Juan Barrera

Juan Ramón Barrera Pérez (born 2 May 1989) is a Nicaraguan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga Primera club Real Estelí and captains the Nicaragua national team.

Not to be confused with Juan Manuel Barrera.
Juan Barrera
Barrera with Real Estelí in 2015
Personal information
Full name Juan Ramón Barrera Pérez
Date of birth (1989-05-02) 2 May 1989
Place of birth Ocotal, Nicaragua
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger, Attacking midfielder[1]
Team information
Current team
 Real Estelí
Number 11
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Real Estelí
2006–2007 Villa Austria
2008–2011 Walter Ferretti (22)
2011 Tauro 8 (1)
2012 Real Estelí 4 (1)
2013 → Deportivo Petare (loan) 10 (1)
2013–2015 Real Estelí 72 (25)
2015–2016 Rheindorf Altach 2 (0)
2015–2016 Rheindorf Altach II 4 (0)
2016–2018 Comunicaciones 76 (9)
2018 Metropolitanos 9 (1)
2018 Boyacá Chicó 8 (0)
2019 Municipal 15 (1)
2019–2021 Real Estelí 52 (26)
2021–2022 Xelajú 28 (5)
2022 Guastatoya 19 (1)
2023– Real Estelí 5 (0)
International career‡
2009– Nicaragua 78 (24)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:48, 21 November 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 June 2023
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Barrera and the second or maternal family name is Pérez.

Club career

Nicknamed el Iluminado, he started his professional career at Real Estelí, then had a couple of seasons at Walter Ferretti. In summer 2011 he moved abroad to play for Panamanian outfit Tauro[2] for whom he would play 8 league matches.[3] In February 2012, he rejoined Estelí from Tauro.[4]

In 2013, he became the second Nicaraguan footballer to play in a CONMEBOL First Division, when he was sent out on loan to Deportivo Petare of the Venezuelan Primera División for a six-month stint. He rejoined Estelí in summer 2013.[5]

In early March it was announced that Barrera had signed with Austrian first division team SC Rheindorf Altach becoming the first Nicaraguan to play in Europe [6]

Comunicaciones

On December 23, 2015, Barrera joined Comunicaciones of the Liga Nacional.[7]

Barrera was a part of Comunicaciones until December 1, 2017, in which he announced his farewell from the club through his social media. Barrera appeared in 76 matches, scoring 9 goals.

Metropolitanos F.C

On January 15, 2018, Barrera announced his new club through social media to be Metropolitanos F.C of the Venezuelan first division. This marks his second stint in the Venezuelan first division, his first being with Deportivo Petare F.C in 2013.

He was a part of Metropolitanos F.C for approximately 5 months.

Boyacá Chicó F.C

On June 20, 2018, Barrera announced he signed with Boyacá Chicó F.C of the Colombian league first division.

On July 22, 2018, Barrera got his first start in a 2–2 draw when Boyacá Chicó F.C played their first match of the season against Millionarios F.C.

Barrera got his first win with the team on August 18, 2018, when Boyacá Chicó defeated Atlético Junior 2–1, with Barrera assisting the winning goal in the 87th minute of the game.

International career

Barrera made his debut for Nicaragua in a January 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup match against El Salvador and has, as of June 2021, earned a total of 62 caps, scoring 21 goals. He has represented his country in 12 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[8] and played at the 2009[9] and 2011 UNCAF Nations Cups[10] as well as at the 2009,[11] 2017,[12] and 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cups.[13]

International goals
Scores and results list Nicaragua's goal tally first.[14]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.26 January 2009Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras Belize1–11–12009 UNCAF Nations Cup
2.1 June 2012Bayamón Soccer Complex, Bayamón, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico1–31–3Friendly
3.23 March 2015Nicaragua National Football Stadium, Managua, Nicaragua Anguilla3–05–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.29 March 2015Ronald Webster Park, The Valley, Anguilla2–03–0
5.8 December 2015Nicaragua National Football Stadium, Managua, Nicaragua Cuba1–05–0Friendly
6.4–0
7.20 January 2017Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama Belize1–13–12017 Copa Centroamericana
8.28 March 2017Nicaragua National Football Stadium, Managua, Nicaragua Haiti1–03–02017 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification
9.2–0
10.3–0
11.22 March 2018 Cuba3–13–1Friendly
12.25 March 20181–03–3
13.8 September 2018Arnos Vale Stadium, Arnos Vale, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines2–02–02019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification
14.14 October 2018Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero, Heredia, Costa Rica Anguilla3–06–0
15.4–0
16.6–0
17.24 March 2019Wildey Turf, Wildey, Barbados Barbados1–01–0
18.7 June 2019Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, Argentina Argentina1–51–5Friendly
19.27 March 2021Estadio Panamericano, San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic Turks and Caicos Islands1–07–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
20.5–0
21.4 June 2021Nicaragua National Football Stadium, Managua, Nicaragua Belize3–03–0
22.29 January 20222–04–0Friendly
23.13 June 2022 Bahamas1–04–02022–23 CONCACAF Nations League B
24.24 March 2023 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines2–14–1

References
  1. Juan Barrera at WorldFootball.net
  2. Barrera al Tauro FC Archived 2013-12-15 at the Wayback Machine – Pinolero Sports (in Spanish)
  3. Barrera gustó en el Tauro FC – La Prensa (in Spanish)
  4. Juan Barrera al Estelí Archived 2013-12-17 at the Wayback Machine – El Nuevo Diario (in Spanish)
  5. Juan Barrera Regresa al Estelí – Real Esteli (in Spanish)
  6. Diario, El Nuevo. "El Nuevo Diario". El Nuevo Diario. Archived from the original on 2019-03-31. Retrieved 2015-03-25.
  7. Comunicaciones contrata a nicaragüense Juan Ramón Barrera – Don Balon (in Spanish)
  8. Juan Barrera – FIFA competition record (archived)
  9. UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2009 – Details Archived 5 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF
  10. Copa Centroamericana 2011 (UNCAF Nations Cup) Archived 5 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF
  11. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 – Full Details Archived 26 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF
  12. Roca, Gustavo. "Nicaragua presenta convocatoria provisional para la Copa Oro 2017".
  13. "2019 Gold Cup ultimate preview: Can anyone topple Mexico or the U.S. this summer?". June 11, 2019.
  14. "Barrera, Juan". National Football Teams. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
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