Barry Hughes
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 31 December 1937 | ||
Place of birth | Caernarfon, Wales | ||
Date of death | 2 June 2019 | (aged 81)||
Place of death | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
1953–1960 | West Bromwich Albion | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1960–1963 | Blauw-Wit | ||
1963–1965 | Alkmaar '54 | ||
Managerial career | |||
1965–1967 | Alkmaar '54 | ||
1968–1970 | HFC Haarlem | ||
1970–1973 | Go Ahead Eagles | ||
1973–1980 | HFC Haarlem | ||
1980–1983 | Sparta Rotterdam | ||
1983–1984 | FC Utrecht | ||
1984–1985 | MVV | ||
1985–1986 | FC Volendam | ||
1986–1988 | Sparta Rotterdam | ||
1988–1989 | Beerschot | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Barry Hughes (31 December 1937 – 2 June 2019) was a Welsh professional football player and manager, active primarily in the Netherlands. He played as a defender.[1]
Early and personal life
Hughes was born in Caernarfon.[2] He attended Glyndwr Secondary Modern school.[2] In 1965 he married Elles Berger, a Dutch TV personality.[3] The couple had three daughters and six grandchildren.[2]
Playing career
Hughes began his career with the youth team of English team
Coaching career
After retiring as a player, Hughes began his coaching career in 1965
He also managed Belgian club Beerschot.[10][11]
Music career
Hughes released a 7" music single in 1978 called "Voetbal is Koning" (Football is king).[12]
In 1981, he released another single together with "De Kwaffeurs". The song is called "Ik wil op mijn kop een kamerbreed tapijt" ("I want on my head a wall to wall carpet"), a carnival song referencing his baldness. It was in the Dutch top 40 for eight weeks, where it reached place 7 between week 7 and 8 in 1981.[13]
Death
Hughes died in Amsterdam on 2 June 2019, aged 81.[2][8][14]
References
- ^ Barry Hughes at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Dutch footballing world pays tribute to cult hero who played for Flintshire Schoolboys". The Leader. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- ^ Elles Berger getrouwd, Het Parool, 13 May 1965 (via Delpher).
- ^ a b Phil Shaw (30 August 1999). "Football: Gullit sunk by Shearer gamble". The Independent. Retrieved 11 June 2010.[dead link]
- ^ "WEST BROMWICH ALBION : 1946/47 - 2008/09". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Archived from the original on 5 June 2010. Retrieved 11 June 2010.
- ^ Barry Hughes na zes jaar weer beste verdediger, Algemeen Handelsblad, 11 September 1961 (via Delpher).
- ^ Nieuws van de transfermarkt, Limburgsch Dagblad, 30 July 1963 (via Delpher)
- ^ a b "Barry Hughes overleden". az.nl.
- ^ Trainer Barry Hughes: ik geef en vraag 100 procent, De Stem, 6 juni 1966
- ^ "Markante ex-Beerschot-trainer Barry Hughes is overleden". sporza.be. 2 June 2019.
- ^ "Zingende ex-trainer van Beerschot op 81-jarige leeftijd overleden". Voetbalkrant.com. 2 June 2019.
- ^ "Football and Music". Rate Your Music. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2010.
- ^ "Eerdere Top 40 Lijsten". Mediamarkt Top 40.
- ^ "Voormalig voetbaltrainer Barry Hughes (81) overleden". VTBL. 2 June 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2019.