Rubén de la Barrera

Born in A Coruña, Galicia, de la Barrera started his managerial career with Ural CF's youth categories in 2004, having previously represented the club, Victoria CF and Orillamar SD as a player.^[1] After being in charge of Atlético Arteixo and Montañeros CF's Juvenil squads,^[2] he was named manager of Tercera División side GCE Villaralbo on 27 May 2010.^[1]

De la Barrera took Villaralbo to two consecutive play-offs during his spell at the club,^[3] but still left in June 2012. After one full season without a club, he was appointed CD Guijuelo manager on 18 July 2013.^[4]

In his debut campaign in Segunda División B, de la Barrera again reached the play-offs, being knocked out by CD Leganés. On 30 June 2014, he was appointed at the helm of fellow third-tier club Real Valladolid B.^[5]

On 1 July 2015, de la Barrera returned to Guijuelo,^[6] but only finished the season in the sixth position. On 27 May of the following year he was appointed manager of Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa,^[7] achieving promotion to Segunda División as champions in his first campaign.^[8]

De la Barrera's first professional match occurred on 18 August 2017, a 2–0 away loss against Lorca FC.^[9] On 8 June of the following year, after suffering relegation in the last round, he was named Asier Garitano's assistant at Real Sociedad.^[10]

In December 2018, de la Barrera began his first job abroad, taking over on an 18-month contract at Al Ahli SC (Doha) who were 5th in the Qatar Stars League.^[11] Shortly before completing a year in the position, he left the 7th-placed club by mutual agreement.^[12]

On 7 August 2020, de la Barrera took over Romanian Liga I side FC Viitorul Constanța,^[13] but left on 30 November by agreement with his employer.^[14] The following 12 January, he replaced Fernando Vázquez at the helm of Deportivo de La Coruña, in his country's third division.^[15]

On 2 June 2021, de la Barrera was named manager of Albacete Balompié, freshly relegated to Primera División RFEF.^[16] He led the side back to the second level at first attempt, before leaving on a mutual agreement on 15 June 2022.^[17]

On 20 September 2023, de La Barrera was named as the head coach of the El Salvador national team.^[18] Three months later, he resigned, stating in a press conference that a first division club from an "important league" had contacted him and convinced him to join them.^[19]

On 19 December 2023, de la Barrera was appointed as manager of Portuguese Primeira Liga club Vizela, signing a contract until June 2025.^[20] He could not avoid relegation to Liga Portugal 2 and was sacked on 25 November 2024, with the team 9th in the second-tier.^[21]

On 24 February 2026, after more than a year without a club, de la Barrera returned to Cultu for a second time, being named in charge of the side now in the second division and sitting in the relegation zone.^[22]

As of 26 April 2026

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	Nat	From	To	Record								Ref
				G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Villaralbo		27 May 2010	30 June 2012	82	48	18	16	140	85	+55	058.54	[23]
Guijuelo		18 July 2013	30 June 2014	38	16	13	9	49	32	+17	042.11	[24]
Valladolid B		30 June 2014	1 July 2015	38	14	10	14	54	54	+0	036.84	[25]
Guijuelo		1 July 2015	27 May 2016	40	18	6	16	36	37	−1	045.00	[26]
Cultural Leonesa		27 May 2016	8 June 2018	91	44	24	23	162	121	+41	048.35	[27]
Al Ahli		14 December 2018	18 November 2019	24	10	3	11	34	42	−8	041.67	[28]
Viitorul Constanța		7 August 2020	30 November 2020	12	4	4	4	17	18	−1	033.33	[29]
Deportivo La Coruña		12 January 2021	26 May 2021	15	7	3	5	15	8	+7	046.67	[30]
Albacete		2 June 2021	15 June 2022	42	22	10	10	58	38	+20	052.38	[31]
Deportivo La Coruña		16 May 2023	14 June 2023	4	2	1	1	9	5	+4	050.00	[32]
El Salvador		19 September 2023	18 December 2023	4	0	3	1	2	3	−1	000.00	[33]
Vizela		19 December 2023	26 November 2024	34	7	10	17	37	58	−21	020.59	[34]
Cultural Leonesa		24 February 2026	Present	10	1	2	7	6	19	−13	010.00	[35]
Total				434	193	107	134	619	520	+99	044.47	—