Hernán Barcos

Hernán Barcos
Personal information
Full name Hernán Barcos
Date of birth (1984-04-11) April 11, 1984
Place of birth Bell Ville, Argentina
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 LDU Quito
Number 16
Youth career
1999–2003 Racing
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2009 Racing 3 (0)
2005–2006 → Guaraní (loan) 30 (12)
2006–2007 → Olmedo (loan) 43 (22)
2007–2008 → Red Star Belgrade (loan) 18 (3)
2008 → Huracán (loan) 17 (3)
2009 → Shanghai Shenhua (loan) 14 (3)
2009 → Shenzhen Ruby (loan) 14 (14)
2010–2011 LDU Quito 64 (38)
2012–2013 Palmeiras 29 (14)
2013–2015 Grêmio 69 (23)
2015 Tianjin Teda 29 (15)
2016 Sporting CP 8 (0)
2016 → Vélez Sarsfield (loan) 11 (2)
2017– LDU Quito 24 (9)
National team
2012 Argentina 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 6, 2017.

Hernán Barcos (born April 11, 1984) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for LDU Quito. He is nicknamed El Pirata (The Pirate) and is well known for his finishing ability, technique and strength.

Club career

Early career

Barcos debuted professionally for Racing in 2004. He then went on to play on loan for Club Guaraní (Paraguay), Red Star (Serbia), Olmedo (Ecuador), and Huracán (Argentina).

On October 7, 2007, he scored his first league goal in Serbia by netting twice in the late minutes against Banat, helping Red Star to get three points.

Chinese Super League

In February 2009 Barcos signed a year long loan with Chinese Super League side Shanghai Shenhua.[1] However, after a disappointing half season at Shenhua, he was loaned out again by Shenhua to Shenzhen Asia Travel, also a CSL club. He scored the first hat-trick in his career in Shenzhen's 4-0 victory over Changchun Yatai on September 16, 2009. He scored 14 goals in 14 league games with Shenzhen and won Chinese Football Association Golden Boot award in the end of the season.

LDU Quito

In early 2010 he transferred to LDU Quito to reinforce the squad after their leading goalscorer transferred out. He established himself as a capable striker for the squad, starting a five-game run where he scored one goal a game. Barcos, or "El Pirata" as he was nicknamed by the Liga fans, scored two vital goals against Estudiantes de La Plata in LDU's 2-1 first-leg win, winning the 2010 Recopa Sudamericana. Barcos' ended his illustrious 2010 season as Ecuadorian Serie A champion, having scored 22 league goals in 32 games, second best in the league, behind Jaime Ayoví who scored 23 goals.

In the 2011 Ecuadorian Serie A season, Barcos scored 25 goals in 51 matches in all competitions. On August 13, 2011, Barcos did what no other LDU Quito player had ever accomplished in any competition, he scored five goals in a single game against Manta. Barcos would continue with his scoring ability, netting in seven goals in the 2011 Copa Sudamericana. He scored an important away goal for LDU Quito in the team's first win ever in Buenos Aires in a 1-0 win against Vélez Sársfield, thus reaching the Copa Sudamericana finals. He failed to score a single goal in the finals against Universidad de Chile, and though only ended up as runner up in the competition, he and the rest of LDU Quito received support and appraisal from the club's fans. After two amazing years with the club, he had many offers from wealthy clubs. In January 2012 LDU Quito was offered $8 million from a Middle-Eastern football club to sign Hernán Barcos, while simultaneously also offered only $3.5 million from Palmeiras. Even though LDU Quito was suffering from debt, they honored Barcos' wishes to play for Palmeiras, and on January 17, 2012, he signed for the Brazilian team.

Palmeiras

On January 17, 2012, Barcos joined Brazilian Série A club Palmeiras for an undisclosed fee.[2]

He scored his first goal for the club on February 11, 2012, in a 3-0 victory against Ituano, in a Paulistão match.[3] Barcos promised to achieve a total amount of 27 goals in his first season with Palmeiras, thus showing a countdown of how many are left to go on his football shoes. On February 27, 2012, football specialist Lédio Carmona compared Barcos to lobster, playing with coach Luiz Felipe Scolari who had said he wanted shrimp, meaning the quality of Palmeiras' signings for the new season.[4] Barcos helped Palmeiras reach the 2012 Copa do Brasil finals by scoring four goals in eight cup games.

On August 1 Barcos scored a double in Palmeiras' debut in the 2012 Copa Sudamericana against Botafogo. He scored another double against Botafogo again, this time in a league match a week later, winning 2-1. Despite Palmeiras' relegation and interest of European clubs, Barcos viaTwitter confirmed he would continue to play for club in 2013. In his words:

"I have the dream to play a World Cup, but the only way to leave Palmeiras is receiving a irrecusable deal, that the club cannot say 'no'. I will stay in Palmeiras for love and for liking Palmeiras"[5]

Palmeiras confirmed Hernan Barcos would stay for the 2013 season, having been relegated to Serie B, though he was able to participate in the 2013 Copa Libertadores. For Barcos, the fans of Palmeiras and Gilson Kleina's permanency on club were fundamental points to stay on the Verdão.[6]

Grêmio

Barcos became Gremio's shock-signing for the 2013 season, wanting to arm a strong side for the 2013 Copa Libertadores. His debut came on February 14, also scoring from the penalty spot, in a 2-1 home loss in a group-stage match up against Chilean Primera División side Huachipato. In a match against Corinthians, on August 2014, he scored twice, becoming the top foreign goalscorer for Grêmio with 36 goals.

Later career

On 16 February 2015, Barcos transferred to Chinese Super League side Tianjin Teda.[7] After a prolific goal-scoring season, he transferred to Portuguese side Sporting CP. However, after a brief spell in Europe, the centre forward returned to the Argentine Primera División, joining Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield. Barcos debuted for Vélez in a 0–2 defeat to Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata for the first fixture of the 2016–17 Argentine Primera División[8] and scored his first goal in a 2–1 victory against Colón for the 6th fixture.[9]

LDU Quito

On January 14h 2017, Liga Deportiva Universitaria announced the arrival of Hernan Barcos to the Ecuadorean capital to be incorporated to the team to complete the new squad for the 2017 Capaign in time for la noche blanca.[10]

International career

On August 23, 2012, Barcos was called up for the matches against Paraguay and Peru for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification[11] but he ended up being an unused substitute in them. Instead, he made his national team debut on September 19, 2012, as a starter in a match against Brazil for the Superclásico de las Américas.[12] In October 2012, Barcos also came on as a late substitute in World Cup Qualifying matches against Uruguay and Chile.

International appearances and goals

Personal life

On February 16, 2012, after a comparison with Brazilian singer Zé Ramalho made by Léo Bianchi, journalist of Rede Globo, Barcos cursed the reporter, calling him "boludo", a popular scold in Argentina.[13]

Career statistics

As of 6 August 2017[14]
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Red Star (loan) 2007-08 SuperLiga 183000000183
Total 183000000183
Huracán (loan) 2008-09 Primera División 173000000173
Total 173000000173
Shanghai Shenhua (loan) 2009 Super League 143006300206
Total 143006300206
Shenzhen Ruby (loan) 2009 Super League 14140000001414
Total 14140000001414
LDU Quito 2010 Serie A 32220085114128
2011 3216001910005126
Total 6438002715119254
Palmeiras 2012 Série A 291484321585528
2013 Série B 0000006363
Total 2914843221116131
Grêmio 2013 Série A 3795082725713
2014 3214108213135429
2015 0000001212
Total 692360164211711244
Tianjin Teda 2015 Super League 29150000002915
Total 29150000002915
Sporting CP 2015–16 Primeira Liga 8000000080
Total 8000000080
Vélez Sarsfield 2016 Primera División 112000000112
Total 112000000112
LDU Quito 2017 Serie A 2490042002811
Total 2490042002811
Career total 29712414456264329410183

Honours

Club

LDU Quito
Palmeiras

Individual

References

  1. ↑ Argentinos en el futbol del mundo (1ra Parte)
  2. ↑ "Palmeiras anuncia contratação do argentino Hernán Barcos, da LDU" (in Portuguese). Globoesporte.com. January 17, 2012. Retrieved January 19, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Invicto e líder: Palmeiras bate Ituano, anima torcida e 'apresenta' Barcos" (in Portuguese). Globoesporte.com. February 11, 2012. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Lédio, sobre Barcos: 'Felipão queria um camarão e ganhou uma lagosta'" (in Portuguese). sportv.globo.com. February 27, 2012. Retrieved February 27, 2012.
  5. ↑ Barcos tranquiliza torcida do Palmeiras e avisa que fica por amor ao clube
  6. ↑ Carinho da torcida e até Kleina pesaram para Barcos renovar contrato (in Portuguese)
  7. ↑ 泰达签约前中超金靴巴尔克斯 at sports.sina.com 2015-02-16 Retrieved 2015-02-16
  8. ↑ "Match report". Argentine Soccer. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  9. ↑ "Match report". Argentine Soccer. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  10. ↑
  11. ↑ "Lista de convocados para el partido con Paraguay y Perú" (in Spanish). AFA official website. August 23, 2012. Retrieved August 23, 2012.
  12. ↑ "La Canarinha ganó el Superclásico de ida" (in Spanish). futbolecudor.com. September 19, 2012. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
  13. ↑ http://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/times/palmeiras/noticia/2012/02/hernan-barcos-reprova-apelido-e-se-desentende-com-reporter-em-coletiva.html
  14. ↑ "Hernán Barcos statistics". Soccerway.

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