Bart Carlier

Anthonius Hubertus "Bart" Carlier 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 Netherlands national team five times, scoring two goals.

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.

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

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