Sergi Barjuán

Sergi

Personal information
Full name	Sergi Barjuán i Esclusa
Date of birth	28 December 1971 (1971-12-28)
Place of birth	Les Franqueses, Spain
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Left back
Youth career
1988–1992	Barcelona
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1992–1994	Barcelona B	42	(4)
1993–2002	Barcelona	267	(6)
2002–2005	Atlético Madrid	85	(0)
Total		394	(10)
National team
1990	Spain U18	1	(0)
1993–1994	Spain U21	5	(0)
1994–2002	Spain	56	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Sergi Barjuán i Esclusa (born 28 December 1971 in Les Franqueses del Vallès, Barcelona, Catalonia), simply Sergi, is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a left defender.

Best known for his FC Barcelona stint, he played nearly one full decade for the first team, being a major part in the conquest of nine major titles. Having reached the Spanish national team shortly after making his professional club debut, he appeared in two World Cups and as many European Championships.

Club career

A youth product of Catalonia giants FC Barcelona, Sergi had not yet appeared in the league when he was summoned by then manager Johan Cruyff to a UEFA Champions League group stage match at Galatasaray S.K. (0–0, on 24 November 1993). From then on, he became the side's undisputed first-choice, never playing less than 31 contests until 1999. With Barça, he won three leagues, two cups and two supercups, adding the 1997 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and the subsequent UEFA Super Cup, partnered in the other defensive wing by another youth graduate, Albert Ferrer.

After being deemed surplus to requirements by coach Louis van Gaal, Sergi moved to Atlético de Madrid, where he still posted three respectable seasons (85 league appearances, although he collected 33 yellow cards combined).

In July 2009, after several years working in marketing and running soccer camps for youngsters, Sergi returned to Barcelona, being named its Juvenil B coach.

International career

Shortly after having been promoted into Barcelona's main squad, Sergi made his debut for Spain on 9 February 1994, in a friendly game with Poland, in Santa Cruz de Tenerife.

He went on to represent the nation at the 1994 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 1996, the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000, for a total of 56 caps.

Club statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Spain			League		Copa del Rey		Europe		Total
1993–94	Barcelona	La Liga	23	0	4	1	8	0	35	1
1994–95			34	1	3	0	8	0	45	1
1995–96			40	0	6	0	7	2	53	2
1996–97			34	1	8	0	7	0	49	1
1997–98			31	2	8	1	8	0	47	3
1998–99			35	0	5	1	5	0	45	1
1999–00			19	1	6	0	6	0	31	1
2000–01			33	1	6	0	13	0	52	1
2001–02			18	0	0	0	7	0	25	0
2002–03	Atlético Madrid	La Liga	26	0	4	0	-		30	0
2003–04			32	0	5	0	-		37	0
2004–05			27	0	1	0	3	0	31	0
Total	Spain		352	6	56	3	72	2	480	11

Honours

Club

• Barcelona:
  • La Liga: 1993–94, 1997–98, 1998–99
  • Copa del Rey: 1996–97, 1997–98
  • Supercopa de España: 1994, 1996
  • UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1996–97
  • UEFA Super Cup: 1997

External links

• BDFutbol profile
• National team data (Spanish)

Sporting positions
Preceded by Josep Guardiola	FC Barcelona captain 2001–02	Succeeded by Luis Enrique