Rodrigo Barrera Explained

Rodrigo Barrera
Fullname:Rodrigo Hernán Barrera Funes
Birth Date:1970 3, mf=yes
Birth Place:Santiago, Chile
Height:1.70 m
Position:Forward
Youthclubs1:Universidad Católica
Years1:1988–1996
Years2:1995–1996
Years3:1997–2001
Years4:2002
Years5:2004
Years6:2004
Years7:2005
Years8:2006
Clubs2:Necaxa (loan)
Clubs8:Palestino
Caps1:195
Caps2:17
Caps3:49
Caps4:24
Caps5:0
Caps6:12
Caps7:26
Caps8:12
Goals1:70
Goals2:1
Goals3:14
Goals4:5
Goals5:0
Goals6:2
Goals7:7
Goals8:0
Totalcaps:335
Totalgoals:99
Nationalyears1:1988
Nationalteam1:Chile U20
Nationalyears2:1992
Nationalteam2:Chile U23
Nationalyears3:1993–1998
Nationalteam3:Chile
Nationalcaps3:22
Nationalgoals3:5

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

Career

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

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

Club

Universidad Católica
Necaxa
Universidad de Chile

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Quijada . Vicente . Rodrigo Barrera: En la delantera de La Roja de los 90’ . laroja.cl . . 16 August 2022 . es . 30 March 2021.