Nick Barmby

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Nick Barmby
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Personnel
Surname Nicholas Jonathan Barmby
birthday February 11, 1974
place of birth Kingston upon Hull ,  England
size 170 cm
position midfield
Juniors
Years station
1991-1992 Tottenham Hotspur
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1992-1995 Tottenham Hotspur 89 (21)
1995-1996 Middlesbrough FC 42 0(8)
1996-2000 Everton FC 116 (18)
2000-2002 Liverpool FC 32 0(2)
2002-2004 Leeds United 25 0(4)
2004 →  Nottingham Forest  (loan) 6 0(1)
2004–2012 Hull City 180 (26)
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
1988-1989 England pupil 9 0(9)
1994 England U-21 3 0(0)
1994-1998 England B 2 0(0)
1995-2001 England 23 0(4)
Stations as a trainer
Years station
2011–2012 Hull City
1 Only league games are given.

Nicholas Jonathan "Nick" Barmby (born February 11, 1974 in Kingston upon Hull ) is a former English football player and current coach . In the period between 1995 and 2001, the technically gifted offensive midfielder, who is only 1.70 meters tall and could also be used as a striker, completed 23 international matches for the English national team . He was represented both at the 1996 European Football Championship in England and at the 2000 European Football Championship in the Netherlands and Belgium.

Career

society

Training (until 1992)

Barmby learned to play football on the Hull sports fields in the 1980s. He showed himself to be very talented at the Kelvin Hull School , was active for the Springhead Boys and the National Tigers and trained with the youth of Hull City . From the age of 14 he attended the national football academy of the English Football Association in Lilleshall ("School of Excellence") and in his year he became one of the hottest young stars in England. Tottenham Hotspur in London, trained by Terry Venables , was ultimately awarded the contract .

Tottenham Hotspur (1992-1995)

In Tottenham, Barmby occasionally acted in the center of the storm, but was particularly effective when he came over the left flank. About the youth and reserve team in the 1992/93 season was quickly promoted to the professional squad and on September 27, 1992 he made his debut at the age of 18 in the Premier League against Sheffield Wednesday (0-2). He soon established himself with the Spurs and with his nimble movements, quick action and the ability to play the "fatal pass", he refuted early critics who held him against his slender status (at only 1.70 meters tall) to not be able to assert oneself in the top English league. He scored the first goal in his third appearance at home against Middlesbrough FC (2-2) and in the next match he scored against Wimbledon with a diving header - this way Barmby later scored more goals. At the end of the 1992/93 season, Barmby had scored six goals in 22 league encounters, plus three more goals on the way to the FA Cup semi-finals. After the departure of Gary Lineker and Paul Gascoigne and a time of major financial problems in the club, he had also become one of the hopes in an increasingly rejuvenated team.

After a difficult sporting phase for the club, which in the 1993/94 season after the injury of Teddy Sheringham - also thanks to Barmby's constant performances under difficult conditions - narrowly secured the league, the 1994/95 season brought him a significant sporting development. In the team put together by Osvaldo Ardiles , he formed an offensive together with Darren Anderton , Sheringham and the new signings Jürgen Klinsmann and Ilie Dumitrescu , which was known nationwide as the "Famous Five". The problem was the susceptibility to opposing counterattacks and when the results deteriorated, Ardiles was fired. His successor Gerry Francis preferred a more cautious 4-4-2 system, in which Barmby played the role of a classic left midfielder. In the end, Barmby had scored eleven competitive goals in his final season for Tottenham, including a renewed header against eventual champions Blackburn Rovers . Another expression of his growing reputation was his first appearance in an A international match for England against Uruguay in March 1995 .

Middlesbrough FC (1995-1996)

At the end of the 1994/95 season, Barmby was surprisingly transferred after 35 goals in 142 competitive games for the "Spurs" for 5.25 million British pounds to the then promoted FC Middlesbrough . The coach Bryan Robson , who was active there, exceeded the previous club record by four times with this transfer fee, which in turn caused Tottenham President Alan Sugar to deride comments. Regardless of this, Barmby introduced himself well to the new environment and after his goal in the debut against Arsenal he was involved in the following dozen goals - often as a direct preparer. It was precisely these good performances that made him highly recommended for the "Three Lions" and trainer Venables nominated him for the English squad for the 1996 Euro in his own country . Shortly after the start of the following 1996/97 season, Barmby moved to league rivals Everton FC in early November 1996 for £ 5.75 million .

Everton FC (1996-2000)

The "Toffees" hoped from Barmby in particular that he would steadily supply center forward Duncan Ferguson with passes. Comparisons were even drawn with Éric Cantona , who was on the offensive for Manchester United at the time. Despite a good start plus a goal in the second league appearance against FC Southampton (7-1), the 1996/97 season was disappointing. Barmby's preferred style of play directly behind the strikers was rarely supported by Everton's coach Joe Royle (and later Howard Kendall ) and so he had to act much more defensively in midfield. In addition, the balls were often hit for a long time in the setup and thus "flew over Barmby's head". In the team that was only just able to prevent relegation in 1997, Barmby's contribution was therefore of minor importance. At Kendall, Barmby temporarily lost his regular place in the subsequent 1997/98 season, before he reported back with good performances after the turn of the year and in March 1998 even carried out the captaincy for three games. On the last day of the match he missed a penalty against Coventry City (1: 1), although the miss in the relegation battle had almost no consequences, as Everton prevailed against the tied Bolton Wanderers due to the better goal difference .

After injury-related failures in the autumn of 1998 due to protracted groin problems, Barmby found in the midfield center or on the left a little more in the role intended for him, which he demonstrated that he could not only be used "directly behind the tips". His best year for Everton then completed Barmby in the 1999/2000 season, when he scored ten competitive goals in an overall significantly improved team. In doing so, he increasingly played out his technical skills and flexibility by usually playing the left side of midfield, but also often shifting to the right side or organizing the setup in the center. In the 4-0 win against West Ham United , he also shot the first hat trick of his professional career at the end of February 2000 . In July 2000, Barmby then moved to local rivals Liverpool for six million pounds ; this was also the first direct Everton-Liverpool transfer to Dave Hickson in 1959.

Liverpool FC (2000-2002)

His debut with the "Reds" was promising and in addition to the debut goal against the former club from Everton, he seemed to be a good reinforcement in the outer midfield positions, especially since the long-term injured Patrik Berger had to be replaced. In the final phase of the 2000/01 season he had to pause himself often due to an ankle injury and in the three "Major Titles" he finally won, he only came to a short stint for Vladimír Šmicer in the final of the League Cup . In the FA Cup he had played the semi-finals against the surprise team Wycombe Wanderers , but there he also got the old injury again. He had contributed four goals in the first three rounds of the UEFA Cup against Rapid Bucharest , Slovan Liberec and Olympiacos Piraeus , but only sat on the bench in the final against the Spanish Deportivo Alavés .

Barmby's second and last year was further unhappy for Liverpool FC. In addition to a new ankle injury, which put him out of action for four months, he was only "second choice" on the left side of midfield (although he was also a regular in the English national team). The signs were quick to say goodbye and a transfer offer from AFC Sunderland , which had already been accepted by the club in October 2001, failed due to Barmby's veto. In August 2002 the sales deal went over the stage and in the deal with first division competitor Leeds United for 2.75 million pounds played an important role that his former mentor Terry Venables was coach there.

Leeds United (2002-2004)

Barmby also started well in Leeds, scoring the first goal on his debut against Manchester City (3-0) and although he had to take a break between November 2002 and March 2003 due to an injury, he seemed to be a useful reinforcement in attacking midfield. In the second season of 2003/04, however, he increasingly suffered from form weaknesses and under Venables' successors Peter Reid and Eddie Gray he was only in the starting line-up in January 2004 against Tottenham. From the end of February 2004 he was loaned to the second division club Nottingham Forest , where he formed a storm duo with Gareth Taylor for a short time before returning to Leeds after David Johnson had recovered .

Hull City (2004-2012)

In the summer of 2004 he then moved back to his hometown to the local third division club Hull City, who had only just risen from fourth division. Already in the 2004/05 season he made his way through to the Football League Championship and Barmby immediately developed into a key player not only because of his offensive qualities, but also quickly became a role model for his mostly inexperienced teammates with his high level of commitment. An expression of the great appreciation of his home club was that after only one year he finished fifteenth in an internal selection of the 100 best players of all time. In the game against FC Walsall , he scored the fastest goal in the club's history after just seven seconds. In the absence of Ian Ashbee , Barmby temporarily took over the role of captain in the following season 2005/06. While the team suffered a lot from injuries, Barmby contributed experience in the ultimately successful relegation battle - he scored goals in three consecutive games in the fall of 2005 - before he himself failed in January 2006 with a hamstring until the end of the season. Also in his second second division season 2006/07 Barmby was with Hull exclusively in the fight for relegation , which was finally managed just on the last game day. At the beginning of the season, Barmby had surprisingly often been absent under coach Phil Parkinson , before he moved back into the regular formation after the commitment of Phil Brown as Parkinson's successor, but had to pause frequently in the second half of the season due to injuries. Surprisingly, Barmby rose to the Premier League with Hull City in the 2007/08 season. Together with center forward Dean Windass - like Barmby, who was born in Kington-upon-Hull - they succeeded in the play-offs, with Barmby, who mostly played in the left midfield , in the two semi-finals against Watford . Before that, the veteran, referred to by trainer Brown as a “little maestro”, was often absent from November 2007 with an ankle injury and later from February 2008 a groin injury.

After a four-year absence, Barmby returned to the English first division. Although still plagued by malaises, the now mid-thirties in the left midfield (in the case of the tactical alignment with five midfielders a little more central) was still constantly considered. With his goal in December 2008 against Sunderland AFC , he became only the fourth player to score for six different Premier League clubs and at the end of the 2008/09 season Barmby received a new one-year contract. After successful relegation in the first year , Barmby rose with Hull City in the 2009/10 season . With only six starting appearances, he was only a substitute player in the league, but in addition to fourteen substitutions, he only failed to make it into the respective squad once. Off the pitch, Hull University awarded him an honorary doctorate for his community service in the region, giving him a new nickname among teammates ("The Doctor").

A good year and a half, Barmby was still hired as a player from Hull City, before he retired as an active player in January 2012 after the 2-1 winning goal on October 1, 2011 in his 584th competitive game against Cardiff City against the backdrop of the move to the Proclaimed coaching profession.

National team

In the national team of England Barmby completed short appearances in his own country shortly before the 1996 European Championship . He made his debut for the Three Lions on March 29, 1995 against Hungary . Eventually he was appointed to the English squad for the final tournament itself, in which he again came to two appearances in the group stage and an eleven-minute mission in the quarter-final against Spain . The English were eliminated in the semi-finals. Because of injuries Barmby had to cancel his international match or was not considered. But before the European Championship in 2000 he fought his way back to the national team and Kevin Keegan called him into the squad. In the disappointing tournament, the offensive player made two appearances with a total of only 33 minutes of playing time. In September 2001 he was part of the team that defeated Germany 5-1 in a qualifying game for the 2002 World Cup in Munich .

Coaching career

When in mid-November 2011, Nigel Pearson, the former coach of Hull City moved to Leicester City , Barmby took over the function of successor. Initially only designed on an interim basis, the club management promoted him to a "permanent solution" shortly after his active career ended in January 2012. However, this only lasted until May 2012, when he was dismissed by Vice President Ehab. Mainly responsible for this were alleged negative media statements Barmby made towards the owners. An objection to the association's bodies, represented by the president and owner Assem Allam (father of Vice President Ehab), was unsuccessful.

Title / Awards

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Gavin Willacy / English Schools Football Association: England Schoolboys, International Players records 1907-99 . Redwood Books Ltd., Trowbridge 1999, p. 47 .
  2. ↑ "Nick BARMBY - Tottenham Hotspur FC - Biography 1992 / 93-1994 / 95" (Sporting Heroes)
  3. ^ Tottenham Hotspur, The Complete Record. 2007, p. 605.
  4. ^ "Boro offer for Barmby is ridiculed" (The Independent)
  5. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The 1996-97 Official PFA Footballers Factfile . Lennard Queen Anne Press, 1996, ISBN 1-85291-571-4 , pp. 22 .
  6. ↑ a b Barry J. Hugman (ed.): The 1997-98 Official PFA Footballers Factfile . Lennard Queen Anne Press, 1997, ISBN 1-85291-581-1 , pp. 21st f .
  7. ^ Johnson, Steve: Everton - The Official Complete Record . deCoubertin Books, 2010, ISBN 978-0-9564313-2-5 , pp. 186 .
  8. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The 1998-99 Official PFA Footballers Factfile . Lennard Queen Anne Press, 1998, ISBN 1-85291-588-9 , pp. 24 .
  9. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The 1999-2000 Official PFA Footballers Factfile . Lennard Queen Anne Press, 1999, ISBN 1-85291-607-9 , pp. 24 .
  10. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The 2000-2001 Official PFA Footballers Factfile . Lennard Queen Anne Press, 2000, ISBN 1-85291-626-5 , pp. 24 .
  11. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The 2001-2002 Official PFA Footballers Factfile . Lennard Queen Anne Press, 2001, ISBN 0-946531-34-X , pp. 22 .
  12. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2002/2003 . Lennard Queen Anne Press, 2002, ISBN 1-85291-648-6 , pp. 29 .
  13. ↑ "Nick Barmby" ( Memento of the original from April 30, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (LFCHistory.net) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.liverpoolfc.com
  14. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2003/2004 . Lennard Queen Anne Press, 2003, ISBN 1-85291-651-6 , pp. 35 .
  15. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2004/2005 . Lennard Queen Anne Press, 2004, ISBN 1-85291-660-5 , pp. 33 .
  16. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2005/2006 . Lennard Queen Anne Press, 2005, ISBN 1-85291-662-1 , pp. 32 .
  17. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2006-07 . Mainstream Publishing, 2006, ISBN 1-84596-111-0 , pp. 32 f .
  18. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2007-2008 . Mainstream Publishing, 2007, ISBN 978-1-84596-246-3 , pp. 34 f .
  19. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2008–2009 . Mainstream Publishing, 2008, ISBN 978-1-84596-324-8 , pp. 37 .
  20. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009-2010 . Mainstream Publishing, 2009, ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0 , pp. 34 .
  21. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–2011 . Mainstream Publishing, 2010, ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0 , pp. 33 .
  22. ↑ "Nick Barmby ends playing career to take over full-time at Hull" (BBC Sport)
  23. ^ "Former Hull City boss Nick Barmby loses sacking appeal" (BBC Sport)
personal data
SURNAME Barmby, Nick
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Barmby, Nicholas Jonathan (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English soccer player and coach
DATE OF BIRTH February 11, 1974
PLACE OF BIRTH Kingston upon Hull , England