Barry Opdam

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Barry Opdam
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Opdam as a Red Bull player in 2009
Personal information
Full name Barry Opdam
Date of birth (1976-02-27) 27 February 1976 (age 47)
Place of birth Leiden, Netherlands
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
Lisse
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1996–2008 AZ 331 (13)
2008–2010 Red Bull Salzburg 48 (1)
2010–2012 Volendam 16 (0)
Total395(14)
International career
2005–2006 Netherlands 8 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Barry Opdam (born 27 February 1976) is a Dutch retired footballer who played as a central defender.

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He spent most of his 16-year professional career with AZ, amassing Eredivisie totals of 316 games and 13 goals over the course of 11 seasons, all with that club.

Club career

Born in Leiden, South Holland, Opdam began his professional career with AZ Alkmaar, being relegated to the second division in his first year and immediately promoting back in the following. Subsequently, he became an undisputed starter for the North Holland side, amassing more than 400 official appearances.

Not known as a goal scorer, Opdam scored an essential one in the second leg of the 2006–07 UEFA Cup round-of-32 clash against Fenerbahçe SK. After a 3–3 draw in Istanbul, the Turkish led 2–0 at half-time, and the defender headed home from a Julian Jenner free kick with seven minutes to go, making it 2–2 and sending his team to the next round on away goals rule (eventually reaching the last-eight stage); [1] in the 2004–05 edition AZ reached the semifinals of the competition, the second time in 24 years.

In 2008, one year after finishing second in the Dutch Cup, 32-year-old Opdam had his first abroad experience, signing for Austrian club FC Red Bull Salzburg. After two seasons, being an important defensive unit in the conquest of back-to-back national championships, he returned to his country, joining FC Volendam in the second level.

International career

On 4 June 2005, Opdam made his debut for the Netherlands in a 2–0 win against Romania for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. On 8 October, in the same competition, he scored his first and only international goal, in a 2–0 win against the Czech Republic.

Opdam would be, however, overlooked by national team coach Marco van Basten for the final stages in Germany, gaining a total of eight caps.

Barry Opdam: International goals
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.8 October 2005 Toyota Arena, Prague, Czech Republic Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
0–2
0–2
 2006 World Cup qualification

Club statistics

[2] [3]

SeasonClubAppsGoalsCompetition
1996/97 AZ 240 Eredivisie
1997/98 AZ 150 Eerste Divisie
1998/99 AZ 220Eredivisie
1999/00 AZ 345Eredivisie
2000/01 AZ 322Eredivisie
2001/02 AZ 311Eredivisie
2002/03 AZ 320Eredivisie
2003/04 AZ 281Eredivisie
2004/05 AZ 332Eredivisie
2005/06 AZ 240Eredivisie
2006/07 AZ 241Eredivisie
2007/08 AZ 321Eredivisie
2008/09 Red Bull 250 Austrian Bundesliga
2009/10 Red Bull 231Austrian Bundesliga
2010/11 Volendam 140Eerste Divisie
2011/12 Volendam 20Eerste Divisie
Total39514

Honours

AZ
Red Bull

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References

  1. ↑ "Opdam leaves it late as AZ progress". UEFA. 22 February 2007. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "Barry Opdam" (in Dutch). Voetbal International . Retrieved 3 September 2011.
  3. ↑ "B. Opdam". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
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