Darren Barr
Darren Barr
Darren Barr
● Darren Barr, c2013 (ALC)

born in Scotland

Darren Barr was born on Sunday, 17th March, 1985, in Glasgow.

The 5' 11 (10st 10lbs) defender joined Alan Archibald's Thistle for a trial period in July, 2014, having most recently been with Kilmarnock.

Aged 29, he made his debut appearance on Wednesday, 9th July, 2014, in a 3-1 friendly win away to F.C. Pinatar.

There were no goals for Darren during his spell with Thistle.

He played his last game for the club on Saturday, 19th July, 2014, in a 1-1 friendly draw away to Dumbarton, having appeared as a Jag on 3 occasions.

His club-list included Falkirk, Forfar Athletic, Heart of Midlothian, Kilmarnock, Partick Thistle, Ross County, Dumbarton, Greenock Morton, Stirling Albion and Annan Athletic.

Bio Extra

Barr played for Falkirk, Heart of Midlothian, Forfar Athletic, Kilmarnock, Ross County, Dumbarton, Greenock Morton and Stirling Albion, mainly as a defender. He represented Scotland as a B and full international, being capped once in 2008. After leaving Falkirk in 2010, his career was hampered by several serious injuries. He became caretaker manager of Stirling in October 2018, after Dave Mackay left the club. Barr was appointed assistant manager of League Two club Annan Athletic in November 2018, replacing Kevin Rutkiewicz who had left the club to take over as manager of Barr's former club Stirling Albion. In March 2021, the club announced that James Tose had been appointed in the role, although it was not made clear when Barr left the club.

(WIK)



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