Antonio Barragán

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Barragán and the second or maternal family name is Fernández.

Antonio Barragán
Barragán being presented at Valladolid
Personal information
Full name Antonio Juan Barragán Fernández[1]
Date of birth (1987-06-12) 12 June 1987 (age 37)[2]
Place of birth Pontedeume, Spain
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[3][2]
Position(s) Right-back
Youth career
2002–2005 Sevilla
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Liverpool 0 (0)
2006–2009 Deportivo La Coruña 26 (2)
2009–2011 Valladolid 41 (0)
2011–2016 Valencia 110 (1)
2016–2018 Middlesbrough 26 (0)
2017–2018 → Betis (loan) 29 (0)
2018–2020 Betis 26 (0)
2020–2022 Elche 43 (0)
Total 301 (3)
International career
2005 Spain U17 4 (0)
2005–2006 Spain U19 11 (0)
2007 Spain U20 1 (0)
2007 Spain U21 5 (0)
2006 Galicia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Antonio Juan Barragán Fernández (born 12 June 1987) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a right-back.

Having started out at Liverpool, he spent most of his career in the two highest divisions of Spanish football, playing for Deportivo, Valladolid, Valencia, Betis and Elche. In La Liga, he amassed totals of 251 games and three goals over 13 seasons.

Barragán earned 21 caps for Spain at youth level.

Club career

Liverpool

Born in Pontedeume, Galicia, Barragán signed for Liverpool in July 2005, as an 18-year-old who had yet to appear for Sevilla FC's first team.[4]

He, however, spent the 2005–06 season with the club's reserves, managing one appearance for the first team, as a substitute for fellow Spaniard Fernando Morientes in the first leg of the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League against PFC CSKA Sofia.[5] In doing so, he became the youngest foreigner to play for the Reds.[6]

Deportivo

Barragán signed a five-year deal with Deportivo de La Coruña on 4 August 2006, in an operation that cost €1 million.[7] His time at his new team began well, as he was in the starting eleven for the first eight La Liga matches and scored against Real Sociedad in a 2–0 home win,[8] subsequently alternating in the right-back position with Manuel Pablo until he fractured his knee in April 2008,[9] being out of action for the rest of the campaign and not featuring at all in 2008–09.

In 2008, Deportivo released Barragán from his contract without his consent. He successfully sued the club for an indemnity of €400,000,[10] even though it later decided to reverse its previous decision and restore him to the squad.[11]

Valladolid

In early June 2009, Barragán moved to Real Valladolid on a three-year contract.[12] He played one season apiece in each of the two major levels of Spanish football, appearing in 17 league games in 2009–10 (14 starts) as the campaign ended in relegation.

Valencia

On 30 August 2011, Valladolid announced that Barragán would be leaving for Valencia CF in a deal worth €1.5 million.[13] During his first season, all three right-backs – himself, Bruno and Miguel[14]– appeared in roughly the same number of games as the Che finished third and once again qualified for the Champions League.

Barragán scored his first competitive goal for Valencia on 13 March 2014, his team's first in a 3–0 away victory over PFC Ludogorets Razgrad in the campaign's UEFA Europa League.[15] He continued battling for first-choice status with another Portuguese, João Pereira.[16]

On 5 January 2015, Barragán netted his only league goal for the side, equalising in an eventual 2–1 home defeat of Real Madrid which ended the visitors' record 22-match unbeaten run.[17]

Middlesbrough

Barragán returned to England after ten years on 15 July 2016, agreeing to a three-year contract with Middlesbrough.[18] He made his Premier League debut on 13 August, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 home draw against Stoke City.[19]

The season ended in relegation, while Barragán committed eight fouls in throw-ins.[20]

Betis

On 6 July 2017, Barragán returned to Spain and its first division after agreeing to a one-year loan deal with Real Betis.[21] Roughly one year later, the move was made permanent.[22]

Elche

On 4 October 2020, Barragán signed a one-year contract with Elche CF, newly-returned to the top tier.[23] He announced his retirement in February 2023, aged 36.[24]

International career

Barragán was part of the Spain under-19 team that emerged victorious at the 2006 UEFA European Championship in Poland.[25] Just a few months later, following solid performances with Deportivo and former Sevilla teammate Antonio Puerta's call-up to the senior side, he was promoted to the under-21s.[26]

In December 2006, Barragán appeared for the Galicia unofficial team in a friendly against Ecuador.[27]

Career statistics

As of match played 22 May 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Liverpool 2005–06[28] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 1 0
Deportivo 2006–07[29] La Liga 16 2 6 0 — — 22 2
2007–08[29] La Liga 10 0 2 0 — — 12 0
2008–09[29] La Liga 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Total 26 2 8 0 — — 34 2
Valladolid 2009–10[29] La Liga 17 0 2 0 — — 19 0
2010–11[29] Segunda División 23 0 4 1 — — 27 1
2011–12[29] Segunda División 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
Total 41 0 6 1 — — 47 1
Valencia 2011–12[29] La Liga 18 0 3 0 — 5[b] 0 26 0
2012–13[29] La Liga 14 0 4 0 — 5[a] 0 23 0
2013–14[29] La Liga 20 0 2 0 — 9[c] 1 31 1
2014–15[30] La Liga 34 1 2 0 — — 36 1
2015–16[30] La Liga 24 0 5 0 — 6[d] 0 35 0
Total 110 1 16 0 — 25 1 151 2
Middlesbrough 2016–17[31] Premier League 26 0 1 0 0 0 — 27 0
Betis (loan) 2017–18[30] La Liga 29 0 2 0 — — 31 0
Betis 2018–19[30] La Liga 14 0 5 1 — 5[c] 0 24 1
2019–20[30] La Liga 12 0 2 0 — — 14 0
Total 55 0 9 1 — 5 0 69 1
Elche 2020–21[30] La Liga 27 0 0 0 — — 27 0
Career total 285 3 40 2 0 0 31 1 356 6
  1. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. ^ One appearance in UEFA Champions League and four in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League and three in UEFA Europa League

References

  1. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 5 July 2007. p. 21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Barragán". Diario AS. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Antonio Juan Barragán Fernández" (in Spanish). Real Betis. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  4. ^ Barragan set for Liverpool move; BBC Sport, 24 June 2005
  5. ^ "Liverpool stay on course in Sofia". UEFA. 10 August 2005. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  6. ^ Grech, Paul (20 November 2007). "The unfulfilled promise". A Liverpool Thing. Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  7. ^ Deportivo sign Liverpool defender; BBC Sport, 4 August 2006
  8. ^ Deportivo La Coruña 2–0 Real Sociedad; ESPN Soccernet, 1 October 2006
  9. ^ Barragán se rompe parcialmente la rodilla y encara ocho meses de baja (Barragán partially fractures knee and faces eight months out); La Voz de Galicia, 21 April 2008 (in Spanish)
  10. ^ El Depor recurrirá la sentencia del 'Caso Barragán' (Depor to appeal decision on "Barragán Affair"); Marca, 27 January 2009 (in Spanish)
  11. ^ Barragán ya tiene dorsal y ficha, pero no retirará su denuncia (Barragán has number and registration, but will not drop charges); El Depor, 3 January 2009 (in Spanish)
  12. ^ "Empiezo un bonito ciclo" ("I start a beautiful cycle"); Real Valladolid, 9 June 2009 (in Spanish)
  13. ^ Barragán traspasado al Valencia (Barragán sold to Valencia); Real Valladolid, 30 August 2011 (in Spanish)
  14. ^ Fuster, P. (21 January 2012). "Es el lateral derecho que más partidos ha jugado" [He is the right-back that has played the most matches] (in Spanish). Super Deporte. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  15. ^ Hart, Simon (13 March 2014). "Three-goal Valencia primed to see off Ludogorets". UEFA. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  16. ^ "Barragán afirma que ante el Athletic fue su partido "más completo"" [Barragán says that his "most complete" match was against Athletic] (in Spanish). La Información. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  17. ^ Oliver, Pete (4 January 2015). "Valencia 2–1 Real Madrid". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  18. ^ "Antonio Barragán joins Boro from Valencia". Middlesbrough F.C. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  19. ^ Jennings, Patrick (13 August 2016). "Middlesbrough 1–1 Stoke City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  20. ^ Potter, Jacob (4 December 2020). "RANKED: The top 10 worst Middlesbrough signings of all-time – Do you agree?". Football League World. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  21. ^ Taylor, Jonathon (6 July 2017). "Middlesbrough defender Antonio Barragan joins Real Betis on loan – and is unlikely to return". Teesside Gazette. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  22. ^ "El Betis ejecutó la opción de compra por Barragán" [Betis exercised buying clause on Barragán] (in Spanish). Be Soccer. 1 July 2018. Archived from the original on 24 June 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  23. ^ "Antonio Barragán, noveno fichaje del Elche CF" [Antonio Barragán, ninth signing of Elche CF] (in Spanish). Elche CF. 4 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  24. ^ Murillo, Óscar (3 February 2023). "Barragán se retira con susto bético... pero le sacan enseguida de la jubilación" [Barragán retires with Betis scare... but is brought out of retirement at once] (in Spanish). Estadio Deportivo. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  25. ^ Bueno double gives Spain glory; UEFA, 29 July 2006
  26. ^ Barragán benefits from Puerta's rise; UEFA, 4 October 2006
  27. ^ "Ecuador empató a 1 con Galicia" [Ecuador drew 1 all with Galicia] (in Spanish). El Universo. 29 December 2006. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  28. ^ "Games played by Antonio Barragán in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  29. ^ a b c d e f g h i Antonio Barragán at BDFutbol
  30. ^ a b c d e f Antonio Barragán at Soccerway
  31. ^ "Games played by Antonio Barragán in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
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