Barrie Truman

{{short description|New Zealand football manager}}

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Barrie Truman is a football (soccer) coach who managed the New Zealand national team.{{cite web|url=http://www.nzfootball.co.nz/index.php?id=79&no_cache=1&sword_list%5B%5D=coaches|title=National Coaches|accessdate=29 January 2011|publisher=NZ Football|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140717200626/http://www.nzfootball.co.nz/index.php?id=79&no_cache=1&sword_list%5B%5D=coaches|archive-date=2014-07-17|url-status=dead}} Truman first took charge of the New Zealand side in June 1970. New Zealand won 20, drew 13 and lost 16 of his 49 games in charge.{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id162.htm|title=Coaching Records|author=|publisher=Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website|date=|accessdate=}}

Prior to being appointed as New Zealand coach, he was a member of The FA's staff Coach in 1967, having studied for a Diploma in Physical Education at Loughborough University and an Advanced Diploma at Leicester University. He emigrated from the United Kingdom to New Zealand in 1970. After emigrating he studied for a Masters diploma at Victoria University.

He became Technical Director of the Oceania Football Confederation in 1986 for a short spell which lasted a year.

He became manager of the Sport-NZ Council of Recreation/Sport Hillary Commission 1981 and left the position in 1987. He was also President of Coaching NZ between 1981 and 1983.

He went on to become a Senior Lecturer in Physical Education at Wellington College of Education in 1987 where he stayed for 17 until years 2004

At the age of 65, he qualified as a "A" level UEFA Professional Coach in 2001.

He was named in the Wellington Hall of Fame in April 2011.{{cite web|last=Wood|first=Tanya|title=Coach in Hall of Fame|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/local-papers/kapiti-observer/4873713/Coach-in-Hall-of-Fame|publisher=Kapiti Observer|accessdate=23 April 2013}}