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Along with former team-mate ], the pair were the only players to play in both the final club match (excepting 2000 Charity Shield match) and the final international match at the old ]. Both matches resulted in 1–0 losses: for ] against ] in the ] and for ] against ] in a ] qualifier. Along with former team-mate ], the pair were the only players to play in both the final club match (excepting 2000 Charity Shield match) and the final international match at the old ]. Both matches resulted in 1–0 losses: for ] against ] in the ] and for ] against ] in a ] qualifier.


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==Club career==
Gareth Barry attended William Parker sports college in Hastings at the same time as Sussex cricketer ]. An ex-England under-18 captain, Barry joined ] from ] as a trainee in 1997 along with ], who was considered at the time to be a much bigger talent than Barry. The move was controversial as the ] board demanded on £2.5 million for the two players, the FA transfer tribunial panel came up with a deal which would have seen Brighton make £2.4 million in the event of Barry and Standing making an England apperances plus sell on clauses. He played his first match for Villa on ], ] against ]. Initially, he played as a central defender, on the left-hand side of a back three including ] and ]. Barry has since become a highly versatile player. Starting as a centre-back, he then moved to the left-back position. Later, Barry settled into a left-midfield role, but, most recently, he has switched to the centre of midfield.

In April 2005, Barry intervened in a controversial incident against ] when two Newcastle United players, ] and ], brawled with one another during the game.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/4384123.stm|title=Newcastle 0-3 Aston Villa|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=May 31|accessyear=2008}}</ref>

In November 2007, it was reported that Aston Villa were set to award Barry a testimonial, at the age of just 26, to recognize his 10 years at the club. On ] ], Barry helped to break a run of bad-form, scoring in a 4&ndash;0 victory over Bolton. He scored 2 goals (his first two from open play that season) and he was also credited with 2 assists.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7320179.stm|title=Aston Villa 4-0 Bolton|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=May 31|accessyear=2008}}</ref>

Barry is approaching 400 total appearances for Aston Villa, and as of April 2008, was the longest serving player in the team.<ref name="Appearance stats"/> During the league game against ] on ] ], Barry became the youngest player to appear in 300 Premiership games (aged 26 years 247 days), replacing former record-holder ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7054069.stm|title=Bolton 1-1 Aston Villa|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=May 31|accessyear=2008}}</ref>

In May 2008, ] expressed an interest in Barry and offered up to £10 million which was rejected; they then made further bids for Barry, with a £13 million bid reported on ] ], which was again rejected.<ref name="Villa reveal Liverpool Barry bid">{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aston_villa/7380534.stm|title=Villa reveal Liverpool Barry bid|publisher=BBC|date=2008-05-02|accessdate=2008-05-02}}</ref><ref name="Villa plan last-ditch Barry talks">{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aston_villa/7396310.stm|title=Villa plan last-ditch Barry talks|publisher=BBC|date=2008-05-12|accessdate=2008-05-12}}</ref><ref name="Liverpool bid for Barry rejected">{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aston_villa/7450271.stm|title=Liverpool bid for Barry rejected|publisher=BBC|date=2008-06-12|accessdate=2008-06-12}}</ref> On ], ], Barry criticised O'Neill for making no attempt to keep him at Villa Park. He said: "Villa kept saying they wanted me to stay but I have not heard from the manager for weeks" and re-iterated his desire to join Liverpool.<ref></ref> O'Neill responded, stating that he and club owner ] gave the player numerous options and incentives to continue playing for the club.<ref name="Villa prepared to let Barry leave"">{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/a/aston_villa/7450271.stm|title= Villa prepared to let Barry leave|publisher=BBC|date=2008-06-30|acessdate=2008-07-01}}</ref> On ] ], Aston Villa officially disciplined Barry, by telling him not to report back for pre season training as another bid had been rejected. The fee Villa want for Barry is believed to be £17m plus ].<ref name="O'Neill awaits improved Barry bid">{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aston_villa/7450271.stm|title=O'Neill awaits improved Barry bid|publisher=BBC|date=2008-07-03|accessdate=2008-07-04}}</ref>


==International career== ==International career==

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Gareth Barry
Personal information
Full name Gareth Barry
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team Aston Villa
Number 6
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:41, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

Gareth Barry (born February 23, 1981 in Hastings) is an English football player who currently is the captain of English Premier League side Aston Villa.

Along with former team-mate Gareth Southgate, the pair were the only players to play in both the final club match (excepting 2000 Charity Shield match) and the final international match at the old Wembley Stadium. Both matches resulted in 1–0 losses: for Aston Villa against Chelsea in the 2000 FA Cup Final and for England against Germany in a 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier.

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International career

Barry made his England under-21 début against the Czech Republic in 1998. He made 27 starts for the Under-21 side, a record since surpassed by fellow Aston Villa players, on-loan Scott Carson and former colleague James Milner.

First picked for the senior England side by Kevin Keegan, along with David Beckham he is the only other England international to date to have played under every England manager since first selected by Keegan. After an injury to Jason Wilcox, he was able to travel to Euro 2000, but did not feature in any of the side's games. Barry made his England début as a substitute in a pre-Euro 2000 friendly against Ukraine on May 31, 2000. His full international début was in the 1-1 draw against France on September 2, 2000.

He made further England appearances in matches against South Africa, Serbia and Montenegro and Slovakia in 2003.

Barry was recalled to the England squad following a four-year international exile on 2 February 2007. Barry was resigned to never winning another cap under previous boss Sven-Göran Eriksson but Steve McClaren brought him back for the first time since March 2003. Barry was brought on at the beginning of the second half of the friendly match against Spain on 7 February2007 as replacement for Steven Gerrard and played left midfield for the majority of the game, moving to left-back when Stewart Downing was brought on. England lost 1-0 thanks to a second half Andres Iniesta goal. On May 252007 Barry played for England B in a 3-1 victory over Albania, getting an assist for England B's first goal scored by Alan Smith. Barry renewed his England international career by coming on as a substitute, replacing Michael Carrick in a friendly against Germany, at Wembley. As confirmed by John Motson during the BBC Commentary for this game, Gareth Barry has now played under 5 different England Managers (including England U21 & England B-Team)

As a replacement for the injured Owen Hargreaves, Barry started in central midfield for England against Israel on 8 September 2007; with two assists and impressive overall play. He kept his place with Owen Hargreaves declared unfit for the match against Russia on 12 September 2007, and produced another stunning display, proving to be more than competent at international level. BBC Presenters Ian Wright and Alan Shearer commented that Gareth Barry was immense in the centre of midfield alongside Gerrard, forming a wonderful partnership together, and further commented that he should have been given man of the match overall for the two performances against Israel and Russia.

He was also given the official man of the match for England's Euro 2008 home qualifier against Estonia. He was selected to start against Switzerland on 6 February 2008, the first game of the Capello era. He was again selected to start in England's friendly away to France on 26 March 2008. Barry scored his first international goal against Trinidad and Tobago on June 1 2008, this completed a personal treble for Gareth as he also captained England in the second half of his 20th cap.

England Goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. June 1, 2008 Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad  Trinidad and Tobago 1-0 3-0 Friendly

Statistics

Last Updated 11/05/08

Career Statistics
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup European International Total
App Goals App Goals App  Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals Notes
Aston Villa 1997–98 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
1998–99 32 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 37 2
1999–00 30 1 6 0 7 0 0 0 2 0 45 1
2000–01 30 0 3 0 1 0 4 1 4 0 42 1
2001–02 20 0 1 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 28 0
2002–03 35 3 1 0 4 1 4 0 0 0 44 4
2003–04 36 3 1 1 6 0 0 0 2 0 45 3
2004–05 34 7 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 36 8
2005–06 36 3 3 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 42 6
2006–07 35 8 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 40 9 Club player & player's player of the season
2007–08 37 9 1 0 2 0 0 0 11 1 51 10
Career Total 327 36 20 3 28 4 18 1 20 1 398 42

Honours

Aston Villa:

FA Cup

  • Runners Up (1999/2000)

Intertoto Cup

  • Winners (2001)

Player Of The Season

  • Winner (2006-07)

Player's Player of the Season

  • Winner (2006-07)

References

  1. "Gareth Barry profile". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2008-04-15.
  2. Middle man Barry back in business under the new regime Daily Mail - 10th October 2007
  3. "Barton wins first England call-up". BBC News Online. 2007-02-02. Retrieved 2007-02-02. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. "BBC pundits on England". BBC. Retrieved 2007-09-13.
  5. McKenzie, Andrew (2008-06-01). "Defoe and Barry secure England win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2008-06-01. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. "Gareth Barry: Player Profile". Aston Villa F.C.'s official website. 2008-02-26. Retrieved 2008-02-26. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

External links

Aston Villa F.C. – current squad
England squad – UEFA Euro 2000
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