Barry van Galen
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| Barry van Galen | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Bart van Galen | |
| Date of birth | April 4, 1970 | |
| Place of birth | Haarlem, Netherlands | |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |
| Playing position | Midfielder, Supporting Striker, Left Winger | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Retired | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| DSC '74 RCH |
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| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1991-1993 1993-1996 1996-1997 1997-2006 |
Haarlem Roda NAC AZ |
57(26) 77(17) 28(3) 246(54) |
| National team | ||
| 2004 | Netherlands | 1(0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Bart ("Barry") van Galen (born 4 April 1970 in Haarlem, Noord-Holland) is a former Dutch footballer. He was a left-footed midfielder who could also play as a left sided winger. He was well known for his playmaking ability.
He made his debut in Dutch professional soccer on August 17, 1991 (Haarlem - Telstar 2-1), and made his international debut on November 17, 2004 against Andorra, substituting Pierre van Hooijdonk. At age 34, he was the oldest debutant ever for "Oranje".
Van Galen is known in the Netherlands as "de geniale gek" which can be translated in English to "the brilliant madman". He was a stylish and effective attacker, but also notoriously erratic, sometimes behaving violently on the pitch. He had long held the Eredivisie record for yellow cards although this was recently broken. However, he was an invaluable player for AZ and undoubtedly an AZ legend. He ended his playing career in 2006, and is now a scout for AZ.
[edit] Career Stats (as of 12-05-06)
- 1991-1993 – HFC Haarlem
- 1993-1996 – Roda JC
- 1996-1997 – NAC Breda
- 1997-2006 – AZ
- Games:408
- Goals:100
[edit] External links
- Barry van Galen profile and stats at Wereld van Oranje (Dutch)
