Antonio Barragán

Antonio Barragán

Personal information
Full name	Antonio Barragán Fernández
Date of birth	12 June 1987 (1987-06-12)
Place of birth	Pontedeume, Spain
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Right back
Club information
Current club	Valencia
Number	12
Youth career
2002–2005	Sevilla
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2005–2006	Liverpool	0	(0)
2006–2009	Deportivo La Coruña	26	(2)
2009–2011	Valladolid	39	(0)
2011–	Valencia	5	(0)
National team
2005	Spain U17	4	(0)
2005–2006	Spain U19	11	(0)
2007	Spain U20	5	(0)
2007	Spain U21	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 December 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Barragán and the second or maternal family name is Fernández.

Antonio Barragán Fernández (born 12 June 1987 in Pontedeume, Galicia) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Valencia CF as a right defender.

Club career

Liverpool

Barragán signed for Liverpool in July 2005, as an 18-year old who had yet to appear for Sevilla FC's first team.

He would, however, spend the 2005–06 season with the club's reserves, managing one appearance for the first team, as a substitute for striker and fellow Spaniard Fernando Morientes in the first leg of the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League against PFC CSKA Sofia. In doing so, he became the youngest foreigner to play for Liverpool.

Deportivo de La Coruña

On 4 August 2006, Barragán signed a five-year contract with La Liga outfit Deportivo de La Coruña, in an operation that cost the Galicians €1 million. Barragan's time at Deportivo began well. He was in the starting eleven for the first eight matches and scored against Real Sociedad in a 2–0 home win. He subsequently alternated in the right-back position with Manuel Pablo until he fractured his knee in April 2008. He was out of action for the rest of the season, and did not feature at all in 2008-2009.

Deportivo released Barragan from his contract without his consent in 2008. He successfully sued the club for an indemnity of €400.000, even though they later decided to reverse their previous decision and restore him to the squad. He left Deportivo La Coruña in the summer of 2009.

Valladolid

In early June 2009, Barragán moved to Real Valladolid, on a three-year link. He played one season apiece in each of the two major levels of Spanish football, appearing in 17 league games in 2009–10 (14 starts) as the campaign ended in relegation.

Valencia

On 30 August 2011, Valladolid announced that Barragán would be leaving for Valencia CF in a deal worth €1.5m.

International career

Barragán was part of the Spanish U19 side that emerged victorious at the 2006 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship in Poland. Just a few months later, following solid performances with Depor and former teammate Antonio Puerta's call-up to the senior side, he was promoted to the under-21s.

Club statistics

Club Performance

Club	Season	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Europe		Others		Total
		App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Valladolid	2009–10	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	0
Club	Season	La Liga		Spanish Cup		------		Europe		Others		Total
		App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Deportivo	2007–08	10	0	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	0	10	0
Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0

Honours

Spain U19

• UEFA U-19 Championship: 2006

External links

• Valencia official profile
• BDFutbol profile
• Futbolme profile (Spanish)
• Antonio Barragán – FIFA competition record
• Transfermarkt profile
• CiberChe stats and bio (Spanish)