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| '''Gareth Barry''' (born ], ] in ], ]) is an English ]er and |
'''Gareth Barry''' (born ], ] in ], ]) is an English ]er and midfielder for ]. | ||
| An ex-England under-18 captain, he joined Aston Villa as a trainee in ], and played his first match for the team on ], ] against ]. |
An ex-England under-18 captain, he joined Aston Villa as a trainee in ], and played his first match for the team on ], ] against ]. Initially he played as a central defender, on the left-hand side of a back three including ] and ]. He continued to push through the ranks, and made his ] debut against the ] in 1998. He made 27 starts for the Under-21 side, a record shared with ] | ||
| After an injury to ], he was able to travel to ], but did not feature in any of the side's games. His full international debut was in the 1-1 draw against ] in September ]. | After an injury to ], he was able to travel to ], but did not feature in any of the side's games. His full international debut was in the 1-1 draw against ] in September ]. | ||
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| It wasn't until an injury to ]'s ] that he was given a chance to perform for ], however, as he had a starring role in matches against ], ] and ] in the close-season. | It wasn't until an injury to ]'s ] that he was given a chance to perform for ], however, as he had a starring role in matches against ], ] and ] in the close-season. | ||
| Barry has made more than 200 starts for Aston Villa. | Barry has made more than 200 starts for Aston Villa. He now regularly plays on the left-hand side of midfield, although he is still frustratingly classed as a defender by most sources. | ||
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Gareth Barry (born February 23, 1981 in Hastings, England) is an English footballer and midfielder for Aston Villa F.C..
An ex-England under-18 captain, he joined Aston Villa as a trainee in 1997, and played his first match for the team on May 2, 1998 against Arsenal F.C.. Initially he played as a central defender, on the left-hand side of a back three including Gareth Southgate and Ugo Ehiogu. He continued to push through the ranks, and made his England under-21 debut against the Czech Republic in 1998. He made 27 starts for the Under-21 side, a record shared with Jamie Carragher
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. His full international debut was in the 1-1 draw against France in September 2000.
However, after falling out of favour with Aston Villa boss John Gregory, he requested a transfer and soon entered the reserve team. It was only after Gregory's exit from the club that Barry excelled, under the aegis of Graham Taylor. He continued to perform well into the 2002/03 season, in an otherwise uninspiring season for his team.
It wasn't until an injury to Liverpool F.C.'s Danny Murphy that he was given a chance to perform for England, however, as he had a starring role in matches against South Africa, Serbia and Montenegro and Slovakia in the close-season.
Barry has made more than 200 starts for Aston Villa. He now regularly plays on the left-hand side of midfield, although he is still frustratingly classed as a defender by most sources.
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