Martyn Gilson-Clarke (27 April 1980 – December 2022) was a footballer who played as a striker. Born in England, he was a Falkland Islands international.

Club career

In 1999, Clarke trained with Argentine side Boca.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

International career

Clarke represented the Falkland Islands official team.[9][10][11][12][13][14][15]

References

  1. "Living la vida Boca". theguardian.com.
  2. "La historia de Martyn Clarke". infobae.com.
  3. "Story of Falklands football 'traitor' inspires new film". theguardian.com.
  4. "El malvinense de Boca que se enamoró de la Argentina". lanacion.com.ar.
  5. "Islander's Boca farewell". bbc.co.uk.
  6. "Falklander is a football envoy". independent.co.uk.
  7. "Martin Clarke, un malvinense en el fútbol argentino". losanders.com.ar (Archived).
  8. "Martyn Clarke, el malvinense que se probó en Boca". www.elsigloweb.com (Archived). Archived from the original on 2015-07-10.
  9. "MARTYN CLARKE: THE FALKLAND ISLANDER WHO ALMOST JOINED BOCA JUNIORS IN 1999". thesefootballtimes.co.
  10. "Il Maradona delle Malvinas". ultimouomo.com.
  11. "Martyn Clarke, el malvinense que se probó en Boca y volvió a las islas acusado de "traidor". lanacion.com.ar.
  12. "Martyn Clarke - En Una Baldosa article".
  13. "Former Falklands footballer who moved to Argentina took own life". bbc.com.
  14. "Falkland squad ready for rare shot at success". worldsoccer.com.
  15. "ON THE MARGINS: THE FALKLANDS AND FOOTBALL". inbedwithmaradona.com.


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