Hugo Alberto Barrientos (born 3 January 1977 in

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) is a retired

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midfielder and current football coach.Hugo Barrientos deja Newbery para dirigir en el Nacional B
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Career

Barrientos started his playing career in 1994 with C.A.I in the lower leagues of Argentine football. In 2000 Barrientos joined

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of the 2nd division and in 2002-2003 the club won the division and obtained promotion to the

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. Atlético was relegated after one season, but Barrientos stayed in the

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, playing for

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and then Instituto de Córdoba. In 2006 Barrientos signed for

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and was part of the squad that won promotion to the Primera at the end of the 2006–2007 season. Barrientos has served as the on-pitch captain of Huracán on several occasions. In 2009 Barrientos was released by Huracán, he then moved to

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to join Newell's Old Boys.

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Football-Lineups player profile
* * 1977 births Living people People from Comodoro Rivadavia Footballers from Chubut Province Argentine men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Comisión de Actividades Infantiles footballers Atlético de Rafaela footballers Club Olimpo footballers Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba footballers All Boys footballers Club Atlético Huracán footballers Newell's Old Boys footballers Club Atlético Platense footballers Argentine Primera División players Doping cases in association football {{Argentina-footy-midfielder-1970s-stub