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'''When young fat boy garry was growing up as a child his dadgot shot and raped by the victim - Docor "Chubby" Barry
'''Gareth Barry''' (born 23 February 1981) is an ] ] who plays for ] and the ]. Barry moved to ] from ] as a youngster, and spent 12 years at the club. He ] Aston Villa and is ninth in their ]. In June 2009, he joined Manchester City. Barry is an ], having won his first full ] in 2000 and captained the side in 2010 in a friendly against Egypt.

==Early life==
Barry was born in ], ]. He attended ] in the town at the same time as ] cricketer ].

==Club career==

===Aston Villa===
Barry joined ] from ] as a trainee in 1997 along with ]. The move was controversial as the Brighton board demanded £2.5 million for the two players; ]'s transfer tribunal panel came up with a deal which would have seen Brighton make £2.4 million in the event of Barry and Standing making international appearances for England, as well as sell-on clauses.{{Citation needed|date=June 2009}} He played his first match for Villa on 2 May 1998 against ]. Initially, he played as a central defender, on the left-hand side of a back three alongside ] and ]. Barry became a highly versatile player and captain first as a centre-back, then a left-back. He then moved to left-midfield, before establishing himself in the centre of midfield. Barry was part of the Villa team who lost the ] 1–0 to Chelsea.

In April 2005, Barry intervened in a controversial incident in a match against ] when two Newcastle United players, ] and ], brawled with one another during the game.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/4384123.stm|title=Newcastle 0–3 Aston Villa|publisher=BBC Sport| accessdate =31 May 2008| date=2 April 2005}}</ref>

In November 2007, it was reported that Aston Villa were set to award Barry a testimonial, at the age of just 26, to recognise his 10 years at the club. On 5 April 2008, Barry helped to break a run of bad form, scoring in a 4–0 victory over ]. He scored two goals (his first two from open play that season) and he was also credited with two assists.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7320179.stm|title=Aston Villa 4–0 Bolton|publisher=BBC Sport| accessdate =31 May 2008| date=5 April 2008|first=Derek|last=Osafo}}</ref>

As of April 2008, Barry, approaching 400 total appearances for Aston Villa, was the longest serving player in the team.<ref name="Appearance stats">{{cite news |title=Gareth Barry: Player Profile |url=http://www.avfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/PlayerProfiles/0,,10265~5502,00.html |publisher=Aston Villa FC |accessdate=24 October 2008}}</ref> During the league game against ] on 28 October 2007, Barry became the youngest player to appear in 300 ] games (aged 26 years 247 days), replacing former record-holder ].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7054069.stm|title=Bolton 1–1 Aston Villa|publisher=BBC Sport| accessdate =31 May 2008| date=28 October 2007|first=Jamie|last=Lillywhite}}</ref>

In May 2008, ] made a series of bids to buy Barry, all of which were rejected by Aston Villa.<ref name="Villa reveal Liverpool Barry bid">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aston_villa/7380534.stm|title=Villa reveal Liverpool Barry bid|publisher=BBC Sport|date=2 May 2008|accessdate=2 May 2008}}</ref><ref name="Villa plan last-ditch Barry talks">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aston_villa/7396310.stm|title=Villa plan last-ditch Barry talks|publisher=BBC Sport|date=12 May 2008|accessdate=12 May 2008}}</ref><ref name="Liverpool bid for Barry rejected">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aston_villa/7450271.stm|title=Liverpool bid for Barry rejected|publisher=BBC Sport|date=12 June 2008|accessdate=12 June 2008}}</ref> Barry publicly criticised his manager, ], accusing him of making no attempt to keep him at the club, and further stating a desire to join Liverpool in order to compete in the ].<ref> Telegraph, 29 June 2008</ref> O'Neill denied this claim<ref name="Villa prepared to let Barry leave">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/a/aston_villa/7450271.stm|title= Villa prepared to let Barry leave|publisher=BBC Sport|date=30 June 2008|accessdate=1 July 2008}}</ref> and Barry was officially disciplined for giving an unauthorised interview. A further bid from Liverpool of around £15 million was rejected as it was still short of Villa's £18 million asking price. ] had then been offered in a part-exchange in the deal but the fee Villa wanted in this case was understood by ] to be £17 million with ].<ref name="O'Neill awaits improved Barry bid">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aston_villa/7450271.stm|title=O'Neill awaits improved Barry bid|publisher=BBC Sport|date=3 July 2008|accessdate=4 July 2008}}</ref>

Barry was then stripped of the Villa captaincy, fined 2 weeks wages and banned from training with the Villa squad.

Barry remained an Aston Villa player, starting in a ] tie against ], in which he scored in a 4–1 win. The goal against Hafnarfjordur was Barry's first European goal since he scored a penalty in the ] against ] in 2000. On 18 September 2008, Barry made his 400th appearance in a Villa shirt in the UEFA Cup away to ]: Barry scored a ] as Villa won the match 3–1. He scored again for Villa as they beat ] 2–1 in their first UEFA Cup group match on 23 October 2008. Due to the transfer saga, O'Neill had taken the ] away from Barry and handed it to centre-back ] for the 2008–09 season. Following Laursen's injury, the captaincy was restored to Barry in January 2009. In total, Gareth Barry made 441 appearances for Aston Villa, scoring 52 goals in the process.

===Manchester City===
On 2 June 2009, Barry signed a five-year contract with ] for a fee of £12 million<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/8079088.stm |title=Man City snap up Barry for £12m |publisher=] |date=2 June 2009|accessdate=2 June 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mcfc.co.uk/default.sps?pagegid={DBD12D53-8346-431D-A04F-5D0F8664DE80}&newsid=6633718 |title=England ace Barry in £12m City switch |publisher=Manchester City FC|date=2 June 2009|accessdate=2 June 2009}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> and wears the number 18 shirt.<ref> Manchester City FC, 14 July 2009</ref> Many Aston Villa fans publicly criticised Barry for this move considering his alleged desire to play in the ].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-sport/aston-villa-fc/aston-villa-news/2009/06/03/manchester-city-new-boy-gareth-barry-under-fire-from-aston-villa-fans-97319-23775967/ |title=Manchester City new boy Gareth Barry under fire from Aston Villa fans |work=] |date=3 June 2009|accessdate=4 July 2009}}</ref> However, Barry responded to this positively and wrote a letter to the '']'' in which he thanked the Villa fans for their support while he was there, claiming that his move to City was for a "new challenge." He made his debut for City in the opening league game of the season vs. ] at ], playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–0 victory.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-sport/aston-villa-fc/aston-villa-news/2009/06/03/gareth-barry-letter-to-aston-villa-fans-original-and-uncut-version-97319-23780406/ |title=Gareth Barry letter: Original and uncut version |work=] |date=3 June 2009|accessdate=4 July 2009|author=Barry, Gareth}}</ref> He scored his first goal for the club, under high expectations, in a 2–1 pre-season victory over ].<ref> Mail Online, 9 August 2009</ref> Barry scored his first Premier League goal for City against ] at ] on 20 September 2009 levelling the scores at 1–1,<ref> BBC Sport, 21 September 2009</ref> but City went on to lose the match 4–3.<ref> Mail Online, 21 September 2009</ref> Three days later he scored a header in a ] tie with ] to make the scores 1–1 but City went on to win in extra time. On 25 April 2011, he started and played the full 90 minutes against ] at ] in the 1–0 win and also got booked by referee ].<ref> BBC Sport, 23 September 2009</ref> On 16 February 2010, a week before his 29th birthday he played the full 90 minutes and scored a late equaliser in a 1–1 draw against ] at the ].<ref> The Guardian, 16 February 2010</ref> He scored his first goal of the 2011–12 season on 21 August in a 3–2 win against Bolton Wanderers.<ref> BBC Sport. 21 August 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2012.</ref> On 3 January 2012 he was sent off for the first time since joining Manchester City in a 3–0 league win against Liverpool.<ref> BBC Sport. 3 January 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2012.</ref> Barry made 34 Premier League appearances in the 2011–12 season as Manchester City won the league title, the club's first in 44 years. On 11 December 2012, Barry was charged with misconduct by the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20678098 |title=Gareth Barry: Man City midfielder charged with misconduct by FA |publisher=BBC Sport |date=11 December 2012 }}</ref> In City's final home game of 2012 Barry rose above the Reading defence late into injury time to score the winning goal against Reading in a 1–0 which seen City close the gap to just 3 points at the top of the table.

==International career==
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Barry first represented England at under-16 level, and also played for the under-18s.<ref name="FA">{{cite web|url=http://www.thefa.com/England/All-Teams/Players/B/Gareth-Barry|title=Gareth Barry|publisher=The Football Association|accessdate=30 May 2012}}</ref> He made his ] debut against the ] in 1998, and made 27 appearances for the under-21 side between 1998 and 2003. This was a record at the time,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wsc.co.uk/content/view/631/29/|title=Age of ascent|publisher=When Saturday Comes|accessdate=30 May 2012| date=January 2007|first=Csaba|last=Abrahall}}</ref> though has since been surpassed.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/1740919.milner_ready_to_step_up_to_full_england_duty/|title=Milner ready to step up to full England duty|publisher=The Northern Echo|accessdate=30 May 2012| date=6 October 2007|first=Scott|last=Wilson}}</ref>

Barry was first picked for the senior England side by ]. After an injury to ], he travelled to ],<ref> Mail Online, 10 October 2007</ref> but did not feature in any of the side's games. Barry made his ] debut as a substitute in a pre-Euro 2000 friendly against ] on 31 May 2000.<ref name="FA"/> His first start for England was in the 1–1 draw against ] on 2 September 2000.

He made further England appearances in matches against ], ] and ] in 2003.

Barry was recalled to the England squad following a four-year international exile on 2 February 2007. Barry was resigned to never winning another cap under previous boss ] but ] brought him back for the first time since March 2003.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/6319849.stm|title=Barton wins first England call-up|publisher=]|date=2 February 2007|accessdate=2 February 2007|deadurl=yes}} {{Dead link|date=June 2012|bot=RjwilmsiBot}}</ref> Barry was brought on at the beginning of the second half of the friendly match against ] on 7 February 2007 as replacement for ] and played left midfield for the majority of the game, moving to left-back when ] was brought on. England lost 1–0 thanks to a second half ] goal. On 25 May 2007, Barry played for ] in a 3–1 victory over ], getting an assist for England's first goal scored by ]. Barry renewed his England international career by coming on as a substitute, replacing ] in a friendly against Germany, at ].

As a replacement for the injured ], Barry started in central midfield for England against ] on 8 September 2007; with two assists and impressive overall play. He kept his place with ] declared unfit for the match against ] on 12 September 2007, and produced another stunning display, proving to be more than competent at international level. ] ] ] and ] commented that Barry was immense in the centre of midfield alongside Gerrard, forming a wonderful partnership together, and further commented that he should have been given man of the match overall for the two performances against Israel and Russia.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/6992305.stm|title=BBC pundits on England|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=13 September 2007| date=12 September 2007|first=Alan|last=Hansen}}</ref>

He was also given the official man of the match for England's ] home qualifier against ]. He was selected to start against ] on 6 February 2008, the first game of the Capello era. He was again selected to start in England's friendly away to France on 26 March 2008. Barry scored his first international goal against ] on 1 June 2008, this completed a personal treble for Barry as he also captained England in the second half of his 20th cap.<ref>{{cite news |first=Andrew |last=McKenzie |title=Defoe and Barry secure England win |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/7425208.stm |publisher=] |date=1 June 2008|accessdate=1 June 2008}}</ref>

Barry appeared in every one of England's ten games during the 2008–09 season up until the game against ] on 10 June 2009, for which he was suspended, having picked up yellow cards in the games against ] and ]. In the game against Kazakhstan on 6 June, he scored his second international goal on his 13th cap, heading a cross from ] back across the goalkeeper and into the corner.

Playing for England in a friendly against Egypt at ], Barry was handed the captaincy in a game that they won 3–1, with Barry's former Manchester City teammate ] on the scoresheet. However, an ankle injury picked up while playing for Manchester City made him uncertain for the ],<ref> BBC Sport, 26 May 2010</ref> yet he was included in the 23-man England squad for the tournament. Barry missed the first game but played in the remaining three games for England, including the full 90 minutes of the second round 4–1 defeat against Germany in ], South Africa which sent England out of the competition.

On 9 February 2011, Barry was again made captain for the final 10 minutes of the match against ], after ] and ] had already worn the skipper's armband. On 29 March 2011, he skippered England against ] in a friendly match at ] in a 1–1 draw. On 4 June 2011, Barry was an unused substitute against ] in a ] at ] in a 2–2 draw.<ref> BBC Sport, 9 February 2011</ref> On 12 November 2011, Barry earned his 50th cap for England in the 1–0 win over ] in a ] after coming on as a substitute.

Barry was called into the England squad for ] but ruled out of the tournament after picking up a groin injury. He was forced off less than 30 minutes after being introduced as a half-time substitute in the pre-tournament friendly against ] in ] on 26 May 2012.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18232535|title=Injury rules Gareth Barry out of Euros|publisher=BBC Sport|date=28 May 2012|accessdate=28 May 2012}}</ref>

==International goals==
{| class="wikitable"
! Goal !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
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| 1. || 1 June 2008 || ], ] || {{fb|TRI}} ||align=center| 0–'''1''' ||align=center| 0–3 || ]
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| 2. || 6 June 2009 || ], Kazakhstan || {{fb|KAZ}} ||align=center| 0–'''1''' ||align=center| 0–4 || ]
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| 3. || 15 November 2011 || ], ] || {{fb|SWE}} ||align=center| '''1'''–0 ||align=center| 1–0 || ]
<!-- The disputed goal made by Gareth Barry on 15 November 2011 was attributed as an own goal made by Majstorovic according to the official Fifa game report (http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=1543472.html), aswell as every other independent report on the game. Dispute this in the "discussion" section before changing this area of the article. -->
|}

==Career statistics==

===Club===
{{updated|25 September 2012}}<ref>{{cite web
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|title= Gareth Barry – Details and stats
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|-
! colspan=18|England
|-
! rowspan=2|Season !! rowspan=2|Club !! rowspan=2|Division
! colspan=2|]
! colspan=2|]
! colspan=2|]
! colspan=2|]
! colspan=2|Total
!colspan="2"|Discipline
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! Apps !! Goals !! Apps !! Goals !! Apps !! Goals !! Apps !! Goals !! Apps !! Goals !! ] !! ]
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| ] || rowspan=12|] || rowspan=12|]
| 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || – || –
! 2 !! 0
| 0 || 0
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| ]
| 32 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 0
! 37 !! 2
| 4 || 0
|-
| ]
| 30 || 1 || 6 || 0 || 8 || 0 || – || –
! 44 !! 1
| 7 || 0
|-
| ]
| 30 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 4 || 1
! 38 !! 1
| 3 || 0
|-
| ]
| 20 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 7 || 0
! 28 !! 0
| 2 || 0
|-
| ]
| 35 || 3 || 1 || 0 || 4 || 1 || 4 || 0
! 44 !! 4
| 11 || 0
|-
| ]
| 36 || 3 || 1 || 1 || 6 || 0 || – || –
! 43 !! 4
| 3 || 1
|-
| ]
| 34 || 7 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 0 || – || –
! 36 !! 8
| 2 || 0
|-
| ]
| 36 || 3 || 3 || 1 || 3 || 2 || – || –
! 42 !! 6
| 10 || 1
|-
| ]
| 35 || 8 || 1 || 0 || 3 || 1 || – || –
! 39 !! 9
| 8 || 1
|-
| ]
| 37 || 9 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 0 || – || –
! 40 !! 9
| 5 || 0
|-
| ]
| 38 || 5 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 8 || 3
! 48 !! 8
| 11 || 0
|-
! colspan=3|Total
! 365 !! 41 !! 21 !! 3 !! 29 !! 4 !! 26 !! 4 !! 441 !! 52 !! 66 !! 3
|-
| ] || rowspan=4|] || rowspan=4|]
| 34 || 2 || 3 || 0 || 6 || 1 || – || – || 43 || 3 || 5 || 0
|-
| ]
| 33 || 2 || 7 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 7 || 0 || 47 || 2 || 7 || 0
|-
| ]
| 34 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 7 || 0 || 44 || 1 || 9 || 1
|-
| ]
| 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! colspan=3|Total
! 102 !! 6 !! 10 !! 0 !! 9 !! 1 !! 15 !! 0 !! 137 !! 6 !! 20 !! 1
|-
! colspan=3|Career total
! 467 !! 47 !! 31 !! 3 !! 40 !! 5 !! 41 !! 4 !! 578 !! 58 !! 87 !! 4
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==Honours==
;Aston Villa
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;Manchester City
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;Individual
*] Player of the Season: 2006–07

==Personal life==
Barry married his childhood sweetheart Louise in the summer of 2007.<ref> ''Daily Star'', 7 September 2007</ref> They have two children: a son, Oscar, and a daughter, Freya.<ref> ''Sunday Mirror'', 14 December 2008</ref>

Barry is best friends with ], a player that signed for ] on the same day as him from ] in 1997. The pair have known each other since they were both ten years old. In 2009, Barry appointed Standing as his new agent after terminating his partnership with previous agent Alex Black.<ref> ''Birmingham Mail'', 24 January 2009</ref>

==References==
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Revision as of 11:48, 23 January 2013

Gareth Barry
Barry with Aston Villa
Personal information
Full name Gareth Barry
Date of birth (1981-02-23) 23 February 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Hastings, England
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team Manchester City
Number 18
Youth career
1995–1997 Brighton & Hove Albion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2009 Aston Villa 365 (41)
2009– Manchester City 114 (6)
International career
2000– England 53 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:54, 22 December 2012 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:07, 12 June 2012 (UTC)

When young fat boy garry was growing up as a child his dadgot shot and raped by the victim - Docor "Chubby" Barry

  1. Hugman, Barry J. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 45. ISBN 1-85291-665-6.
  2. "Gareth Barry profile". Aston Villa.
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