Please answer the following question: Philip Ian Clarkson (born 13 November 1968 in Hambleton Lancashire) is an English former professional footballer.He is currently a coach at Blackpool's Centre of Excellence. Given a list of categories: company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work, what category does the paragraph belong to?
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Athlete