Rodrigo Barrera

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Barrera and the second or maternal family name is Funes.
Rodrigo Barrera
Personal information
Full nameRodrigo Hernán Barrera Funes
Date of birthOctober 30, 1970
Place of birthSantiago, Chile
Height1.70m (5ft 7½in)
Playing positionForward
Youth career
Universidad Católica
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1990–1995Universidad Católica
1995–1996Necaxa17(1)
1996Universidad Católica
1997–2001Universidad de Chile49(14)
2002Universidad Católica24(5)
2004Universidad de Chile12(2)
2005Melipilla
2006Palestino12(0)
National team‡
1993–1998Chile22(5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 15, 2008.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of November 15, 2008

Rodrigo Hernán Barrera Funes (born October 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

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.

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