Juan Barbas

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Juan Barbas

Full name	Juan Alberto Barbas
Date of birth	August 23, 1959 (1959-08-23) (age 48)
Place of birth	San Martín, Argentina
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 5+¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1977-1982 1982-1985 1985-1990 1990-1991 1991-1992 1992-1993 1993 1993-1994 1994-1997	Racing Club Real Zaragoza U.S. Lecce FC Locarno FC Sion FC Locarno Huracán Alvarado All Boys	132 (14) 91 (19) 149 (27) ? (?) 11 (0)
National team
1979 1979-1985	Argentina U-20 Argentina	10 (0) 33 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 December 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

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 the Buenos Aires Province of Argentina. He played for a number of clubs in Argentina, Spain, Italy and Switzerland.

[edit] 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.

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^[1] including appearances at the 1982 FIFA World Cup.

Season	Club	Title
1979	Argentina Under-20	FIFA World Youth Championship
1991-1992	FC Sion	Swiss Super League

v • d • e Argentina squad - 1982 FIFA World Cup

1 Ardiles • 2 Baley • 3 Barbas • 4 Bertoni • 5 Calderón • 6 Díaz • 7 Fillol • 8 Galván • 9 Gallego • 10 Maradona • 11 Kempes • 12 Hernández • 13 Olarticoechea • 14 Olguín • 15 Passarella • 16 Pumpido • 17 Santamaría • 18 Tarantini • 19 Trossero • 20 Valdano • 21 Valencia • 22 Van Tuyne • Coach: Menotti