Julio Barroso

Julio Alberto Barroso (born 16 January 1985 in San Martín, Argentina) is an Argentine-born Chilean football defender currently playing for Colo-Colo. He was nationalised as a Chilean so as to free up a spot as an international player for his club.

Julio Barroso
Barroso with Colo-Colo in 2018
Personal information
Full name Julio Alberto Barroso
Date of birth (1985-01-16) January 16, 1985
Place of birth San Martín, Argentina
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Colo-Colo
Number 5
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2005 Argentinos Juniors 6 (1)
2005–2010 Boca Juniors 5 (0)
2006 → Racing Club (loan) 21 (0)
2007 → Lorca (loan) 11 (2)
2007–2008 → Estudiantes (loan) 8 (2)
2010–2012 Ñublense 44 (1)
2012–2014 O'Higgins 70 (2)
2014– Colo-Colo 147 (5)
National team
2005 Argentina U-20 15 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 October 2020

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]

Honours

Club
Boca Juniors
O'Higgins
Colo-Colo

Individual
O'Higgins
  • 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.


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