Rubén de la Barrera
Personal information
Full name Rubén de la Barrera Fernández
Date of birth (1985-01-18) 18 January 1985
Place of birth A Coruña, Spain
Team information
Current team
Vizela (manager)
Youth career
Ural
Orillamar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Victoria
Managerial career
2004–2006 Ural (youth)
2006–2007 Arteixo (youth)
2007–2009 Montañeros (youth)
2010–2012 Villaralbo
2013–2014 Guijuelo
2014–2015 Valladolid B
2015–2016 Guijuelo
2016–2018 Cultural Leonesa
2018 Real Sociedad (assistant)
2018–2019 Al Ahli
2020 Viitorul Constanța
2021 Deportivo La Coruña
2021–2022 Albacete
2023 Deportivo La Coruña
2023 El Salvador
2023– Vizela
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rubén Alfonso de la Barrera Fernández (born 18 January 1985) is a Spanish football manager who is the current head coach of Primeira Liga club Vizela.

Managerial career

Born in A Coruña, Galicia, de la Barrera started his managerial career with Ural CF's youth categories in 2004, having previously represented the club, Victoria CF and Orillamar SD as a player.[1] After being in charge of Atlético Arteixo and Montañeros CF's Juvenil squads,[2] he was named manager of Tercera División side GCE Villaralbo on 27 May 2010.[1]

De la Barrera took Villaralbo to two consecutive play-offs during his spell at the club,[3] but still left in June 2012. After one full season without a club, he was appointed CD Guijuelo manager on 18 July 2013.[4]

In his debut campaign in Segunda División B, de la Barrera again reached the play-offs, being knocked out by CD Leganés. On 30 June 2014, he was appointed at the helm of fellow third-tier club Real Valladolid B.[5]

On 1 July 2015 de la Barrera returned to Guijuelo,[6] but only finished the season in the sixth position. On 27 May of the following year he was appointed manager of Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa,[7] achieving promotion to Segunda División as champions in his first campaign.[8]

De la Barrera's first professional match occurred on 18 August 2017, a 0–2 away loss against Lorca FC.[9] On 8 June of the following year, after suffering relegation in the last round, he was named Asier Garitano's assistant at Real Sociedad.[10]

In December 2018, de la Barrera began his first job abroad, taking over on an 18-month contract at Al Ahli SC (Doha) who were 5th in the Qatar Stars League.[11] Shortly before completing a year in the position, he left the 7th-placed club by mutual agreement.[12]

On 7 August 2020, de la Barrera took over Romanian Liga I side FC Viitorul Constanța,[13] but left on 30 November by agreement with his employer.[14] The following 12 January, he replaced Fernando Vázquez at the helm of Deportivo de La Coruña, in his country's third division.[15]

On 2 June 2021, de la Barrera was named manager of Albacete Balompié, freshly relegated to Primera División RFEF.[16] He led the side back to the second level at first attempt, before leaving on a mutual agreement on 15 June 2022.[17]

On 20 September 2023, de La Barrera was named as the head coach of the El Salvador national football team.[18] Three months later, he resigned, stating in a press conference that a first division club from an "important league" had contacted him and convinced him to join them.[19]

On 19 December 2023, de la Barrera was appointed as manager of Portuguese Primeira Liga club Vizela, signing a contract until June 2025.[20]

Managerial statistics

As of 14 January 2024
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Villaralbo Spain 27 May 2010 30 June 2012 82 48 18 16 140 85 +55 058.54 [21]
Guijuelo Spain 18 July 2013 30 June 2014 38 16 13 9 49 32 +17 042.11 [22]
Valladolid B Spain 30 June 2014 1 July 2015 38 14 10 14 54 54 +0 036.84 [23]
Guijuelo Spain 1 July 2015 27 May 2016 40 18 6 16 36 37 −1 045.00 [24]
Cultural Leonesa Spain 27 May 2016 8 June 2018 91 44 24 23 162 121 +41 048.35 [25]
Al Ahli Qatar 14 December 2018 18 November 2019 24 10 3 11 34 42 −8 041.67
Viitorul Constanța Romania 7 August 2020 30 November 2020 12 4 4 4 17 18 −1 033.33
Deportivo La Coruña Spain 12 January 2021 26 May 2021 15 7 3 5 15 8 +7 046.67 [26]
Albacete Spain 2 June 2021 15 June 2022 42 22 10 10 58 38 +20 052.38 [27]
Deportivo La Coruña Spain 16 May 2023 14 June 2023 4 2 1 1 9 5 +4 050.00 [28]
El Salvador El Salvador 19 September 2023 18 December 2023 4 0 3 1 2 3 −1 000.00
Vizela Portugal 19 December 2023 Present 4 1 2 1 3 5 −2 025.00
Total 394 186 97 111 579 448 +131 047.21

Honours

Cultural Leonesa

References

  1. 1 2 "El benjamín de los banquillos" [The baby of the benches] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 27 May 2010. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  2. "El futuro se adelanta" [The future moves ahead] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 19 November 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  3. "Rubén… supera 'La Barrera'" [Rubén... overcomes 'The Barrier' ('La Barrera' in English)] (in Spanish). Tribuna de Salamanca. 31 March 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  4. "Rubén de la Barrera, nuevo entrenador del CD Guijuelo" [Rubén de la Barrera, new manager of CD Guijuelo] (in Spanish). Tribuna de Salamanca. 18 July 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  5. "Rubén de la Barrera, nuevo entrenador del Real Valladolid B" [Rubén de la Barrera, new manager of Real Valladolid B] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 30 June 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  6. "Rubén de la Barrera regresa al Guijuelo" [Rubén de la Barrera returns to Guijuelo] (in Spanish). La Gaceta de Salamanca. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  7. "La Cultural ya tiene nuevo entrenador: Rubén de la Barrera" [Cultural already have a new manager: Rubén de la Barrera] (in Spanish). Diario de León. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  8. "Rubén rompe barreras en la Cultural Leonesa" [Rubén breaks barriers at Cultural Leonesa] (in Spanish). Marca. 30 May 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  9. "El Lorca aterriza a lo grande en Segunda" [Lorca land through the big door in Segunda] (in Spanish). Marca. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  10. "El staff técnico de Asier Garitano" [The technical staff of Asier Garitano] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  11. "Al Ahli unveil new coach Ruben de la Barrera". Doha Stadium Plus Qatar. 15 December 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  12. "De la Barrera abandona el Al-Ahli de Catar y regresa a España" [De la Barrera quits Al-Ahli of Qatar and returns to Spain] (in Spanish). Leo Noticias. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  13. "El Viitorul FC firma a Rubén de la Barrera" [Viitorul FC sign Rubén de la Barrera] (in Spanish). Marca. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  14. "De la Barrera abandona el Viitorul" [De la Barrera leaves Viitorul] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. 30 November 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  15. "Rubén de la Barrera, nuevo entrenador del Real Club Deportivo" [Rubén de la Barrera, new manager of Real Club Deportivo] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  16. "Rubén de la Barrera, nuevo entrenador del Albacete Balompié" [Rubén de la Barrera, new manager of Albacete Balompié] (in Spanish). Albacete Balompié. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  17. "¡Gracias, Rubén!" [Thank you, Rubén!] (in Spanish). Albacete Balompié. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  18. "Rubén de la Barrera appointed as new coach for El Salvador's national team". Breaking Latest News. 20 September 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  19. "Rubén de la Barrera deixa a seleção de El Salvador" [Rubén de la Barrera leaves the El Salvador national team] (in European Portuguese). RTP. 19 December 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  20. "Rubén de la Barrera é o novo treinador" [Rubén de la Barrera is the new manager] (in European Portuguese). F.C. Vizela. 19 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  21. "Tercera División (Grupo 8) 2010-11" [Tercera División (Grupo 8) 2010-11] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
    "Fase de ascenso a Segunda División B 2010-11" [Promotion Phase to Second Division B 2010-11] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
    "Tercera División (Grupo 8) 2011-12" [Tercera División (Grupo 8) 2011-12] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
    "Fase de ascenso a Segunda División B 2011-12" [Promotion Phase to Second Division B 2011-12] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  22. "De la Barrera: Rubén de la Barrera Fernández: Matches 2013–14". BDFutbol. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  23. "De la Barrera: Rubén de la Barrera Fernández: Matches 2014–15". BDFutbol. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  24. "De la Barrera: Rubén de la Barrera Fernández: Matches 2015–16". BDFutbol. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  25. "De la Barrera: Rubén de la Barrera Fernández: Matches 2016–17". BDFutbol. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
    "De la Barrera: Rubén de la Barrera Fernández: Matches 2017–18". BDFutbol. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  26. "De la Barrera: Rubén de la Barrera Fernández: Matches 2020–21". BDFutbol. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  27. "De la Barrera: Rubén de la Barrera Fernández: Matches 2021–22". BDFutbol. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  28. "De la Barrera: Rubén de la Barrera Fernández: Matches 2022–23". BDFutbol. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
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