Barry Hughes

Barry Hughes (31 December 1937 – 2 June 2019) was a Welsh professional football player and manager, active primarily in the Netherlands. He played as a defender.

Early and personal life Hughes was born in Caernarfon. He attended Glyndwr Secondary Modern school. The couple had three daughters and six grandchildren. but left after six years, He played in the Netherlands for Blauw-Wit, from 1960 to 1963, and for Alkmaar'54 from 1963 to 1965. He was captain of Alkmaar. with Alkmaar'54.

Music career Hughes released a 7" music single in 1978 called "Voetbal is Koning" (Football is king).

In 1981, he released another single together with "De Kwaffeurs". The song is called "Ik wil op mijn kop een kamerbreed tapijt" ("I want on my head a wall to wall carpet"), a carnival song referencing his baldness. It was in the Dutch top 40 for eight weeks, where it reached place 7 between week 7 and 8 in 1981.

Death Hughes died in Amsterdam on 2 June 2019, aged 81.