Rafael Ernesto Barrientos

Rafael Ernesto Barrientos Cruz (born May 12, 1979 in El Salvador) is a retired Salvadoran footballer.

Rafael Barrientos
Personal information
Full name Rafael Ernesto Barrientos Cruz
Date of birth (1979-05-12) May 12, 1979
Place of birth San Salvador, El Salvador
Position(s) midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2000 FAS
2000–2003 Luis Ángel Firpo
2004–2005 Alianza
2006–2007 Once Municipal
2007–2009 Nejapa 74 (0)
National team‡
1998–1999 El Salvador U20
2000–2002 El Salvador U23
2000–2001 El Salvador 12 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of January 2007
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 January 2011
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Barrientos and the second or maternal family name is Cruz.

Club career

Nicknamed el Chele, Barrientos started his career at FAS, where he played alongside talented teenagers Gilberto Murgas and Eliseo Quintanilla. He then joined C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo with whom he would stay for three years. In 2004, he moved to Alianza F.C., only to leave them after a year for Once Municipal with whom he would win the 2006 Apertura. He signed for Nejapa F.C. in 2007 and finished his career in December 2009.[1]

International career

Barrientos made his debut for El Salvador in a July 2000 friendly match against Mexico and has earned a total of 12 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in 3 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[2] and played at the 2001 UNCAF Nations Cup.[3]

His final international was the June 2001 UNCAF Cup match against Costa Rica.

References
  1. Nejapa llevará a cabildeo su nuevo nombre Archived 2012-03-25 at the Wayback Machine - La Prensa Grafica (in Spanish)
  2. Rafael Barrientos – FIFA competition record
  3. UNCAF Tournament 2001 - RSSSF


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