Dave Barry (born 16 September 1961) is an Irish former sportsperson.

Career

He played

Gaelic football Gaelic football (; short name '')'', commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA, or football, is an Irish team sport. A form of football, it is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score ...

with his local club St Finbarr's and was a member at senior level of the Cork county team from 1980 until 1991. Barry also played

association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular f ...

for Tramore Athletic, and played with (and managed)

Cork City Cork ( ; from , meaning 'marsh') is the second-largest city in Republic of Ireland, Ireland, the county town of County Cork, the largest city in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster and the List of settlements on the island of Ireland ...

, making his

League of Ireland The League of Ireland is a national association football Sports league, league consisting of professional clubs in the Republic of Ireland and Derry, Derry City in Northern Ireland. It is governed by the Football Association of Ireland. It was ...

debut in Cork's first ever League game on 16 September 1984. As a player, he won a league title, several national cups and played in numerous European ties for the club. When in charge, he won City's second FAI Cup and the side were also at the top end of the

table under his stewardship. Perhaps his most famous moment is scoring the goal that put Cork City 1–0 up against giants

Bayern Munich Fußball-Club Bayern München e. V. (FCB, ), commonly known as Bayern Munich (), FC Bayern () or simply Bayern, is a German professional sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. They are most known for their men's professional football team, ...

at Musgrave Park in the

1991–92 UEFA Cup The 1991–92 UEFA Cup was the 21st season of Europe's then-tertiary club football tournament organised by UEFA. The final was played over two legs at Stadio Delle Alpi, Turin, Italy, and at Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands. The compe ...

. He also scored against

Galatasaray Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club''), more commonly referred to as simply Galatasaray and familiarly as Cimbom, is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul including basketball, wheelchair ...

at the

Ali Sami Yen Stadium Ali Sami Yen Stadium () was the home of the football club Galatasaray in Istanbul, Turkey, from 1964 to 2010. It is named after the founder of the club, Ali Sami Yen. The stadium had a capacity of 23,477 (all-seater) and was situated in the Meci ...

in the

1993–94 UEFA Champions League The 1993–94 UEFA Champions League, originally known as the 1993–94 European Cup, was the 39th season of the UEFA Champions League, UEFA's premier club Association football, football tournament, and the second season with the UEFA Champions Lea ...

first round.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Barry, Dave 1961 births Living people Cork inter-county Gaelic footballers Gaelic football forwards Munster inter-provincial Gaelic footballers Association footballers from Cork (city) St Finbarr's Gaelic footballers Winners of two All-Ireland medals (Gaelic football) Gaelic footballers who switched code Men's association football midfielders Cork City F.C. managers Cork City F.C. players League of Ireland managers League of Ireland players League of Ireland XI players Republic of Ireland men's association footballers Republic of Ireland association football managers Tramore Athletic F.C. players 20th-century Irish sportsmen