Martyn Clarke

Martyn Clarke
Personal information
Full name Martyn Gilson-Clarke
Date of birth (1980-04-27)27 April 1980
Place of birth Plymouth, United Kingdom
Date of death 14 December 2022(2022-12-14) (aged 42)
Place of death Gloucester, United Kingdom
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Positions
Youth career
–1998 Globe Tavern
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999 Globe Tavern
2001 Connecticut Wolves
2002–2004 Brentwood Town
International career
2005–2015 Falkland Islands 16 (3)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Falkland Islands
Island Games
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Bermuda
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Martyn Gilson-Clarke (27 April 1980 – 14 December 2022) was[1] 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,[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] and after recovery from an injury, with El Porvenir and Defensores de Belgrano. He eventually left the Falklands to try out with an English National League or a Third Division team.[6] Clarke played two seasons (2002-2004) with Brentwood Town FC.[10]

International career

Clarke represented the Falkland Islands official team.[11][12][13][14][15][16][17]

Personal Life

Gilson-Clarke was the son of a Royal Marine who fought in the Falklands War. He was married to a Filipino woman and had a young daughter. During the 2020s, he developed his own logistics business: MGCCourier.[18] Gilson-Clarke's body was found in his flat in Gloucester on 14 December 2022, after apparently taking his own life. An inquest reported that the individual left notes indicating an intent to die by suicide. No family or friends attended the hearing at the Gloucestershire Coroner's Court, and no details regarding his personal background, career, or family were provided.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Former Falklands footballer who moved to Argentina took own life". BBC News. 19 April 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Living la vida Boca". theguardian.com.
  3. ^ "La historia de Martyn Clarke". infobae.com.
  4. ^ "Story of Falklands football 'traitor' inspires new film". theguardian.com.
  5. ^ "El malvinense de Boca que se enamoró de la Argentina". lanacion.com.ar.
  6. ^ a b "Islander's Boca farewell". bbc.co.uk.
  7. ^ "Falklander is a football envoy". independent.co.uk.
  8. ^ "Martin Clarke, un malvinense en el fútbol argentino". losanders.com.ar (Archived). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Martyn Clarke, el malvinense que se probó en Boca". www.elsigloweb.com (Archived). Archived from the original on 10 July 2015.
  10. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Martyn Gilson-Clarke (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
  11. ^ "MARTYN CLARKE: THE FALKLAND ISLANDER WHO ALMOST JOINED BOCA JUNIORS IN 1999". thesefootballtimes.co.
  12. ^ "Il Maradona delle Malvinas". ultimouomo.com.
  13. ^ "Martyn Clarke, el malvinense que se probó en Boca y volvió a las islas acusado de "traidor". lanacion.com.ar.
  14. ^ "Martyn Clarke - En Una Baldosa article".
  15. ^ "Former Falklands footballer who moved to Argentina took own life". bbc.com.
  16. ^ "Falkland squad ready for rare shot at success". worldsoccer.com.
  17. ^ "ON THE MARGINS: THE FALKLANDS AND FOOTBALL". inbedwithmaradona.com.
  18. ^ Martínez, Belkis (2 April 2022). "El delantero que no fue: Martyn Clarke, el malvinense que se probó en Boca y volvió a las islas acusado de "traidor"". LA NACION (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 May 2026.


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