Barry Hunter (footballer)

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Barry Hunter
Personal information
Full name Barry Victor Hunter [1]
Date of birth (1968-11-18) 18 November 1968 (age 55) [1]
Place of birth Coleraine, Northern Ireland
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) [1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Liverpool (Scout)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1988–1993 Crusaders 74 (3)
1993–1996 Wrexham 91 (4)
1996–2001 Reading 84 (4)
1999Southend United (loan) 5 (2)
2001–2006 Rushden & Diamonds 112 (6)
2006 Portadown 5 (0)
2014 116 Exiles 4 (12)
Total371(19)
International career
1995–1999 Northern Ireland 14 (1)
Managerial career
2004 Rushden & Diamonds
2005–2006 Rushden & Diamonds
2006 Swindon Town (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Barry Hunter (born 18 November 1968) is a former Northern Ireland international footballer, working as chief scout for Premier League club Liverpool.

Hunter was born in Coleraine, and made his name with Wrexham before transferring to Reading for £400,000. On ending his playing career at Portadown, he had a short spell as the caretaker-assistant manager at Swindon Town under Ady Williams. Williams and Hunter were replaced by Paul Sturrock and Kevin Summerfield.

He joined Premier League Blackburn Rovers as a senior scout in 2006. Responsible for team assessments and player recruitment. He was recruited by Norwich City Manager Glenn Roeder as the clubs chief scout in June 2008. In December 2008, Hunter moved to Manchester City as a Senior scout/ regional scouting manager.

In September 2012, Hunter moved to Liverpool as the club's chief scout.

In 2007 he achieved Certificate in Applied Management from Warwick University

In 2017 he completed the FA Level 5 for Technical Directors.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Barry Hunter: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 19 August 2022.