Barry Hunter

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Personal information
Barry Hunter
Date of birth	18 November 1968 (1968-11-18) (age 39)
Place of birth	Coleraine, Northern Ireland
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	[Blackburn Rovers, Senior scout]
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1992–1993 1993–1996 1996–2001 1999 2001–2006 2006	Crusaders Wrexham Reading → Southend United (loan) Rushden & Diamonds Portadown	100 (15) 091 0(4) 084 0(4) 005 0(2) 112 0(6) 005 0(0)
National team
1993–1999	Northern Ireland	019 0(2)
Teams managed
2004 2005–2006 2006–	Rushden & Diamonds Rushden & Diamonds Swindon Town (assistant)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Barry Hunter (born 18 November 1968, Coleraine, Northern Ireland) is a former Northern Ireland international footballer,He made his name with Wrexham FC before transferring to Reading for £400,000,On ending his playing career at Portadown FC, he had a short spell as the caretaker-assistant manager at Swindon Town under Adrian Williams.Williams and Hunter were replaced by Paul Sturrock and Kevin Summerfield. Joined Blackburn Rovers as a senior Scout in 2006. Responsible for team assessments and player recruitment. Co-hosts a football show on Reading107fm two nights a week. Recently achieved Certificate in Applied Management from Warwick University.

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Sporting positions
Preceded by Brian Talbot	Rushden & Diamonds manager 2004	Succeeded by Ernie Tippett
Preceded by Ernie Tippett	Rushden & Diamonds manager 2005-2006	Succeeded by Paul Hart

v • d • e Rushden & Diamonds F.C. – Managers

Ashby (1992–97) • Talbot (1997–04) • Tippett (2004–05) • Hunter (2005–06) • Hart (2006) • Westley (2006–07) • Hill (2007–)