26 Facts About Darren Barr

Darren Barr was born on 17 March 1985 and is a Scottish football coach and former player, whose most recent position was assistant manager at Scottish League Two club Annan Athletic.

Darren Barr represented Scotland as a B and full international, being capped once in 2008.

Darren Barr enrolled at St Michael's Primary School in his home community of Moodiesburn in 1990, and from 1997 attended St Maurice's High School in Cumbernauld.

Darren Barr was a keen footballer during his school years, playing for Westfield Boys Club and later the Moodiesburn equivalent.

Darren Barr went on to sign for Falkirk on 12 July 2002, and after suffering a first anterior cruciate ligament injury during his apprenticeship, he made his first team debut on 13 March 2004, as a substitute against Queen of the South.

Darren Barr received his first ever red card on 20 January 2007, for squaring up to Hearts' Andrius Velicka, but the decision was overturned on appeal and Darren Barr was instead credited with a yellow card.

Darren Barr was made Falkirk's captain at the age of 22 in January 2008, and went on to win the SPL Player of the Month award for March 2008.

Falkirk failed to avoid relegation and Darren Barr left on a low note expressing hope that Falkirk would gain promotion quickly.

On 25 January 2010, it was announced that Darren Barr had signed a 3-year pre-contract with Heart of Midlothian, and would complete his move to Edinburgh upon the expiration of his contract with Falkirk at the end of the season.

Darren Barr was officially presented as a Hearts player at a press conference at Tynecastle on 8 June 2010.

Darren Barr made his debut on the opening day of the season against St Johnstone.

Darren Barr initially became a regular in the Hearts team at the start of the season but a loss of form and impressive displays by Craig Thomson saw Darren Barr dropped from the team.

On 17 July 2013, Darren Barr signed a one-year deal with Kilmarnock.

Darren Barr scored his first goal for the club in a league match against Inverness Caledonian Thistle, and his second followed in a Scottish Cup defeat to Dundee United.

Darren Barr's season was ended in November 2014, when he suffered a knee injury against Aberdeen and underwent cruciate ligament surgery.

In June 2015, Darren Barr dropped down a division to sign for Scottish Championship side Dumbarton.

Darren Barr extended his deal in January 2016, rejecting a full-time offer from a rival club, after making 22 appearances during the first half of the season, scoring twice.

Darren Barr scored the winning goal in a match against Hibernian in February 2016.

Darren Barr signed a new one-year contract with Dumbarton in June 2016.

Darren Barr rejected a new deal from Dumbarton in the summer of 2017 and joined fellow Championship side Greenock Morton as the club's development team head coach, whilst still being registered as a player.

Darren Barr scored what turned out to be his only goal for the club in a Scottish League Cup tie against Queen's Park.

Darren Barr moved to Scottish League Two club Stirling Albion in January 2018.

Darren Barr was caretaker manager of Stirling in October 2018, after Dave Mackay left the club.

Darren Barr was appointed assistant manager of League Two club Annan Athletic in November 2018, replacing Kevin Rutkiewicz who had left the club to take over as manager of Darren Barr's former club Stirling Albion.

In March 2021, the club announced that James Tose had been appointed in the role, although it was not made clear when Darren Barr left the club.

Darren Barr retained his place and was named in George Burley's squad for Scotland's World Cup qualifying matches against Macedonia and Iceland.