Juan Barbas

Football player infobox2
playername = Juan Barbas


fullname = Juan Alberto Barbas
height = height|m=1.67
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1959|8|23|df=y
cityofbirth = San Martín
countryofbirth = Argentina
currentclub =
clubnumber =
position = Midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1977-1982
1982-1985
1985-1990
1990-1991
1991-1992
1992-1993
1993
1993-1994
1994-1997
clubs = Racing Club
Real Zaragoza
U.S. Lecce
FC Locarno
FC Sion
FC Locarno
Huracán
Alvarado
All Boys
caps(goals) = 132 (14)
91 (19)
149 (27)
? (?)
11 (0)
pcupdate = 31 December 2006
nationalyears = 1979
1979-1985
nationalteam = Argentina U-20
Argentina
nationalcaps(goals) = 10 (0)
33 (0)
manageryears = 2008-present
managerclubs= Sri Lanka

Juan Barbas (born August 23, 1959) is a retired Argentine football midfielder and occasionally defender. He was born in the city of San Martín in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. He played for a number of clubs in Argentina, Spain, Italy and Switzerland.

Club career

Barbas started his career in 1977 at Racing Club de Avellaneda in the Primera Division Argentina. He then went on to play for Real Zaragoza in Spain, U.S. Lecce in Italy, FC Locarno and FC Sion in Switzerland.

Barbas was a part of the Sion team that won the 1991-1992 Swiss Championship.

After another spell at Locarno Barbas returned to Argentina where he had a short spell with Club Atlético Huracán before dropping down to the lower leagues to play for Alvarado de Mar del Plata and then All Boys where he retired in 1997.

International career

Barbas was part of the Argentina Under-20 squad that won the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship, he went on to play for Argentina 33 times [ [http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/arg-recintlp.html rsssf: Argentina - Record International Players] ] including appearances at the 1982 FIFA World Cup.

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