Barry Hunter

Defender, Football player

1968 –

86

Who is Barry Hunter?

Barry Hunter is a former Northern Ireland international footballer turned scout.

Hunter made his name with Wrexham before transferring to Reading for £400,000. On ending his playing career at Portadown, 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.

He joined Blackburn Rovers as a senior scout in 2006. Responsible for team assessments and player recruitment. Hunter co-hosts a football show on Reading107fm two nights a week. He recently achieved Certificate in Applied Management from Warwick University. He was recruited by Norwich City Manager Glenn Roeder as the clubs chief scout in June 2008.

In June 2012, Hunter moved to Liverpool as the club's chief scout.

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Born
Nov 18, 1968
Coleraine
Nationality
  • Northern Ireland
Lived in
  • Coleraine

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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