- Barry Smith (footballer)
Football player infobox
playername = Barry Smith
fullname = Barry Martin Smith
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1974|2|19
cityofbirth =Paisley
countryofbirth =Scotland
height = height|ft=5|in=10
currentclub =Valur
clubnumber = 2
position = Defender
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1991–95
1995–2006
2006–
2007
2008
clubs = Celtic
DundeeValur
→ Partick Thistle (loan)
→ Greenock Morton (loan)
caps(goals) = 022 (0)
400 (3)
041 (1)
018 (1)
009 (0)
nationalyears =
nationalteam = Scotland under-21
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 01:21, 22 July 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate = 13:47,19 September 2006 (UTC)Barry Martin Smith (born
19 February ,1974 inPaisley ) is a Scottish footballer who currently plays in defence forValur in theIceland icLandsbankadeild .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 theDens 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 dinners 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.
He signed for Greenock Morton on loan in January 2008 and is currently back playing for Valur F.C.
HONOURS
Scotland U21 5 caps
Scottish 1st Division Winner 1997/98
Scottish Cup Runner-up 2003
Icelandic Premier Division Winner 2007
External links
* [http://www.valur.is/main/leikmadur.asp?d=1&s=0&leikmadur=306&tb=21&fl=1 Official website profile ("Icelandic")]
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