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Rubén de la Barrera
Personal information
Full name Rubén de la Barrera Fernández
Date of birth (1985-01-18) 18 January 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth A Coruña, Spain
Team information
Current team
Vizela (manager)
Youth career
Ural
Orillamar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Victoria
Managerial career
2004–2006 Ural (youth)
2006–2007 Arteixo (youth)
2007–2009 Montañeros (youth)
2010–2012 Villaralbo
2013–2014 Guijuelo
2014–2015 Valladolid B
2015–2016 Guijuelo
2016–2018 Cultural Leonesa
2018 Real Sociedad (assistant)
2018–2019 Al Ahli
2020 Viitorul Constanța
2021 Deportivo La Coruña
2021–2022 Albacete
2023 Deportivo La Coruña
2023 El Salvador
2023– Vizela
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rubén Alfonso de la Barrera Fernández (born 18 January 1985) is a Spanish football manager who is the current head coach of Primeira Liga club Vizela.

Managerial career

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Born in A Coruña, Galicia, de la Barrera started his managerial career with Ural CF's youth categories in 2004, having previously represented the club, Victoria CF and Orillamar SD as a player.[1] After being in charge of Atlético Arteixo and Montañeros CF's Juvenil squads,[2] he was named manager of Tercera División side GCE Villaralbo on 27 May 2010.[1]

De la Barrera took Villaralbo to two consecutive play-offs during his spell at the club,[3] but still left in June 2012. After one full season without a club, he was appointed CD Guijuelo manager on 18 July 2013.[4]

In his debut campaign in Segunda División B, de la Barrera again reached the play-offs, being knocked out by CD Leganés. On 30 June 2014, he was appointed at the helm of fellow third-tier club Real Valladolid B.[5]

On 1 July 2015, de la Barrera returned to Guijuelo,[6] but only finished the season in the sixth position. On 27 May of the following year he was appointed manager of Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa,[7] achieving promotion to Segunda División as champions in his first campaign.[8]

De la Barrera's first professional match occurred on 18 August 2017, a 2–0 away loss against Lorca FC.[9] On 8 June of the following year, after suffering relegation in the last round, he was named Asier Garitano's assistant at Real Sociedad.[10]

In December 2018, de la Barrera began his first job abroad, taking over on an 18-month contract at Al Ahli SC (Doha) who were 5th in the Qatar Stars League.[11] Shortly before completing a year in the position, he left the 7th-placed club by mutual agreement.[12]

On 7 August 2020, de la Barrera took over Romanian Liga I side FC Viitorul Constanța,[13] but left on 30 November by agreement with his employer.[14] The following 12 January, he replaced Fernando Vázquez at the helm of Deportivo de La Coruña, in his country's third division.[15]

On 2 June 2021, de la Barrera was named manager of Albacete Balompié, freshly relegated to Primera División RFEF.[16] He led the side back to the second level at first attempt, before leaving on a mutual agreement on 15 June 2022.[17]

On 20 September 2023, de La Barrera was named as the head coach of the El Salvador national team.[18] Three months later, he resigned, stating in a press conference that a first division club from an "important league" had contacted him and convinced him to join them.[19]

On 19 December 2023, de la Barrera was appointed as manager of Portuguese Primeira Liga club Vizela, signing a contract until June 2025.[20]

Managerial statistics

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As of 18 May 2024
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Villaralbo Spain 27 May 2010 30 June 2012 82 48 18 16 140 85 +55 058.54 [21]
Guijuelo Spain 18 July 2013 30 June 2014 38 16 13 9 49 32 +17 042.11 [22]
Valladolid B Spain 30 June 2014 1 July 2015 38 14 10 14 54 54 +0 036.84 [23]
Guijuelo Spain 1 July 2015 27 May 2016 40 18 6 16 36 37 −1 045.00 [24]
Cultural Leonesa Spain 27 May 2016 8 June 2018 91 44 24 23 162 121 +41 048.35 [25]
Al Ahli Qatar 14 December 2018 18 November 2019 24 10 3 11 34 42 −8 041.67
Viitorul Constanța Romania 7 August 2020 30 November 2020 12 4 4 4 17 18 −1 033.33
Deportivo La Coruña Spain 12 January 2021 26 May 2021 15 7 3 5 15 8 +7 046.67 [26]
Albacete Spain 2 June 2021 15 June 2022 42 22 10 10 58 38 +20 052.38 [27]
Deportivo La Coruña Spain 16 May 2023 14 June 2023 4 2 1 1 9 5 +4 050.00 [28]
El Salvador El Salvador 19 September 2023 18 December 2023 4 0 3 1 2 3 −1 000.00
Vizela Portugal 19 December 2023 Present 22 4 6 12 24 46 −22 018.18
Total 412 189 101 122 600 489 +111 045.87

Honours

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Cultural Leonesa

References

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  1. ^ a b "El benjamín de los banquillos" [The baby of the benches] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 27 May 2010. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  2. ^ "El futuro se adelanta" [The future moves ahead] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 19 November 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Rubén… supera 'La Barrera'" [Rubén... overcomes 'The Barrier' ('La Barrera' in English)] (in Spanish). Tribuna de Salamanca. 31 March 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Rubén de la Barrera, nuevo entrenador del CD Guijuelo" [Rubén de la Barrera, new manager of CD Guijuelo] (in Spanish). Tribuna de Salamanca. 18 July 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Rubén de la Barrera, nuevo entrenador del Real Valladolid B" [Rubén de la Barrera, new manager of Real Valladolid B] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 30 June 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Rubén de la Barrera regresa al Guijuelo" [Rubén de la Barrera returns to Guijuelo] (in Spanish). La Gaceta de Salamanca. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  7. ^ "La Cultural ya tiene nuevo entrenador: Rubén de la Barrera" [Cultural already have a new manager: Rubén de la Barrera] (in Spanish). Diario de León. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  8. ^ "Rubén rompe barreras en la Cultural Leonesa" [Rubén breaks barriers at Cultural Leonesa] (in Spanish). Marca. 30 May 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  9. ^ "El Lorca aterriza a lo grande en Segunda" [Lorca land through the big door in Segunda] (in Spanish). Marca. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  10. ^ "El staff técnico de Asier Garitano" [The technical staff of Asier Garitano] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  11. ^ "Al Ahli unveil new coach Ruben de la Barrera". Doha Stadium Plus Qatar. 15 December 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  12. ^ "De la Barrera abandona el Al-Ahli de Catar y regresa a España" [De la Barrera quits Al-Ahli of Qatar and returns to Spain] (in Spanish). Leo Noticias. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  13. ^ "El Viitorul FC firma a Rubén de la Barrera" [Viitorul FC sign Rubén de la Barrera] (in Spanish). Marca. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  14. ^ "De la Barrera abandona el Viitorul" [De la Barrera leaves Viitorul] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. 30 November 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  15. ^ "Rubén de la Barrera, nuevo entrenador del Real Club Deportivo" [Rubén de la Barrera, new manager of Real Club Deportivo] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  16. ^ "Rubén de la Barrera, nuevo entrenador del Albacete Balompié" [Rubén de la Barrera, new manager of Albacete Balompié] (in Spanish). Albacete Balompié. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  17. ^ "¡Gracias, Rubén!" [Thank you, Rubén!] (in Spanish). Albacete Balompié. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  18. ^ "Rubén de la Barrera appointed as new coach for El Salvador's national team". Breaking Latest News. 20 September 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  19. ^ "Rubén de la Barrera deixa a seleção de El Salvador" [Rubén de la Barrera leaves the El Salvador national team] (in European Portuguese). RTP. 19 December 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  20. ^ "Rubén de la Barrera é o novo treinador" [Rubén de la Barrera is the new manager] (in European Portuguese). F.C. Vizela. 19 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  21. ^ "Tercera División (Grupo 8) 2010-11" [Tercera División (Grupo 8) 2010-11] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
    "Fase de ascenso a Segunda División B 2010-11" [Promotion Phase to Second Division B 2010-11] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
    "Tercera División (Grupo 8) 2011-12" [Tercera División (Grupo 8) 2011-12] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
    "Fase de ascenso a Segunda División B 2011-12" [Promotion Phase to Second Division B 2011-12] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  22. ^ "De la Barrera: Rubén de la Barrera Fernández: Matches 2013–14". BDFutbol. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  23. ^ "De la Barrera: Rubén de la Barrera Fernández: Matches 2014–15". BDFutbol. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  24. ^ "De la Barrera: Rubén de la Barrera Fernández: Matches 2015–16". BDFutbol. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  25. ^ "De la Barrera: Rubén de la Barrera Fernández: Matches 2016–17". BDFutbol. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
    "De la Barrera: Rubén de la Barrera Fernández: Matches 2017–18". BDFutbol. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  26. ^ "De la Barrera: Rubén de la Barrera Fernández: Matches 2020–21". BDFutbol. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  27. ^ "De la Barrera: Rubén de la Barrera Fernández: Matches 2021–22". BDFutbol. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  28. ^ "De la Barrera: Rubén de la Barrera Fernández: Matches 2022–23". BDFutbol. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
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