Juan Barrera

Juan Barrera
Personal information
Full name Juan Ramón Barrera Pérez
Date of birth (1989-05-02) May 2, 1989
Place of birth Ocotal, Nicaragua
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Forward
Club information
Current team
 Boyacá Chicó
Number 11
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Real Estelí
2008–2011 Walter Ferretti
2011 Tauro 8 (1)
2012 Real Estelí
2013 → Deportivo Petare (loan) 10 (1)
2013–2015 Real Estelí 72 (25)
2015–2016 SC Rheindorf Altach 2 (0)
2015–2016 SC Rheindorf Altach II 4 (0)
2016–2018 Comunicaciones 76 (9)
2018 Metropolitanos FC
2018– Boyacá Chicó 4 (0)
National team‡
2009– Nicaragua 47 (13)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 July 2017 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 September 2018

Juan Ramón Barrera Pérez (born 2 May 1989) is a Nicaraguan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Colombian club Boyacá Chico F.C. and the Nicaragua national team.

Club career

Nicknamed el Iluminado, he started his professional career at Real Estelí, then had a couple of seasons at Walter Ferretti. In summer 2011 he moved abroad to play for Panamanian outfit Tauro[1] for whom he would play 8 league matches.[2] In February 2012, he rejoined Estelí from Tauro.[3]

In 2013, he became the second Nicaraguan footballer to play in a CONMEBOL First Division, when he was sent out on loan to Deportivo Petare of the Venezuelan Primera División for a six-month stint. He rejoined Estelí in summer 2013.[4]

In early March it was announced that Barrera had signed with Austrian first division team SC Rheindorf Altach becoming the first Nicaraguan to play in Europe .

Comunicaciones F.C

On December 23rd 2015, Barrera joined Communicaciones F.C of the Guatemalan first division.[5]

Barrera was apart of Comunicaciones F.C uptil December 1st 2017 in which he announced his farewell from the club through his social media. Barrera appeared 76 matches, scoring 9 goals.

Metropolitanos F.C

On January 15th 2018, Barrera announced his new club through social media to be Metropolitanos F.C of the Venezuelan first division. This marks his second stint in the Venezuelan first division, his first being with Deportivo Petare F.C in 2013.

He was apart of Metropolitanos F.C for approximately 5 months.

Boyacá Chicó F.C

On June 20th 2018, Barrera announced he signed with Boyacá Chicó F.C of the Colombian league first division.

On July 22nd 2018, Barrera got his first start in a 2-2 draw when Boyacá Chicó F.C played their first match of the season against Millionarios F.C

Barrera got his first win with the team on August 18th 2018 when Boyacá Chicó defeated Atlético Junior 2-1, with Barrera assisting the winning goal in the 87th minute of the game.

International career

Barrera made his debut for Nicaragua in a January 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup match against El Salvador and has, as of March 2018, earned a total of 45 caps, scoring 11 goals. He has represented his country in 4 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[6] and played at the 2009[7] and 2011 UNCAF Nations Cups[8] as well as at the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[9]

International goals

Scores and results list Nicaragua's goal tally first.[10]
N.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.26 January 2009Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras Belize1–11–12009 UNCAF Nations Cup
2.1 June 2012Bayamón Soccer Complex, Bayamón, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico1–31–3Friendly
3.23 March 2015Nicaragua National Football Stadium, Managua, Nicaragua Anguilla3–05–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.29 March 2015Ronald Webster Park, The Valley, Anguilla2–03–0
5.8 December 2015Nicaragua National Football Stadium, Managua, Nicaragua Cuba1–05–0Friendly
6.8 December 20154–05–0
7.20 January 2017Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama Belize1–13–12017 Copa Centroamericana
8.28 March 2017Nicaragua National Football Stadium, Managua, Nicaragua Haiti1–03–02017 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification
9.2–0
10.3–0
11.22 March 2018 Cuba3–13–1Friendly
12.25 March 20181–03–3
13.8 September 2018Arnos Vale Stadium, Arnos Vale, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines2–02–02019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification

References

  1. ↑ Barrera al Tauro FC Archived 2013-12-15 at the Wayback Machine. – Pinolero Sports (in Spanish)
  2. ↑ Barrera gustó en el Tauro FC – La Prensa (in Spanish)
  3. ↑ Juan Barrera al Estelí – El Nuevo Diario (in Spanish)
  4. ↑ Juan Barrera Regresa al Estelí – Real Esteli (in Spanish)
  5. ↑ Comunicaciones contrata a nicaragüense Juan Ramón Barrera - Don Balon (in Spanish)
  6. ↑ Juan Barrera – FIFA competition record (archive)
  7. ↑ UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2009 – Details Archived 2013-11-05 at the Wayback Machine. – RSSSF
  8. ↑ Copa Centroamericana 2011 (UNCAF Nations Cup) Archived 2013-11-05 at the Wayback Machine. – RSSSF
  9. ↑ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 – Full Details Archived 2014-07-26 at the Wayback Machine. – RSSSF
  10. ↑ "Barrera, Juan". National Football Teams. Retrieved 23 March 2018.


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