- Ray Baartz
Football player infobox
playername = Ray Baartz
fullname = Ray Baartz
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1947|3|6
cityofbirth = Newcastle
countryofbirth =Australia
height =
currentclub =
clubnumber =
position =Striker
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1963
1963-1965
1966-1974
clubs =Adamstown Rosebuds Manchester United Sydney Hakoah
caps(goals) =
nationalyears = 1967-1974
nationalteam = flagicon|Australia Australia
nationalcaps(goals) = 59 (21)
pcupdate =25 August 2007
ntupdate =25 August 2007 Ray Baartz (born
6 March 1947 ) was an Australian football (soccer) player. He is a member of the Sport Australia Hall of Fame.Ray was born in
Newcastle, New South Wales and spent his early years playing for Adamstown. At 17 he joinedManchester United and after 6 months signed on a two year contract. In 1966 he returned to Australia and transferred toSydney Hakoah for a then Australian record of ₤5600. He played 236 club matches scoring 211 goals.He represented Australia 48 times scoring 18 goals, making him the 8th highest goal scorer of all time.
Ray currently still lives in Newcastle and owns a sport store.
External links
* [http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/B/BA.html Oz Football profile]
* [http://www.sahof.org.au/hallOfFame/memberProfile/index.php?memberID=6&memberType=athlete Sports Australia Hall Of Fame member profile]
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