Barry Opdam
| Barry Opdam | ||
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| Personnel | ||
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| birthday | February 27, 1976 | |
| place of birth | Leiden , Netherlands | |
| size | 186 cm | |
| position | defender | |
| Juniors | ||
| Years | station | |
| -1996 | FC Lisse | |
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| 1996-2008 | AZ Alkmaar | 332 (13) |
| 2008-2010 | FC Red Bull Salzburg | 48 (1) |
| 2008 | Red Bull Juniors | 1 (0) |
| 2010–2012 | FC Volendam | 14 (0) |
| National team | ||
| Years | selection | Games (goals) |
| 2005-2006 | Netherlands | 8 (1) |
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1 Only league games are given. As of January 21, 2011 |
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Barry Opdam (born February 27, 1976 in Leiden ) is a Dutch football player . He plays in the position of defender .
Career
society
He started his career at FC Lisse . From the 1996/97 season he played for AZ Alkmaar . Back then as a promoted player in the honor division , Opdam helped lead the club to one of the top teams in the Netherlands. In 2004, the team qualified for the UEFA Cup , where they advanced to the semi-finals, but there Sporting Lisbon had to give way. In 2005 they were third in the league and vice-champions a year later. In 2007 the club moved into the final of the KNVB Cup , but could not win it. Opdam has played over 300 games for the AZ, but it was never enough for a title. In summer 2008, he followed after ten years at his former Alkmaar coach Co Adriaanse to Austria to Red Bull Salzburg . The peel was 1.5 million € . In Salzburg he formed the core women defense with Ibrahim Sekagya in the 2008/2009 season. Coach Adriaanse described Opdam as his absolute dream player. The Austrian championship title was won in the first year on the Salzach . The success was repeated in the following season. Under Huub Stevens he played as a substitute for Franz Schiemer in the defensive midfield .
After the 2009/10 season, Barry Opdam left Salzburg to end his career at FC Volendam in the second highest Dutch league from summer 2010 .
National team
For the Dutch national team , he played eight games since 2005; he scored a goal. He played his first game on June 4, 2008 against Romania , which was won 2-0. Against the Czech selection Opdam scored his first goal for the Elftal . In 2008 Opdam was in the Dutch squad for the Olympic football tournament, but decided not to participate in favor of his new club Salzburg.
successes
- Austrian champion: 2009, 2010
Web links
- Barry Opdam in the database of weltfussball.de
- transfermarkt.de: player profile
- fussballdaten.de: player profile
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Opdam, Barry |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 27, 1976 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Leiden , Netherlands |