Juan Barrera
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Juan Ramón Barrera Pérez | ||
Date of birth | May 2, 1989 | ||
Place of birth | Ocotal, Nicaragua | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) |
Midfielder Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Boyacá Chicó | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2006 | Real Estelí | ||
2008–2011 | Walter Ferretti | ||
2011 | Tauro | 8 | (1) |
2012 | Real Estelí | ||
2013 | → Deportivo Petare (loan) | 10 | (1) |
2013–2015 | Real Estelí | 72 | (25) |
2015–2016 | SC Rheindorf Altach | 2 | (0) |
2015–2016 | SC Rheindorf Altach II | 4 | (0) |
2016–2018 | Comunicaciones | 76 | (9) |
2018 | Metropolitanos FC | ||
2018– | Boyacá Chicó | 4 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2009– | Nicaragua | 47 | (13) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2017 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 September 2018 |
Template:Spanish name Juan Ramón Barrera Pérez (born 2 May 1989) is a Nicaraguan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Colombian club Boyacá Chico F.C. and the Nicaragua national team.
Club career
Nicknamed el Iluminado, he started his professional career at Real Estelí, then had a couple of seasons at Walter Ferretti. In summer 2011 he moved abroad to play for Panamanian outfit Tauro[1] for whom he would play 8 league matches.[2] In February 2012, he rejoined Estelí from Tauro.[3]
In 2013, he became the second Nicaraguan footballer to play in a CONMEBOL First Division, when he was sent out on loan to Deportivo Petare of the Venezuelan Primera División for a six-month stint. He rejoined Estelí in summer 2013.[4]
In early March it was announced that Barrera had signed with Austrian first division team SC Rheindorf Altach becoming the first Nicaraguan to play in Europe [1].
Comunicaciones F.C
On December 23rd 2015, Barrera joined Communicaciones F.C of the Guatemalan first division.[5]
Barrera was apart of Comunicaciones F.C uptil December 1st 2017 in which he announced his farewell from the club through his social media. Barrera appeared 76 matches, scoring 9 goals.
Metropolitanos F.C
On January 15th 2018, Barrera announced his new club through social media to be Metropolitanos F.C of the Venezuelan first division. This marks his second stint in the Venezuelan first division, his first being with Deportivo Petare F.C in 2013.
He was apart of Metropolitanos F.C for approximately 5 months.
Boyacá Chicó F.C
On June 20th 2018, Barrera announced he signed with Boyacá Chicó F.C of the Colombian league first division.
On July 22nd 2018, Barrera got his first start in a 2-2 draw when Boyacá Chicó F.C played their first match of the season against Millionarios F.C
Barrera got his first win with the team on August 18th 2018 when Boyacá Chicó defeated Atlético Junior 2-1, with Barrera assisting the winning goal in the 87th minute of the game.
International career
Barrera made his debut for Nicaragua in a January 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup match against El Salvador and has, as of March 2018, earned a total of 45 caps, scoring 11 goals. He has represented his country in 4 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[6] and played at the 2009[7] and 2011 UNCAF Nations Cups[8] as well as at the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[9]
International goals
- Scores and results list Nicaragua's goal tally first.[10]
N. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 26 January 2009 | Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras | Belize | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup |
2. | 1 June 2012 | Bayamón Soccer Complex, Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico | 1–3 | 1–3 | Friendly |
3. | 23 March 2015 | Nicaragua National Football Stadium, Managua, Nicaragua | Anguilla | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
4. | 29 March 2015 | Ronald Webster Park, The Valley, Anguilla | 2–0 | 3–0 | ||
5. | 8 December 2015 | Nicaragua National Football Stadium, Managua, Nicaragua | Cuba | 1–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
6. | 8 December 2015 | 4–0 | 5–0 | |||
7. | 20 January 2017 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama | Belize | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2017 Copa Centroamericana |
8. | 28 March 2017 | Nicaragua National Football Stadium, Managua, Nicaragua | Haiti | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification |
9. | 2–0 | |||||
10. | 3–0 | |||||
11. | 22 March 2018 | Cuba | 3–1 | 3–1 | Friendly | |
12. | 25 March 2018 | 1–0 | 3–3 | |||
13. | 8 September 2018 | Arnos Vale Stadium, Arnos Vale, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification |
References
- ^ Barrera al Tauro FC Archived 2013-12-15 at the Wayback Machine – Pinolero Sports Template:Es icon
- ^ Barrera gustó en el Tauro FC – La Prensa Template:Es icon
- ^ Juan Barrera al Estelí – El Nuevo Diario Template:Es icon
- ^ Juan Barrera Regresa al Estelí – Real Esteli Template:Es icon
- ^ Comunicaciones contrata a nicaragüense Juan Ramón Barrera - Don Balon Template:Es icon
- ^ Juan Barrera – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2009 – Details Archived 2013-11-05 at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF
- ^ Copa Centroamericana 2011 (UNCAF Nations Cup) Archived 2013-11-05 at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 – Full Details Archived 2014-07-26 at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF
- ^ "Barrera, Juan". National Football Teams. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
External links
- Juan Barrera at National-Football-Teams.com
- Template:TheFinalBall
- 1989 births
- Living people
- People from Nueva Segovia Department
- Association football wingers
- Nicaraguan footballers
- Nicaragua international footballers
- 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup players
- 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2011 Copa Centroamericana players
- 2014 Copa Centroamericana players
- 2017 Copa Centroamericana players
- 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- Real Estelí F.C. players
- Deportivo Walter Ferretti players
- Tauro F.C. players
- Deportivo Petare players
- Nicaraguan expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Austria
- Expatriate footballers in Guatemala
- Expatriate footballers in Panama
- Expatriate footballers in Venezuela
- Liga Panameña de Fútbol players
- Nicaraguan football biography stubs