Barry Venison
Barry Venison (born 16 August 1964) is an English football coach, former professional footballer and sports television pundit.
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Venison outside Loftus Road in April 2001 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Barry Venison | ||
| Date of birth | 16 August 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Consett, County Durham, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1986 | Sunderland | 173 | (2) |
| 1986–1992 | Liverpool | 110 | (1) |
| 1992–1995 | Newcastle United | 109 | (1) |
| 1995 | Galatasaray | 8 | (0) |
| 1995–1997 | Southampton | 24 | (0) |
| Total | 424 | (4) | |
| International career | |||
| 1982–1986 | England U21 | 10 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | England | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2016 | Orange County Blues | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
As a player was a defender from 1981 to 1997. He played for Sunderland, Liverpool, Newcastle United, Galatasaray and Southampton. He was capped twice by England.
Following retirement, he became a television pundit and most notably worked on ITV Sport's The Premiership between 2001 and 2004 whilst the network held the rights to show Premier League highlights. In 2016, he was given his first head coaching role at Orange County Blues, succeeding Oliver Wyss.
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