Raymond Henry "Ray" Baartz (born 6 March 1947) is an Australian former soccer player. He represented Australia 48 times, scoring 18 goals, making him the 8th highest goal scorer of all time.
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| Full name | Raymond Henry Baartz[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1947-03-06) 6 March 1947 (age 75) | ||
| Place of birth | Newcastle, New South Wales | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[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) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 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 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.
Baartz 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]
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