David Barral

David Barral

Personal information
Full name	David Barral Torres
Date of birth	10 May 1983 (1983-05-10) (age 28)
Place of birth	San Fernando, Spain
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Sporting Gijón
Number	23
Youth career
	San Servando
1999–2002	San Fernando
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2002–2003	Real Madrid C
2003–2006	Real Madrid B	53	(9)
2003–2004	→ Fuenlabrada (loan)	34	(17)
2006–	Sporting Gijón	175	(40)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 September 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Barral and the second or maternal family name is Torres.

David Barral Torres (born 10 May 1983) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Sporting de Gijón in La Liga, as a striker.

Football career

Born in San Fernando, Cádiz, Andalusia, Barral started playing professionally in the lower divisions, with Real Madrid's B and C teams, with a loan stint at CF Fuenlabrada in between.

In 2006–07, he moved to Sporting de Gijón where, during his second season, he formed a formidable offensive partnership with Croatian Mate Bilić (arrived in January 2008), to help return the Asturias side to La Liga after a 10-year absence.

Barral scored his first top flight goal on October 26, 2008, from a penalty in a 3–0 win at Deportivo de La Coruña. During the season, he again paired up with Bilić for 22 league goals, and netted a crucial in the season's closer, a 2–1 home win against Recreativo de Huelva, as Sporting eventually avoided relegation.^[1]

On 20 March 2010, Barral found the net against former club Real Madrid; he beat the offside trap and cut inside from the right hand, before firing past Iker Casillas for the game's first; the hosts, however, turned the score around for a final 3–1 win.^[2]

In the 2010–11 season, Barral continued to battle with Bilić for first-choice status, with Sporting also having acquired Gastón Sangoy - coach Manuel Preciado often fielded only one striker. On 15 January 2011, in the 19th round, he opened his account, at home against Hércules CF (2–0);^[3] in the following league game, also at El Molinón, he also found the net, for the game's only goal against Atlético Madrid^[4] and, the following month (12 February), helped his team to a 1–1 home draw against FC Barcelona, after a fine individual effort early in the first half.^[5]

References

1. ^ Sporting Gijon 2-1 Recreativo Huelva; ESPN Soccernet, 31 May 2009
2. ^ Real Madrid rally to move clear of Barcelona in Spanish league; CNN, 21 March 2010
3. ^ Sporting climb out of danger; ESPN Soccernet, 15 January 2011
4. ^ Barral the hero; ESPN Soccernet, 23 January 2011
5. ^ Gijon hold Barca; ESPN Soccernet, 12 February 2011

External links

• Sporting Gijón official profile (Spanish)
• BDFutbol profile
• Futbolme profile (Spanish)
• Transfermarkt profile

Persondata
Name	Barral, David
Alternative names
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	10 May 1983
Place of birth	San Fernando, Cádiz, Spain
Date of death
Place of death