Anthonius Hubertus "Bart" Carlier (23 June 1929 – 4 May 2017) was a Dutch professional

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who played as a striker. He spent eight seasons in France, winning league championships with

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in 1961 and 1963. Carlier appeared for the Netherlands national team five times, scoring two goals.

Club career

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

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International career

Carlier made his debut for the

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in a November 1955

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against

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and earned during his career a total of 5 caps, scoring 2 goals. His final international was a November 1957 friendly against

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Personal life

Carlier lost his almost his entire family in 1944, when they were killed during a bombing of Venlo in World War II. Carlier died on 4 May 2017, aged 87.

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