Barry van Galen

Football player infobox| playername= Barry van Galen
fullname = Bart van Galen
nickname = The brilliant madman


dateofbirth = birth date and age|1970|4|4
cityofbirth = Haarlem
countryofbirth = Netherlands
height = height|m=1.80
currentclub = "Retired"
position = Midfielder, Supporting Striker, Left Winger
youthyears =
youthclubs = "DSC '74" "RCH"
years = 1991-1993 1993-1996 1996-1997 1997-2006
clubs = Haarlem Roda NAC AZ
caps(goals) = 0570(26) 0770(17) 02800(3) 2460(54)
nationalyears = 2004
nationalteam = Netherlands
nationalcaps(goals) = 00100(0)
pcupdate =
ntupdate =

Bart ("Barry") van Galen (born 4 April, 1970 in Haarlem, Noord-Holland) is a former Dutch footballer. He was a left-footed midfielder who could also play as a left sided winger. He was well known for his playmaking ability.

He made his debut in Dutch professional soccer on August 17, 1991 (Haarlem - Telstar 2-1), and made his international debut on November 17, 2004 against Andorra, substituting Pierre van Hooijdonk. At age 34, he was the oldest debutant ever for "Oranje".

Van Galen is known in the Netherlands as "de geniale gek" which can be translated in English to "the brilliant madman". He was a stylish and effective attacker, but also notoriously erratic, sometimes behaving violently on the pitch. He had long held the Eredivisie record for yellow cards although this was recently broken. However, he was an invaluable player for AZ and undoubtedly an AZ legend. He ended his playing career in 2006, and is now a scout for AZ.

Career Stats (as of 12-05-06)

*1991-1993 – HFC Haarlem
*1993-1996 – Roda JC
*1996-1997 – NAC Breda
*1997-2006 – AZ
*Games:408
*Goals:100

External links

*wvo|1137