Anthonius Hubertus "Bart" Carlier (23 June 1929 – 4 May 2017) was a Dutch professional footballer who played as a striker. He spent eight seasons in France, winning league championships with AS Monaco in 1961 and 1963. Carlier appeared for the Netherlands national team five times, scoring two goals.
 Carlier in 1955 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anthonius Hubertus Carlier | ||
| Date of birth | 23 June 1929 | ||
| Place of birth | Venlo, Netherlands | ||
| Date of death | 4 May 2017 (aged 87) | ||
| Place of death | Strasbourg, France | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1952 | VVV | ||
| 1952–1953 | 1. FC Köln | 19 | (5) |
| 1953–1954 | Pirmasens | 18 | (8) |
| 1954–1955 | Strasbourg | 29 | (11) |
| 1955–1958 | Fortuna '54 | 93 | (40) |
| 1958–1964 | Monaco | 167 | (36) |
| 1964–1965 | Fortuna '54 | 24 | (8) |
| International career | |||
| 1955–1957 | Netherlands | 5 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career edit
A left-sided striker, Carlier played the majority of his career in France, starting there at a time professional football was not allowed in Holland. When it was introduced, he returned to Limburg to play for big spending Fortuna '54 alongside star players Cor van der Hart, Bram Appel and Frans de Munck.[1]
International career edit
Carlier made his debut for the Netherlands in a November 1955 friendly match against Norway and earned during his career a total of 5 caps, scoring 2 goals. His final international was a November 1957 friendly against Belgium.[2]
Personal life edit
Carlier lost his almost his entire family in 1944, when they were killed during a bombing of Venlo in World War II.[3] Carlier died on 4 May 2017, aged 87.[4]
References edit
- ^ Alleen de herinnering aan sterren blijft - NRC (in Dutch)
- ^ Intl career stats - EUFootball
- ^ Profile - Voetbal Legends (in Dutch)
- ^ "OUD-VVV'ER BART CARLIER OVERLEDEN". VVV Venlo.[permanent dead link]
- Barreaud, Marc (1998). Dictionnaire des footballeurs étrangers du championnat professionnel français (1932-1997). L'Harmattan, Paris. ISBN 2-7384-6608-7.
External links edit
- Bart Carlier at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile at Netherlands federation official site at the Wayback Machine (archived 2008-06-19)
- Voetbalstats.nl at the Wayback Machine (archived 2008-04-07)
- Bart Carlier at WorldFootball.net
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