Wilfredo Ramón Barrientos Valdés (born 29 July 1946), also known as Willy Barrientos,[1] is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a forward for clubs in Chile and Central America.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wilfredo Ramón Barrientos Valdés | ||
| Date of birth | 29 July 1946 | ||
| Place of birth | Rancagua, Chile | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| O'Higgins | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| O'Higgins | |||
| Colchagua | |||
| Chiprodal | |||
| Colchagua | |||
| 1974 | Izabal JC | ||
| 1974–1978 | Sonsonate | ||
| 1978–1979 | UES | ||
| 1979–1982 | Xelajú MC | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editBarientos is a product of O'Higgins youth system, playing after for Colchagua and Chiprodal de Graneros,[3] with whom he won the Campeonato Regional Zona Central.[4]
He emigrated to Central America and spent ten years in Guatemala and five years in El Salvador.[1] In Guatemala, he played for Izabal JC [es][5] and Xelajú MC, with whom he won the league title in 1980 with his compatriot Javier Mascaró as coach.[6] In El Salvador he played for both Sonsonate and Universidad de El Salvador.[2]
Coaching career
editBarrientos has developed an extensive career as coach of youth players, men and women, in the United States,[3] also winning many titles in New York.[1]
Personal life
editHe is the uncle of the former professional footballer and current coach Henry Barrientos,[7] whom he suggested to move towards Central America at the end of 1989. In addition, his brother and Henry's father, served as director for O'Higgins.[8]
Both Wilfredo and his nephew, Henry, were coached by the Chilean coach Rolando Torino.[9]
Honours
editAs player
editXelajú MC
References
edit- ^ a b c "Chicas del Internacional se coronan en EcuaStar". El Diario NY (in Spanish). 11 December 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Wilfredo Barrientos". www.ceroacero.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ a b (Cris Ignacio Sports) Entrevista a Henry Barrientos🇨🇱 - Entrenador Jacalteco FC🇬🇹 on YouTube (in Spanish)
- ^ Osses, Carlos (6 May 2021). "Club Chiprodal de Graneros: Rumbo a los 104 años". El Rancagüino (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ JUCA DE IZABAL 1974 100 AÑOS De Futbol (Guatemala) on Facebook (in Spanish)
- ^ "Hace 39 años Xelajú MC conquistó la segunda Luna". Diario de Los altos (in Spanish). 28 December 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ "Henry Ricardo Barrientos Pinto". www.ceroacero.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ "Las historias del DT chileno que destaca en Guatemala" (in Spanish). AS Chile. 12 March 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ "De Rancagua a Centroamérica, la historia del señor de los ascensos". La pelota al diez (in Spanish). 19 April 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
External links
edit- Wilfredo Barrientos at PlaymakerStats.com
- Wilfredo Barrientos at ZeroZero.pt (in Portuguese)
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