Bernabé Barragán Maestre (born 18 February 1993), known as Bernabé Barragán simply as Bernabé, is a Spanish

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who plays as a

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for

Albacete Balompié Albacete Balompié is a Spanish football team based in Albacete, in the autonomous community of Castile–La Mancha. Founded on 2 August 1940, it currently plays in Segunda División, the second tier of Spanish football, holding home matches ...

Club career

Born in

Los Palacios y Villafranca Los Palacios y Villafranca is a city located in the province of Seville, Spain. According to the 2006 census (INE), the city has a population of 35,225 inhabitants. Twin towns - sister cities * Los Palacios, Cuba * Saint-Colomban, Loire-Atlant ...

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, Bernabé was a

Real Betis Real Betis Balompié, known as Real Betis () or just Betis, is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1907, it plays in La Liga. It holds home games at the Estadio Benito Vill ...

youth graduate. On 5 November 2011, due to the injuries of Adrián and Antonio Ayala, he made his senior debut with the reserves by starting in a 0–3

Segunda División B Segunda División B ( en, Second Division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish Foot ...

away loss against Sporting Villanueva Promesas. In July 2013 Bernabé moved to another

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also in the third division. Mainly a backup to

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and David Gil, he only became a starter during the 2015–16 campaign, with his side now in

Tercera División Tercera División ( en, Third Division) was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segunda División'', and the semi-professional ''Segunda Di ...

. On 5 July 2017, Bernabé left ''Atleti'', despite training regularly with the main squad since October 2014. On 20 July, he signed a three-year contract with

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side

Gimnàstic de Tarragona Club Gimnàstic de Tarragona, commonly known as Gimnàstic Tarragona or sometimes just Nàstic, is a Spanish sports club based in Tarragona, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Its football team plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2. ...

, mainly as a replacement to departing Manolo Reina. On 7 October 2017 Bernabé made his professional debut by starting, committing a

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and being replaced by José Perales after being injured in a 0–2 away loss against

CD Tenerife Club Deportivo Tenerife, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife, in the Canary Islands. Founded in 1912, the club plays in the Segunda División, holding home matches at the Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez Lóp ...

. Midway through the 2018–19 season, he became the club's first choice under manager Enrique Martín, overtaking new signing

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. On 1 June 2020, Bernabé terminated his contract with ''Nàstic'', and signed a two-year deal with

in the second division on 15 August.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bernabe Barragan 1993 births Living people People from Los Palacios y Villafranca Footballers from the Province of Seville Spanish men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Betis Deportivo Balompié footballers Atlético Madrid B players Gimnàstic de Tarragona footballers Albacete Balompié players