Mario Esteban Barrera Aguiar (born 27 February 1963) is an Argentine retired footballer who played mainly as a forward, and a current manager.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mario Esteban Barrera Aguiar | ||
| Date of birth | 27 February 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Villa Hernandarias, Argentina | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Newell's Old Boys | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982–19XX | Mallorca B | ||
| → Crevillente (loan) | |||
| 1988–1989 | Avignon | ||
| 1989–1990 | Douglas Haig | 5 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1997–2005 | Elche (youth) | ||
| 2009 | Torrellano Illice | ||
| 2010–2011 | Torrevieja | ||
| 2011 | Akademik Sofia | ||
| 2016–2017 | Eldense | ||
| 2018 | Alcoyano | ||
| 2019 | Odra Wodzisław (youth) | ||
| 2019 | Alcoyano | ||
| 2019–2020 | Odra Wodzisław (youth) | ||
| 2020–2021 | Odra Wodzisław (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editBorn in Villa Hernandarias, Barrera played for Newell's Old Boys as a youth before moving to Spain with RCD Mallorca in 1982, along with his brother; however, he was assigned to the reserves in Tercera División.[1] He subsequently served loan stints which notably included Crevillente Deportivo, before moving to France with Olympique Avignon in 1988.[1]
In 1989, Barrera returned to his home country after joining Douglas Haig.[1] In his last active years, he combined his playing career with a sports coordinator role in a local town.[1]
Managerial career
editAfter retiring, Barrera returned to Spain after receiving a managerial offer from CF Lorca Deportiva, but his lack of experience prevented him from taking the role; he instead was named manager of Elche CF's youth sides.[1] He subsequently worked in the technical secretary of the latter club, later being an assistant of Lico during his spells as manager and also being a sporting director.[1]
In September 2007, Barrera was dismissed from the Franjiverdes, after having altercations with manager David Vidal.[2][3] In July 2009, he agreed to become the manager of Orihuela CF,[4] but the deal was later cancelled by the club's new board.[5]
On 1 October 2009, Barrera was appointed manager of Torrellano Illice CF.[6] He moved was named at the helm of fourth tier side FC Torrevieja the following 9 June,[7] but left on 11 February 2011 to move to Bulgaria.[8]
On 5 December 2011, Barrera returned to Spain after being presented as sporting director of Girona FC.[9] The following 27 March, however, he was sacked.[10]
On 7 October 2016, after more than four years without a club, Barrera was named sporting director of CD Eldense,[11] but became manager of the club thirteen days later, replacing Raúl Garrido.[12] He left the club in January 2017, after the club's change of ownership.[13]
On 28 February 2018, Barrera was appointed CD Alcoyano manager in Segunda División B.[14] After avoiding relegation, he joined Polish side Odra Wodzisław Śląski on 7 February 2019 to work in their youth sides,[15] but returned to Deportivo on 11 March.[16]
After suffering relegation, Barrera returned to Odra on 3 December 2019, again as a youth coach.[17] In March 2020, he became an assistant of the main squad, before leaving the club in 2021.
Personal life
editBarrera's older brother Rolando was also a footballer and a forward.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g "Mario Barrera, el hombre tranquilo" [Mario Barrera, the calm man] (in Spanish). El Nostre Ciutat. 14 April 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ "Mario Esteban Barrera: "El Elche siempre será mi casa"" [Mario Esteban Barrera: "Elche will always be my home"] (in Spanish). Diario Información. 11 March 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ "Jesús de Huerta sustituye como director deportivo a Mario Barrera" [Jesús de Huerta replaces Mario Barrera as sporting director] (in Spanish). Diario Información. 16 October 2007. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ "Mario Barrera, nuevo entrenador del Orihuela" [Mario Barrera, new manager of Orihuela] (in Spanish). Diario Información. 11 July 2009. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ "Mario Barrera y el Orihuela llegan a un acuerdo amistoso" [Mario Barrera and Orihuela reach a friendly agreement] (in Spanish). Diario Información. 31 October 2009. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ "Mario Barrera dirigirá al Torrellano" [Mario Barrera will manage Torrellano] (in Spanish). Diario Información. 1 October 2009. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ "El Argentino Mario Barrera Nuevo Entrenador Del F.C.Torrevieja" [Argentine Mario Barrera new manager of F.C. Torrevieja]. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ "Mario Barrera abandona el Torrevieja para fichar por el CSKA de Sofía" [Mario Barrera leaves Torrevieja to sign for CSKA Sofia] (in Spanish). Diario Información. 11 February 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ "Mario Barrera, presentat com a nou director esportiu del Girona FC" [Mario Barrera, presented as new sporting director of Girona FC] (in Catalan). Diari de Girona. 5 December 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ "Tras la bienvenida a Salamero, el club fulmina a Barrera" [After welcoming Salamero, the club fire Barrera] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 27 March 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ "Mario Barrera coge las riendas de la dirección deportiva del Eldense" [Mario Barrera takes the reins of the sporting direction of Eldense] (in Spanish). Las Provincias. 7 October 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ "Mario Barrera, nuevo entrenador del Eldense" [Mario Barrera, new manager of Eldense] (in Spanish). Marca. 20 October 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ "Mario Cartagena sustituye a Barrera como entrenador del Deportivo Eldense" [Mario Cartagena replaces Barrera as manager of Deportivo Eldense] (in Spanish). Valle del Elda. 11 January 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ "El argentino Mario Barrera, nuevo entrenador del Alcoyano" [Argentine Mario Barrera, new manager of Alcoyano] (in Spanish). Página 66. 28 February 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ "Mario Barrera – witamy w sztabie" [Mario Barrera – welcome to the team] (in Polish). Odra Wodzisław Śląski. 7 February 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ "Mario Barrera se convierte en el tercer entrenador del Alcoyano" [Mario Barrera becomes the third manager of Alcoyano] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 11 March 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ "Mario Barrera powraca" [Mario Barrera is back] (in Polish). Odra Wodzisław Śląski. 3 December 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
External links
edit- Mario Barrera manager profile at BDFutbol
- Mario Barrera at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Mario Barrera coach profile at Soccerway