Colin Clark made one appearance for the U.S. national team. (Kelvin Kuo-USA TODAY Sports)

Former Major League Soccer player Colin Clark died of a heart attack Monday. He was 35.

Clark received one call-up to the U.S. men’s national team, performing against Haiti in the 2009 Concacaf Gold Cup.

The Fort Collins, Colo., native played for three MLS clubs — the Colorado Rapids, Houston Dynamo and LA Galaxy from 2006-2013. A midfielder, Clark played 144 games, scoring 2o goals. He played at Southern Methodist University.

Clark was suspended for three games and was fined an undisclosed sum during the 2012 season, when he was caught on national television yelling an anti-gay slur at a ball boy after receiving a ball for a throw-in.

Front Row Soccer editor Michael Lewis has covered 13 World Cups (eight men, five women), seven Olympics and 25 MLS Cups. He has written about New York City FC, New York Cosmos, the New York Red Bulls and both U.S. national teams for Newsday and has penned a soccer history column for the Guardian.com. Lewis, who has been honored by the Press Club of Long Island and National Soccer Coaches Association of America, is the former editor of BigAppleSoccer.com. He has written seven books about the beautiful game and has published ALIVE AND KICKING The incredible but true story of the Rochester Lancers. It is available at Amazon.com.