Eduardo de la Barra (footballer)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is de la Barraand the second or maternal family name is Tobar.

Eduardo de la Barra

Personal information
Full name	Eduardo Federico de la Barra Tobar
Date of birth	(1953-11-09) 9 November 1953 (age 70)
Place of birth	Chile
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1973–1975	Green Cross-Temuco	47	(5)
1976	Avaí
1977–1980	Deportes Concepción	102	(9)
1981–1982	Naval	59	(2)
1983	Fernández Vial	8	(0)
1984–1985	Deportes Concepción	40	(0)
Managerial career
1987	Deportes Concepción
1988	Deportes Concepción
1989	Naval
1990	Naval (assistant)
1990	Naval (caretaker)
1991	Deportes Concepción
1992	Everton
1994	Ñublense
1995	Everton
1996–2009	Universidad de Concepción (youth)
2010	Fernández Vial
2010–2017	Universidad de Concepción (youth)
2017–2021	Universidad de Concepción (women)  [ es ]
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Eduardo Federico de la Barra Tobar (born 9 November 1953) ^[1] is a Chilean football manager and former player who played as a defender for clubs in Chile and Brazil.

Playing career

A defender, de la Barra played for clubs from the South zone in his country of birth. He played at the Chilean top division for Green Cross-Temuco (1973–75), ^[2] Deportes Concepción (1977–1980, 1985), ^{[3] [4]} Naval (1981–82) ^[5] and Fernández Vial (1983). ^[6]

Abroad, he played for Brazilian Série A side Avaí in 1976. ^{[7] [8]}

A historical player of Deportes Concepción, ^[9] he also played for them in the 1984 Segunda División, earning the promotion to the top division after becoming the runner-up. ^[10]

Coaching career

As a football coach, he has stated that his favourite formation is 4–4–2. ^[11]

As a head coach, de la Barra had mainly led clubs from the South zone of Chile. In the top division, he coached Deportes Concepción in three times, ^{[12] [13] [14]} Naval, also being the assistant of Luis Ibarra in the first half of 1990, ^[15] and Everton de Viña del Mar twice. ^{[16] [17]}

In the second level, he coached Ñublense in 1994. ^[18]

In the Tercera A, he coached Fernández Vial in 2010. ^[19]

At youth level, he worked in the Universidad de Concepción youth ranks from 1996 to 2017 ^{[20] [21] [11]} and subsequently he assumed as coach of the women's team  ^{[ es ]} from 2017 to 2021. ^{[22] [23] [1]}

References

1. "Universidad de Concepción". Anuario del Fútbol Chileno (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: ASIFUCH: 391. 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
2. (RETRO Fútbol TATA) Eduardo De La Barra jugador de Green Cross de Temuco 1974 (in Spanish). 10 June 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
3. "El curioso caso de los alemanes que jugaron en Chile". Diario AS (in Spanish). AS Chile. 17 June 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
4. "Club Social y de DEPORTES CONCEPCIÓN". Fútbol en América (in Spanish). 28 March 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
5. (Naval de Talcahuano, su historia en imágenes) Naval 1981. (in Spanish). 28 November 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
6. "Fernandez Vial 1983 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 July 2023.
7. "Chilenos que jugaron en Brasil". Diario AS (in Spanish). AS Chile. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
8. "Los 52 chilenos del fútbol brasileño". TNT Sports (in Spanish). TNT Sports Chile. 5 November 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
9. Silva, Gerardo (20 July 2023). "Columna de Gerardo Silva: Huachipato saca la cara en la Octava Región". El Ágora (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 July 2023.
10. (Historia Lila) Muchas hazañas e historias se vivieron en Collao (in Spanish). 5 November 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
11. "Variables que consideran los directores técnicos para la toma de decisiones antes y durante los partidos de fútbol". www.efdeportes.com (in Spanish). Buenos Aires, Argentina. January 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
12. Inostroza, Paulo (7 April 2021). "Deportes Concepción define gerente y "Pato" Almendra llegaría a la banca". Diario Concepción (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 July 2023.
13. "Concepcion 1988 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 July 2023.
14. "Concepcion 1991 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 July 2023.
15. Inostroza, Paulo (18 April 2020). ""Sacar a Naval del fútbol fue como sacar a Arturo Prat de nuestra historia"". Diario Concepción (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 July 2023.
16. Reyes, Luis Antonio; da Cruz, Santiago R. (16 July 2009). "Copa Ciudad Viña del Mar". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
17. "Historia de Colo-Colo - Memoria y estadísticas de Colo-Colo". historiadecolocolo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 July 2023.
18. Villamán, Orlando; Vergniano, Paulo; Rodríguez, Alejandro (September 2011). "Heredero de una verdadera dinastía" (PDF). Revista Todo Deportes (in Spanish). Chillán, Chile: issuu.com. 18: 16–18. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
19. (Fernández Vial) Eduardo de la Barra es el nuevo DT de Fernández Vial (in Spanish). 12 February 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
20. Inostroza, Paulo (22 May 2019). "Un cuarto de siglo con muchas historias". Diario Concepción (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 July 2023.
21. "Equipos de Fútbol Joven 2002 del Club Deportivo Universidad de Concepción". www.clubdeportivo.udec.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 July 2023.
22. Bouey, M.; Fuentealba, R. (20 October 2015). "EyN: Diego Soto: "Soy callado fuera de la cancha; pero cuando juego, me transformo"". www.economiaynegocios.cl (in Spanish). El Mercurio . Retrieved 20 July 2023.
23. "Universidad de Concepción vence a Antofagasta y se queda con el tercer puesto del grupo B" (in Spanish). ANFP. 12 December 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2023.

External links

• Eduardo de la Barra at EnElCamarin.cl (in Spanish)
• Estamos con el profesor Eduardo de la Barra on Facebook (in Spanish)