Rodrigo Hernán Barrera Funes (born March 30, 1970) is a retired Chilean footballer.

Rodrigo Barrera
Personal information
Full name Rodrigo Hernán Barrera Funes
Date of birth (1970-03-30) March 30, 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Universidad Católica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1996 Universidad Católica 195 (70)
1995–1996Necaxa (loan) 17 (1)
1997–2001 Universidad de Chile 49 (14)
2002 Universidad Católica 24 (5)
2004 Olympiakos Nicosia 0 (0)
2004 Universidad de Chile 12 (2)
2005 Deportes Melipilla 26 (7)
2006 Palestino 12 (0)
Total 335 (99)
International career
1988 Chile U20
1992 Chile U23
1993–1998 Chile 22 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Barrera played mostly for Universidad Católica. He is nicknamed Chamuca.

A striker at Universidad Católica and Universidad de Chile, he helped the squad to its greatest triumphs. He also played for Necaxa in Mexico. Apart from universities, Barrera played in Palestino and Deportes Melipilla in Chile. He is notable for his pace.

Barrera played several years with Universidad Católica. Due to continuous changes, he left the club. In 2004, when Universidad de Chile became champion, he was hired again by the club. However, he remained with the squad for only the Clausura 2004 tournament.

National team

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Barrera represented Chile at under-20 level in the 1988 South American Championship. Four years later, he took part of Chile U23 in the 1992 Pre-Olympic Tournament.[1]

He played for the Chile national football team and was a participant at the 1998 FIFA World Cup. He was capped 22 times, scoring 6 goals between 1993 and 1998, including a brace in a 3–3 tie against Argentina.

Honours

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Club

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Universidad Católica
Necaxa
Universidad de Chile

References

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  1. ^ Quijada, Vicente (30 March 2021). "Rodrigo Barrera: En la delantera de La Roja de los 90'". laroja.cl (in Spanish). FFCh. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
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