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Rodrigo Barrera
Personal information
Full name	Rodrigo Hernán Barrera Funes
Date of birth	March 30, 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth	Santiago, Chile
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Universidad Católica
Senior career*
Years	Team
1988–1996	Universidad Católica
1995–1996	→ Necaxa (loan)
1997–2001	Universidad de Chile
2002	Universidad Católica
2004	Olympiakos Nicosia
2004	Universidad de Chile
2005	Deportes Melipilla
2006	Palestino
Total
International career
1988	Chile U20
1992	Chile U23
1993–1998	Chile
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rodrigo Hernán Barrera Funes (born March 30, 1970) is a retired Chilean footballer.

Career

Barrera played mostly for Universidad Católica. He is nicknamed Chamuca.

A striker at Universidad Católica and Universidad de Chile, he helped the squad to its greatest triumphs. He also played for Necaxa in Mexico. Apart from universities, Barrera played in Palestino and Deportes Melipilla in Chile. He is notable for his pace.

Barrera played several years with Universidad Católica. Due to continuous changes, he left the club. In 2004, when Universidad de Chile became champion, he was hired again by the club. However, he remained with the squad for only the Clausura 2004 tournament.

National team

Barrera represented Chile at under-20 level in the 1988 South American Championship. Four years later, he took part of Chile U23 in the 1992 Pre-Olympic Tournament.^[1]

He played for the Chile national football team and was a participant at the 1998 FIFA World Cup. He was capped 22 times, scoring 6 goals between 1993 and 1998, including a brace in a 3–3 tie against Argentina.