Julio Barroso
Barroso with Colo-Colo in 2018.
Personal information
Full name Julio Alberto Barroso
Date of birth (1985-01-16) January 16, 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth San Martín, Argentina
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Argentinos Juniors
2005–2006 Boca Juniors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2005 Argentinos Juniors 6 (1)
2005–2011 Boca Juniors 12 (0)
2006 → Racing Club (loan) 21 (0)
2007 → Lorca (loan) 11 (2)
2007–2008 → Estudiantes (loan) 9 (2)
2010–2011 → Ñublense (loan) 29 (1)
2011–2012 Ñublense 15 (0)
2012 → O'Higgins (loan) 20 (0)
2012–2013 O'Higgins 50 (2)
2014–2021 Colo-Colo 162 (5)
2021–2023 Everton 75 (0)
Total 410 (13)
International career
2005 Argentina U20 15 (1)
Medal record
Representing  Argentina
Men's Football
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Winner 2005 Netherlands U-20 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Julio Alberto Barroso (born 16 January 1985 in San Martín, Argentina) is an Argentine naturalized Chilean former football defender.

Career

Argentina, Spain and Ñublense

Barroso has played for a number of teams in his early years, like Argentinos Juniors, Boca Juniors, Racing Club, Estudiantes, including a spell in Spain with Lorca and his first experience in Chile with Ñublense.

Barroso was part of the Argentina under-20 team that won the FIFA World Youth Championship in 2005.

O'Higgins

On 2012, Barroso is signed for O'Higgins from Ñublense. In 2012, he was runner-up with O'Higgins, after lose the final against Universidad de Chile in the penalty shoot-out.

In 2013, he won the Apertura 2013-14 with O'Higgins. In the tournament, he played in 16 of 18 matches, and scored one goal in the match that finished 4:3 against Rangers de Talca.

Colo-Colo

For the Clausura 2013-14, Barroso is signed for Colo-Colo for a US$1.1M fee.

In August 2014, it was reported that the Football Federation of Chile had approached the player with a view to representing the Chile national football team, but it was found he was ineligible due his participation at the 2005 FIFA World Cup Youth Championship prior to gaining citizenship.[1]

Everton

Having spent three seasons with Everton de Viña del Mar, Barroso retired from professional football after playing the penultimate matchday of the 2023 season against O'Higgins on 2 December.[2]

Personal life

In April 2017, Barroso naturalized Chilean by residence, freeing up a spot as an international player in the Chilean football.[3]

Honours

Boca Juniors
O'Higgins
Colo-Colo
Individual

International

FIFA World Youth Championship

References

  1. ^ "Normativa de la FIFA le impediría a Julio Barroso jugar por la "Roja"" (in Spanish). emol.com. 7 August 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  2. ^ Otárola López, Javier (3 December 2023). "Julio Barroso le brinda un emotivo homenaje a su padre tras su retiro del fútbol". Dale Albo (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Julio Barroso recibió la carta de nacionalidad para ser chileno" (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2023.

External links

2013–14 Primera Division de Chile Ideal Team
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