Bart Carlier

Anthonius Hubertus "Bart" Carlier (23 June 1929 – 4 May 2017) was a Dutch professional footballer who played as a striker. He spent eight seasons in France, winning league championships with AS Monaco in 1961 and 1963. Carlier appeared for the Dutch national team five times, scoring two goals.

Bart Carlier
Carlier in 1955
Personal information
Full name Anthonius Hubertus Carlier
Date of birth (1929-06-23)23 June 1929
Place of birth Venlo, Netherlands
Date of death 4 May 2017(2017-05-04) (aged 87)
Place of death Strasbourg, France
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–1952 VVV
1952–1953 1. FC Köln 19 (5)
1953–1954 Pirmasens 18 (8)
1954–1955 Strasbourg 29 (11)
1955–1958 Fortuna '54 93 (40)
1958–1964 Monaco 167 (36)
1964–1965 Fortuna '54 24 (8)
National team
1955–1957 Netherlands 5 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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 Cor van der Hart, Bram Appel and Frans de Munck.[1]

International career

Carlier made his debut for the Netherlands in a November 1955 friendly match against Norway and earned a total of 5 caps, scoring 2 goals. His final international was a November 1957 friendly against Belgium.[2]

Personal life

Carlier lost his almost his entire family in 1944, when they were killed during a bombing of Venlo in World War II.[3] Carlier died on 4 May 2017, aged 87.[4]

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References
  1. Alleen de herinnering aan sterren blijft - NRC (in Dutch)
  2. Intl career stats - EUFootball
  3. Profile - Voetbal Legends (in Dutch)
  4. "OUD-VVV'ER BART CARLIER OVERLEDEN". VVV Venlo.
  • Barreaud, Marc (1998). Dictionnaire des footballeurs étrangers du championnat professionnel français (1932-1997). L'Harmattan, Paris. ISBN 2-7384-6608-7.


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