| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Barry Martin Smith | ||
| Date of birth | 19 February 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Paisley, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Dundee (Manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1991–1995 | Celtic | 22 | (0) |
| 1995–2006 | Dundee | 400 | (3) |
| 2006–2008 | Valur | 41 | (1) |
| 2007 | → Partick Thistle (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| 2008 | → Greenock Morton (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| Scotland under-21 | 5 | (0) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2010– | Dundee | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:49, 7 May 2010 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Barry Smith (born 19 February 1974 in Paisley) is a Scottish footballer who is the current manager of Dundee.
In playing career, which spanned 19 years, Smith played for Celtic, Dundee, Valur, Partick Thistle, Greenock Morton and Brechin City. He appeared 400 times for Dundee, scoring three goals and captaining the side from 1997 until 2006.
Smith then moved into managing in 2008. He managed the Dundee U19 side for over a year, before becoming manager of the first team after the departure of previous manager Gordon Chisholm.
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Smith began his career with Scottish Premier League side Celtic. He made his debut aged 17 and played 22 games, including two Old Firm, between 1991-1995. He then joined fellow Scottish side Dundee, where he made his name. Smith was made club captain in 1997, the same year they achieved promotion to the Premier Division. After playing with the Dens Park side for ten-and-a-half seasons, where he made 359 appearances, Smith reached his testimonial year. As is the custom there were various golf outings and nights out in Lochee to mark this achievement. In 2006 Smith also took on the role of joint caretaker manager for the final two games of that season. Smith then transferred to Icelandic outfit Valur who finished third in 2006 and won the Icelandic Premier Division in 2007, their first championship in 20 years. During his career he has played in the right back, centre back, and defence midfield roles.
Smith joined Partick Thistle on loan in January 2007, making 18 appearances and scoring one goal before returning for Valur's new season and, again, returned to Scotland when he signed, on loan, for Greenock Morton in January 2008.
On 4 November 2008 he returned to Dundee as under-19s coach, with his registration as a player following in January.[1]
On 26 January 2009, Smith was loaned out to neighbours Brechin City, with the ability to be recalled at any time. As Brechin are part-time, Smith continued in his role as under-19s coach at Dens Park.[2]
On 15 October 2010 following financial difficulties, Smith was appointed manager of Dundee and led them to a 23 game unbeaten streak in the league, a club record.
Despite being handed a 25-point deduction for entering administration for the second time in seven years, he guided Dundee to safety, confirmed after a 0-1 win away to Ross County.
On 10 May 2011, Barry Smith was rewarded with a new three year deal at Dundee, meaning he is contracted as manager until the end of the 2013/14 season.
On 3 April 2009, Smith was inducted into Dundee's Hall of Fame.[3]
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| Dundee | 15 Oct 2010 | Present | 26 | 16 | 9 | 3 | ? | |
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