Mark Watson

Mark Watson

Footballer

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Career & Clubs

Club career

Watson spent 18 years as a professional soccer player. He spent three seasons with Watford FC of the English Championship from 1993 to 1995 and then joined Major League Soccer for its inaugural season in 1996. He split that first MLS season between the New England Revolution and Columbus Crew. Watson returned to MLS in 2001 with D.C. United after stops with the Seattle Sounders, Oxford United and Oldham Athletic.

International career

For Canada, Watson has appeared 78 times for the 'A' national team during a 14-year span. He has played in four World Cup qualifying campaigns. and on the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup side that won the tournament. Watson scored the winning goal for Canada in the semi-final of the 2000 Gold Cup, a match Canada won 1–0 over Trinidad and Tobago.

Coaching career

Watson began his coaching career in 2004 with the Canadian national team system where he held assistant positions with the U-20 and senior squads. Watson served as assistant coach for Canada at the 2004 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualification Tournament and was an assistant when the team finished third in the same tournament in 2008. He also spent four seasons on the staff of his former playing club Charleston Battery as an assistant to Mike Anhaeuser from 2006 to 2009, helping lead Charleston to the final of the 2008 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. After spending several seasons with San Jose Earthquakes as an assistant to his Canadian colleague Frank Yallop, Watson became the club's interim head coach on 7 June 2013 following Yallop's dismissal. Watson's first win as an MLS head coach came on 15 June 2013 against the Colorado Rapids at Dick's Sporting Goods Park. Watson was 11–5–3 during his 19 league games as interim coach, nearly rallying the Earthquakes to an MLS Cup Playoff berth. His mark 1.89 points per game was tops among all coaches after he took over. In addition to his success in MLS, Watson's squad advanced to the 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League quarter-finals by winning Group 5. Following these successes, on 30 October 2013 the Earthquakes announced that they had signed Watson to a permanent contract, thereby removing his interim status. After a disappointing season in which the Earthquakes failed to qualify for the playoffs, Watson was dismissed in late 2014. He was…

Career statistics

Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Watson goal.

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New England Revolution (1996–1996)
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Montreal Supra (1992–1992)
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Watford F.C. (1993–1995)
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D.C. United (2001–2001)
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Oldham Athletic A.F.C. (2000–2001)
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Columbus Crew (1996–1996)
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Charleston Battery (2002–2004)
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Östers IF (1997–1999)
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Oxford United F.C. (1998–2000)
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Seattle Sounders (1997–1997)
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Ottawa Intrepid (1990–1990)
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Hamilton Steelers (1991–1991)
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Walsall F.C.
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Vancouver Whitecaps (1993–1994)
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Vancouver Whitecaps (2005–2005)
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Charleston Battery (2006–2007)
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Canadian men's national soccer team (1991–2004)
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Vancouver Whitecaps FC (1993–1993)
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Vancouver Whitecaps FC (1995–1995)
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Vancouver Whitecaps FC (2005–2005)
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Minnesota United FC
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Major League Soccer
National team
Canada

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Identifiers & aliases
Description

association football player (b. 1970)

Position

defender

Extract from Wikipedia

Mark Stewart Watson is a Canadian former professional soccer player who currently works as a Senior Football Strategy Advisor (GM) at Halifax Wanderers FC. A former defender, Watson is the eighth most-capped player in the history of the Canada national team.

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