Jesús Alberto Barrios Álvarez (born 10 January 1961) is a former Colombian

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Career

Born in La Paz, Cesar, Barrios played club football for

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Atlético Bucaramanga Club Atlético Bucaramanga S.A., better known as Atlético Bucaramanga, is a Colombian professional football team based in Bucaramanga. The club plays its home games at the Américo Montanini stadium. The club was founded on 11 May 1949 by Rafa ...

and

Envigado Envigado () is a city and municipality due South of Medellín, Colombia in the department of Antioquia Department, Antioquia. It is located in the Metropolitan Area of the Aburrá Valley. It borders El Poblado, Medellín to the north, Sabaneta, An ...

. He won the 1980 Colombian league title with Junior. Barrios made several appearances for the

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from 1983 to 1985, and he played at the Copa América 1983. After he retired from playing, Barrios became a football coach. He managed

Valledupar Valledupar () is a city and municipality in northeastern Colombia. It is the capital of Cesar Department. Its name, ''Valle de Upar'' (Valley of Upar), was established in honor of the Amerindian cacique who ruled the valley; ''Cacique Upar''. The ...

, Envigado and Bucaramanga. He was also an assistant manager at

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* * 1961 births Living people Colombian men's footballers Colombia men's international footballers 1983 Copa América players Categoría Primera A players Categoría Primera B players Atlético Junior footballers Atlético Bucaramanga footballers Envigado F.C. players Colombian football managers Envigado F.C. managers Deportivo Pereira managers Men's association football forwards Footballers from Cesar Department 20th-century Colombian sportsmen {{Colombia-footy-forward-stub