Barry Opdam

Barry Opdam

Opdam as a Red Bull player in 2009
Personal information
Full name Barry Opdam
Date of birth (1976-02-27) 27 February 1976
Place of birth Leiden, Netherlands
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Centre back
Youth career
Lisse
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2008 AZ 331 (13)
2008–2010 Red Bull Salzburg 48 (1)
2010–2012 Volendam 16 (0)
Total 395 (14)
National team
2005–2006 Netherlands 8 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


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

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
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 8 October 2005 Toyota Arena, Prague, Czech Republic  Czech Republic
0–2
0–2
2006 World Cup qualification

Club statistics

[2][3]

Season Club Apps Goals Competition
1996/97 AZ 24 0 Eredivisie
1997/98 AZ 15 0 Eerste Divisie
1998/99 AZ 22 0 Eredivisie
1999/00 AZ 34 5 Eredivisie
2000/01 AZ 32 2 Eredivisie
2001/02 AZ 31 1 Eredivisie
2002/03 AZ 32 0 Eredivisie
2003/04 AZ 28 1 Eredivisie
2004/05 AZ 33 2 Eredivisie
2005/06 AZ 24 0 Eredivisie
2006/07 AZ 24 1 Eredivisie
2007/08 AZ 32 1 Eredivisie
2008/09 Red Bull 25 0 Austrian Bundesliga
2009/10 Red Bull 23 1 Austrian Bundesliga
2010/11 Volendam 14 0 Eerste Divisie
2011/12 Volendam 2 0 Eerste Divisie
Total 395 14

Honours

AZ
Red Bull

References

  1. ↑ "Opdam leaves it late as AZ progress". UEFA.com. 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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