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 Winger
Club information
Current team
 Comunicaciones
Number 20
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2005–2006 Real Estelí
2006–2007 Villa Austria
2008–2011 Walter Ferretti
2011 Tauro 8 (1)
2012 Real Estelí
2013 → Deportivo Petare (loan) 10 (1)
2013–2015 Real Estelí 72 (25)
2015 SC Rheindorf Altach 2 (0)
2016– C.S.D. Comunicaciones 0 (0)
National team‡
2009– Nicaragua 27 (6)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:31, 2 January 2016 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 June 2013
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Barrera and the second or maternal family name is Pérez.

Juan Ramón Barrera Pérez (born May 2, 1989) is a Nicaraguan footballer who currently plays for C.S.D. Comunicaciones in the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala

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 .

This December, he changed clubs once again having been signed on a free transfer to C.S.D Communicaciones.[5]

International career

Barrera made his debut for Nicaragua in a January 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup match against El Salvador and has, as of December 2013, earned a total of 20 caps, scoring 2 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.
N. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 26 January 2009 Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras  Belize 1–1 1–1 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup
2. 1 June 2012 Bayamón Soccer Complex, Bayamón, Puerto Rico  Puerto Rico 1–3 1–3 Friendly match
3. 23 March 2015 Dennis Martínez National Stadium, Managua, Nicaragua  Anguilla 3–0 5–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
4. 29 March 2015 Ronald Webster Park, The Valley, Anguilla 2–0 3–0
5. 8 December 2015 Nicaragua National Football Stadium, Managua, Nicaragua  Cuba 1–0 5–0 Friendly match
6. 8 December 2015 Nicaragua National Football Stadium, Managua, Nicaragua  Cuba 4–0 5–0 Friendly match

References

  1. ↑ Barrera al Tauro FC – Pinolero Sports (Spanish)
  2. ↑ Barrera gustó en el Tauro FC – La Prensa (Spanish)
  3. ↑ Juan Barrera al Estelí – El Nuevo Diario (Spanish)
  4. ↑ Juan Barrera Regresa al Estelí – Real Esteli (Spanish)
  5. ↑ Comunicaciones contrata a nicaragüense Juan Ramón Barrera - Don Balon (Spanish)
  6. ↑ Juan Barrera – FIFA competition record
  7. ↑ UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2009 – Details – RSSSF
  8. ↑ Copa Centroamericana 2011 (UNCAF Nations Cup) – RSSSF
  9. ↑ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 – Full Details – RSSSF

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