Rodrigo Hernán Barrera Funes (born March 30, 1970) is a retired Chilean footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rodrigo Hernán Barrera Funes | ||
| Date of birth | March 30, 1970 | ||
| 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) |
| 1995–1996 | → Necaxa (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
editBarrera 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
editBarrera 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
editClub
edit- Universidad Católica
- Copa Chile (2): 1985, 1995
- Primera División de Chile (1): 2002 Apertura
- Necaxa
- Universidad de Chile
- Primera División de Chile (2): 1999, 2000
- Copa Chile (2): 1998, 2000
References
edit- ^ 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.
External links
edit- Rodrigo Barrera at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Rodrigo Barrera at National-Football-Teams.com
- Rodrigo Barrera – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
- Rodrigo Barrera at PlaymakerStats
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