Julio Alberto Barroso (born 16 January 1985 in San Martín, Argentina) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a defender. He is the current interim manager of Everton Viña del Mar.

Barroso also holds Chilean nationality.

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]

Coaching career

Following his retirement, Barroso continued with Everton de Viña del Mar as both coach of the reserve youth team and assistant coach of Gustavo Leal.[3]

Personal life

In April 2017, Barroso naturalized Chilean by residence, freeing up a spot as an international player in the Chilean football.[4]

Honours

Boca Juniors
O'Higgins
Colo-Colo
Individual
  • Medalla Santa Cruz de Triana: 2014

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. ^ Martínez, Nelson (23 December 2024). "Oficializan a Julio Barroso en importante cargo: Sigue ligado al fútbol chileno". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Julio Barroso recibió la carta de nacionalidad para ser chileno" (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julio_Barroso
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