Juan Francisco Barraza

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Juan Barraza
Personal information
Full name	Juan Francisco Barraza Flores
Date of birth	February 12, 1935 (1935-02-12) (age 73) (Deceased)
Place of birth	San Miguel, El Salvador
Playing position	midfield
Club information
Current club	Retired in 1970 (Deceased)
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1943-50 1953-57 1958-1970	Sport Club Crown C.D. Dragon C.D. Aguila
National team
1953 - 1969	El Salvador	64 (13)
Teams managed
1970-73 1981 1983	C.D. Aguila C.D. FAS C.D. Aguila Alianza F.C.
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 January 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Juan Francisco Barraza Flores (March 12, 1935 – † December 17, 1997) was a famous football player from El Salvador. Born in the district of San Miguel as the son of Maria de la Cruz Barraza and Juan de God Flores, he attended Dr Antonio Rosales school gaining primary education.

[edit] Biography

Barraza began playing soccer in grade school and He joined in Corona F.C. when he was eight years old and their along with his made his debut in professional soccer. Due to extreme hardship, He began playing with balls made out of rags, just like yours truly did. During this very hard period, he discovered three secrets. One, that he was a lefty. Two, that soccer would give him a way to escape poverty. And three, that in life, He who does not give everything, does not get anything. "Cariota" always gave everything. During his 15 years of soccer career, He played barefoot due to his lack of economic resources. When He finally could afford soccer cleats, He had to train to get accustomed to them. While playing for Corona F.C. , C. D. Dragon and finally C.D. Aguila, where He earned them several titles, He was idolized by soccer fans because of his technical brillance and pure skill. Barraza was recognized for his excellence on the soccer fields by clubs from Brazil (in particular Sao paulo) and Mexico who were so desperate to sign him up. The municipal stadium in his native department of San Miguel, is named Estadio Juan Francisco "Cariota" Barraza in his honor.

He officially retired in 1970, an on December 17, 1997 "Cariota" passed away due to cardiac problems in Zacami hospital in El Salvador

[edit] Nickname

• The "Cariota" nickname was inherited through his parent, which is an extremely common custom in El Salvador.

[edit] External links

• www.aguilaonline.com/cariotacron.htm