Barry Smith (footballer, born 1974)
Alloa chairman Mike Mulraney shakes hands with manager Barry Smith (right)
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Barry Martin Smith | ||
| Date of birth | 19 February 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Paisley, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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East Fife (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1995 | Celtic | 19 | (0) |
| 1995–2006 | Dundee | 368 | (4) |
| 2006–2008 | Valur | 41 | (1) |
| 2007 | → Partick Thistle (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2008 | → Greenock Morton (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Dundee | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Brechin City (loan) | 53 | (0) |
| Total | 498 | (6) | |
| National team | |||
| 1992 | Scotland U21 | 5 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2010–2013 | Dundee | ||
| 2014–2015 | Alloa Athletic | ||
| 2015–2016 | Aldershot Town | ||
| 2016– | East Fife | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Barry Smith (born 19 February 1974 in Paisley) is a Scottish football player and manager, who is currently the manager of East Fife. Smith played in the right back, centre back, and defensive midfielder roles for Celtic, Dundee, Valur, Partick Thistle, Greenock Morton and Brechin City. Smith was admitted into Dundee's Hall of Fame having made 400 appearances for the club.
Smith played on loan for Brechin City while managing the Dundee under-19 side. He became Dundee first team manager in October 2010, when the club had entered financial administration. During this period, Smith led the team to a club record 23-game unbeaten streak in the league. He has since managed Alloa Athletic, Aldershot Town and East Fife.
Smith began his career with Scottish Premier League side Celtic. He made his début aged 17 and played 22 games, including two Old Firm matches, between 1991 and 1995.
Smith never gained a regular place at Celtic Park and joined fellow Scottish side Dundee in August 1995. He quickly established himself in the team at right-back and was made club captain in 1997, the same year Dundee achieved promotion to the Premier Division. After playing with the Dens Park side for ten-and-a-half seasons, Smith reached his testimonial year. He also took on the role of joint caretaker manager (with Bobby Mann) for the final two games of the 2005–2006 season following the dismissal of Alan Kernaghan.
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