That year, he founded Bridge Futbal Alliance, which eventually evolved into the South Carolina United Battery Academy under the direction of the Battery professional club