Barry Opdam

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Personal information
Barry Opdam
Full name	Barry Opdam
Date of birth	February 27, 1976
Place of birth	Leiden, Netherlands
Height	187 cm
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	AZ Alkmaar
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1996-present	AZ Alkmaar	294 (12)
National team²
2005-	Netherlands	7 (1)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of January 4, 2007. ² National team caps and goals correct as of August 22, 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Barry Opdam (born 27 February 1976 in Leiden) is a Dutch professional footballer, who began his career at FC Lisse. He later moved to AZ Alkmaar at the start of the 1996-97 season, where he still plays.

On 4 June 2005, Opdam made his debut for the Dutch national team in a 2-0 win against Romania. Later that year, he scored an important goal against the Czech Republic. However, he narrowly missed out on selection for the Holland squad for the 2006 World Cup in Germany. He has managed one goal in seven caps, as of December 2005.

As a central defender, Opdam does not score many goals. However, he produced one of the great moments in AZ European history when he headed home from a Julian Jenner free kick with seven minutes to go to send AZ into the last 16 of the UEFA Cup. They had drawn 3-3 in Istanbul and were 2-0 down at half time.

[edit] Career

Season	Club	Apps	Goals	Competition
1996/97	AZ	24	0	Eredivisie
1997/98	AZ	15	0	Gouden Gids Divisie
1998/99	AZ	22	0	Eredivisie
1999/00	AZ	34	5	Eredivisie
2000/01	AZ	32	2	Eredivisie
2001/02	AZ	31	1	Eredivisie
2002/03	AZ	33	0	Eredivisie
2003/04	AZ	28	1	Eredivisie
2004/05	AZ	33	2	Eredivisie
2005/06	AZ	24	0	Eredivisie
Total		276	11

AZ Alkmaar - Current Squad
1 Didulica \| 2 Jaliens \| 3 Luirink \| 4 Opdam \| 5 de Cler \| 7 Boukhari \| 8 Schaars \| 9 Arveladze \| 10 Cziommer \| 11 Martens \| 14 Donk \| 15 Molhoek \| 18 Dembélé \| 19 Koevermans \| 20 de Zeeuw \| 21 Waterman \| 22 Sinouh \| 23 Steinsson \| 24 Mendes da Silva \| 25 Vormer \| 26 Bulters \| 27 Jenner \| 29 Lens \| Manager: Van Gaal