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

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who plays as a

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for

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club Athens Kallithea FC.

Club career

Born in Los Palacios y Villafranca,

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, Bernabé was a

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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

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

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, Atlético Madrid B 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

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. 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

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, mainly as a replacement to departing Manolo Reina. On 7 October 2017 Bernabé made his professional debut by starting, committing a penalty and being replaced by José Perales after being injured in a 0–2 away loss against

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. Midway through the 2018–19 season, he became the club's first choice under manager Enrique Martín, overtaking new signing Isaac Becerra. On 1 June 2020, Bernabé terminated his contract with ''Nàstic'', and signed a two-year deal with

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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 Super League Greece players Betis Deportivo Balompié footballers Atlético Madrid B players Gimnàstic de Tarragona footballers Albacete Balompié players Athens Kallithea F.C. players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Greece 21st-century Spanish sportsmen