Juan Alberto Barbas (born 23 August 1959 in
San Martín
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,
Buenos Aires
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) is a retired
Argentine
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footballer
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who played as an
attacking or
defensive midfielder. He played for a number of clubs in
Argentina
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,
Spain
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,
Italy
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, and
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
before turning his hand to management in 2009 with
Racing Club de Avellaneda.
Club career
Barbas started his career in 1977 at
Racing Club de Avellaneda in the
Argentine Primera División
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. He then went on to play for
Real Zaragoza
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in Spain,
U.S. Lecce in Italy,
FC Locarno, and
FC Sion in Switzerland.
Barbas was a part of the Sion team that won the 1991–1992
Swiss Championship.
After another spell at Locarno, Barbas returned to Argentina where he had a short spell with
Club Atlético Huracán before dropping down to the lower leagues to play for
Alvarado de Mar del Plata Alvarado may refer to:
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* Alvarado, Tolima, Colombia
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and then
All Boys, where he retired in 1997.
International career
Barbas was part of the
Argentina Under-20 squad that won the 1979
FIFA World Youth Championship
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, he went on to play for
Argentina
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33 times including appearances at the
1982 FIFA World Cup
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.
Style of play
An offensive minded midfielder, with an eye for goal, Barbas's main traits as a footballer were his excellent vision and accurate striking ability from outside the area; he was also a good
free kick taker.
Coaching career
On 13 October 2009,
Racing Club de Avellaneda officials hired their former player as their caretaker coach, replacing
Ricardo Caruso Lombardi
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.
“Espero poder devolverle al club lo que me dio”
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Honours
Club
; FC Sion
*Swiss Super League
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: 1991–92
International
; Argentina
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Under-20
*FIFA World Youth Championship
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: 1979
Events
January
* January 1
** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...
References
External links
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1959 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Buenos Aires Province
Argentine footballers
Argentine expatriate footballers
Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers
Real Zaragoza players
U.S. Lecce players
Club Atlético Huracán footballers
FC Locarno players
FC Sion players
Argentine Primera División players
La Liga players
Serie A players
Serie B players
Swiss Super League players
Swiss Challenge League players
Expatriate footballers in Italy
Expatriate footballers in Spain
Expatriate footballers in Switzerland
1979 Copa América players
1982 FIFA World Cup players
Argentina youth international footballers
Argentina under-20 international footballers
Argentina international footballers
Argentine football managers
Racing Club de Avellaneda managers
Association football defenders
Association football utility players