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Darren Barr Personal information Full name Darren Barr Date of birth 17 March 1985 Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Playing position Defender Club information Current club Heart of Midlothian Number 5 Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2004–2010 Falkirk 146 (6) 2005 → Forfar Athletic (loan) 15 (0) 2010– Heart of Midlothian 13 (0) National team 2008– Scotland 1 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 May 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).Darren Barr (born 17 March 1985 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Scottish Premier League club Heart of Midlothian as a defender.
Barr was brought up in Moodiesburn.
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Club career
Falkirk
Barr signed for Falkirk on 12 July 2002. He was loaned out for a spell to Forfar Athletic during 2005–06. He won his first personal award in December 2006 when he was crowned the SPL Young Player of the Month. In April 2008 he earned the SPL's Player of the Month award.[1]
Barr's discipline has caused him problems. He was sent off twice In the 2007–08 season. The first was in a game against Hibernian for punching the ball on the ground[2] and the second was against Celtic for receiving a second yellow card.[3] He also received a red card against Hearts in season 2006–07 for squaring up to Hearts' Andrius Velicka, but the decision was overturned on appeal and Barr was instead credited with a yellow card.[4] Because of his frame, he has been deployed more often as a right back in the 2009–10 season. His current contract with Falkirk ends in the summer of 2010. In January 2010, Falkirk manager Eddie May confirmed that Hibs had made two attempts to sign Barr.[5] Aberdeen, Dundee United and Hearts have also shown major interest in signing the defender.
Heart of Midlothian
On 25 January 2010, it was announced that Barr had signed a pre-contract with Hearts and would complete his move to Edinburgh upon the expiration of his contract with Falkirk at the end of the season. He was officially presented as a Hearts player at a press conference at Tynecastle on 8 June 2010. Barr was a regular in the Hearts team at the start of the season but a loss of form and impressive displays by Craig Thomson saw Barr drop from the team.
International career
Barr earned his first cap for Scotland in a 0–0 friendly draw against Northern Ireland at Hampden Park on August 20, 2008.[6] becoming the first Falkirk player to play for Scotland since John White in 1959.[7]
He retained his place and was named in George Burley's squad for Scotland's World Cup qualifying matches against Macedonia and Iceland.[8]
Barr had already featured in the Scotland 'B' Squad, playing in a 2–2 draw with Finland in February 2007.[9]
Personal awards and achievements
- Scottish Premier League Player of the Month: March 2007[10]
References
- ^ "Falkirk's Barr wins monthly prize". BBC Sport. 2008-04-04. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/f/falkirk/7328620.stm. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
- ^ "Falkirk 1–1 Hibernian". BBC Sport. 2007-09-15. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/6988282.stm. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
- ^ "Celtic 4–0 Falkirk". BBC Sport. 2007-12-11. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/7136774.stm. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
- ^ "Falkirk overturn Barr's red card". BBC Sport. 2007-01-26. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/f/falkirk/6288251.stm. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
- ^ "Eddie May". Daily Record. 2010-10-01. http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/football/spl/2010/01/10/eddie-may-hibs-and-aberdeen-s-efforts-to-land-darren-barr-a-disgrace-86908-21955932/. Retrieved 2010-10-01.
- ^ "Scotland 0–0 Northern Ireland". BBC Sport. 2008-08-20. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/7567763.stm. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
- ^ Falkirk, London Hearts.
- ^ "Burley recalls Maloney, O'Connor". BBC Sport. 2008-08-27. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/7583850.stm. Retrieved 2008-08-27.
- ^ "Scotland B 2–2 Finland B". BBC Sport. 2007-02-07. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/6337999.stm. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
- ^ "Player Awards". http://www.cbfootball.co.uk/monthlyarchive.aspx?MonthID=15&SeasonID=1. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
External links
- Darren Barr career stats at Soccerbase
- Darren Barr at National-Football-Teams.com
- Transfermarkt Profile
Heart of Midlothian F.C. – current squad 1 Balogh · 2 Hamill · 3 Grainger · 4 Jónsson · 5 Barr · 6 Webster · 7 Suso · 8 Black · 9 Kyle · 10 Elliott · 11 Driver · 12 Templeton · 13 Obua · 15 Sutton · 16 Stevenson · 17 McGowan · 18 Novikovas · 19 Skácel · 21 Taouil · 22 Smith · 23 Glen · 25 Kello · 26 Žaliūkas · 27 Robinson · 30 MacDonald · 31 Mrowiec · 34 Stewart · 49 McHattie · 51 Holt · 52 Smith · C. Thomson · Manager: Sérgio
Categories:- Living people
- 1985 births
- Sportspeople from Glasgow
- Scottish footballers
- Scottish Premier League players
- Scottish Premier League young player of the month awards
- Scottish Football League players
- Forfar Athletic F.C. players
- Falkirk F.C. players
- Heart of Midlothian F.C. players
- Scotland international footballers
- Scotland B international footballers
- Association football defenders
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