David Barral
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Barral Torres | ||
| Date of birth | 10 May 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | San Fernando, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Sporting Gijón | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| San Servando | |||
| 1999–2002 | San Fernando | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2002–2003 | Real Madrid C | ||
| 2003–2006 | Real Madrid B | 53 | (9) |
| 2003–2004 | → Fuenlabrada (loan) | 34 | (17) |
| 2006– | Sporting Gijón | 175 | (40) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 September 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
|||
David Barral Torres (born 10 May 1983) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Sporting de Gijón in La Liga, as a striker.
[edit] Football career
Born in San Fernando, Cádiz, Andalusia, Barral started playing professionally in the lower divisions, with Real Madrid's B and C teams, with a loan stint at CF Fuenlabrada in between.
In 2006–07, he moved to Sporting de Gijón where, during his second season, he formed a formidable offensive partnership with Croatian Mate Bilić (arrived in January 2008), to help return the Asturias side to La Liga after a 10-year absence.
Barral scored his first top flight goal on 26 October 2008, from a penalty in a 3–0 away win against Deportivo de La Coruña. During the season, he again paired up with Bilić for 22 league goals, and netted a crucial in the season's closer, a 2–1 home win against Recreativo de Huelva, as Sporting eventually avoided relegation.[1]
On 20 March 2010, Barral found the net at former club Real Madrid: he beat the offside trap and cut inside from the right hand, before firing past Iker Casillas for the game's first, but the hosts turned the score around for a final 3–1 win.[2]
In the 2010–11 season, Barral continued to battle with Bilić for first-choice status, with Sporting also having acquired Gastón Sangoy - coach Manuel Preciado often fielded only one striker. On 15 January 2011, in the 19th round, he opened his account, at home against Hércules CF (2–0);[3] in the following league game, also at El Molinón, he also found the net, for the game's only goal against Atlético Madrid[4] and, the following month (12 February), helped his team to a 1–1 home draw against FC Barcelona, after a fine individual effort early in the first half.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ Sporting Gijon 2-1 Recreativo Huelva; ESPN Soccernet, 31 May 2009
- ^ Real Madrid rally to move clear of Barcelona in Spanish league; CNN, 21 March 2010
- ^ Sporting climb out of danger; ESPN Soccernet, 15 January 2011
- ^ Barral the hero; ESPN Soccernet, 23 January 2011
- ^ Gijon hold Barca; ESPN Soccernet, 12 February 2011
[edit] External links
- Sporting Gijón official profile (Spanish)
- BDFutbol profile
- Futbolme profile (Spanish)
- Transfermarkt profile
|
|||||
