Mario Barrera
Argentine football manager (born 1963)
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Mario Esteban Barrera Aguiar (born 27 February 1963) is an Argentine retired footballer who played mainly as a forward, and a current manager.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mario Esteban Barrera Aguiar | ||
| Date of birth | 27 February 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Villa Hernandarias, Argentina | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Newell's Old Boys | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982–19XX | Mallorca B | ||
| → Crevillente (loan) | |||
| 1988–1989 | Avignon | ||
| 1989–1990 | Douglas Haig | 5 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1997–2005 | Elche (youth) | ||
| 2009 | Torrellano Illice | ||
| 2010–2011 | Torrevieja | ||
| 2011 | Akademik Sofia | ||
| 2016–2017 | Eldense | ||
| 2018 | Alcoyano | ||
| 2019 | Odra Wodzisław (youth) | ||
| 2019 | Alcoyano | ||
| 2019–2020 | Odra Wodzisław (youth) | ||
| 2020–2021 | Odra Wodzisław (assistant) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
Born in Villa Hernandarias, Barrera played for Newell's Old Boys as a youth before moving to Spain with RCD Mallorca in 1982, along with his brother; however, he was assigned to the reserves in Tercera División.[1] He subsequently served loan stints which notably included Crevillente Deportivo, before moving to France with Olympique Avignon in 1988.[1]
In 1989, Barrera returned to his home country after joining Douglas Haig.[1] In his last active years, he combined his playing career with a sports coordinator role in a local town.[1]
Managerial career
After retiring, Barrera returned to Spain after receiving a managerial offer from CF Lorca Deportiva, but his lack of experience prevented him from taking the role; he instead was named manager of Elche CF's youth sides.[1] He subsequently worked in the technical secretary of the latter club, later being an assistant of Lico during his spells as manager and also being a sporting director.[1]
In September 2007, Barrera was dismissed from the Franjiverdes, after having altercations with manager David Vidal.[2][3] In July 2009, he agreed to become the manager of Orihuela CF,[4] but the deal was later cancelled by the club's new board.[5]
On 1 October 2009, Barrera was appointed manager of Torrellano Illice CF.[6] He moved was named at the helm of fourth tier side FC Torrevieja the following 9 June,[7] but left on 11 February 2011 to move to Bulgaria.[8]
On 5 December 2011, Barrera returned to Spain after being presented as sporting director of Girona FC.[9] The following 27 March, however, he was sacked.[10]
On 7 October 2016, after more than four years without a club, Barrera was named sporting director of CD Eldense,[11] but became manager of the club thirteen days later, replacing Raúl Garrido.[12] He left the club in January 2017, after the club's change of ownership.[13]
On 28 February 2018, Barrera was appointed CD Alcoyano manager in Segunda División B.[14] After avoiding relegation, he joined Polish side Odra Wodzisław Śląski on 7 February 2019 to work in their youth sides,[15] but returned to Deportivo on 11 March.[16]
After suffering relegation, Barrera returned to Odra on 3 December 2019, again as a youth coach.[17] In March 2020, he became an assistant of the main squad, before leaving the club in 2021.