Eduardo de la Barra (footballer)
Chilean footballer and manager (1959–2025)
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Eduardo Federico de la Barra Tobar (9 November 1959 – 23 January 2025) was a Chilean football player and manager who played as a defender for clubs in Chile and Brazil.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Eduardo Federico de la Barra Tobar | ||
| Date of birth | 9 November 1959 | ||
| Place of birth | Chile | ||
| Date of death | 23 January 2025 (aged 65) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1972 | Ñublense | ||
| 1973–1975 | Green Cross-Temuco | 47 | (5) |
| 1976 | Avaí | ||
| 1977–1980 | Deportes Concepción | 102 | (9) |
| 1981–1982 | Naval | 59 | (2) |
| 1983 | Fernández Vial | 8 | (0) |
| 1984–1985 | Deportes Concepción | 40 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1987 | Deportes Concepción | ||
| 1988 | Deportes Concepción | ||
| 1989 | Naval | ||
| 1990 | Naval (assistant) | ||
| 1990 | Naval (caretaker) | ||
| 1991 | Los Naúticos | ||
| 1991 | Deportes Concepción | ||
| 1992 | Everton | ||
| 1993 | Deportes Talcahuano | ||
| 1994 | Ñublense | ||
| 1995 | Everton | ||
| 1996–2009 | Universidad de Concepción (youth) | ||
| 2010 | Fernández Vial | ||
| 2010–2017 | Universidad de Concepción (youth) | ||
| 2017–2021 | Universidad de Concepción (women) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
A defender, de la Barra played for clubs from the South zone in his country of birth. He made his debut with Ñublense in the Chilean second level.[1] He played at the Chilean top division for Green Cross-Temuco (1973–75),[2] Deportes Concepción (1977–1980, 1985),[3][4] Naval (1981–82)[5] and Fernández Vial (1983).[6]
Abroad, he played for Brazilian Série A side Avaí in 1976.[7][8]
A historical player of Deportes Concepción,[9] he also played for them in the 1984 Segunda División, earning the promotion to the top division after becoming the runner-up.[10]
Coaching career
As a football coach, he has stated that his favourite formation is 4–4–2.[11]
As a head coach, de la Barra had mainly led clubs from the South zone of Chile. In the top division, he coached Deportes Concepción three times,[12][13][14] Naval, also being the assistant of Luis Ibarra in the first half of 1990,[15] and Everton de Viña del Mar twice.[16][17]
In the second level, he coached Ñublense in 1994.[18]
In the Tercera A, he coached Fernández Vial in 2010.[19]
At youth level, he worked in the Universidad de Concepción youth ranks from 1996 to 2017[20][21][11] and subsequently he became coach of the women's team from 2017 to 2021.[22][23][24]