Raymond Henry "Ray" Baartz (born 6 March 1947) is an Australian former soccer player who played as a forward. He represented Australia 48 times between 1967 and 1974, scoring 18 goals, making him the nation's eighth-highest goal scorer of all time.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Raymond Henry Baartz[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 March 1947 | ||
| Place of birth | Newcastle, New South Wales | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1963 | Adamstown Rosebuds | ||
| 1963–1965 | Manchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1966–1974 | Sydney Hakoah | 236 | (211) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1967–1974 | Australia | 48 | (18) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 August 2007 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 August 2007 | |||
Baartz was born in Newcastle, New South Wales and spent his early years playing for Adamstown. At 17 he joined Manchester United and after 6 months signed on a two-year contract. In 1966 he returned to Australia and transferred to Sydney Hakoah for a then Australian record of £5600. He played 236 club matches scoring 211 goals.
Baartz was selected in the Australian squad to play in the World Cup finals in 1974[2] but his career was prematurely ended after he was felled by a blow from Uruguay's Luis Garisto (known as el Loco (in English crazy)) in a friendly international fixture at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The blow to his throat had damaged his carotid artery.[3]
Ray currently still lives in Newcastle.
Awards and recognition
editBaartz was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1985.[4]
Baartz Terrace in the Sydney suburb of Glenwood is named for him.[5]
On 5 December 2000, Baartz was awarded the Australian Sports Medal for services to soccer.[6]
On 12 July 2012, Baartz was named in the Greatest ever Australian team.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b "Player Biographies". sonsofunited.com. Archived from the original on 3 October 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ^ 1974 World Cup Wikipedia link. Retrieved: 20 November 2010
- ^ "Moments in time". The Age, Melbourne. 19 November 2005. Archived from the original on 13 March 2010. Retrieved 14 April 2009.
- ^ "Ray Baartz". Sport Australia Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ O'Maley, Christine (20 January 2010). "Park is a goner". Blacktown Advocate. Cumberland Newspapers. p. 14.
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- ^ "Ray Baartz". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Archived from the original on 22 February 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ^ "Harry Kewell named as greatest ever Australian footballer". Herald Sun. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
External links
edit- Oz Football profile
- Ray Baartz at the Sport Australia Hall of Fame
- Ray Baartz at National-Football-Teams.com
- Ray Baartz at WorldFootball.net
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