Juan Manuel Barrientos (born 4 March 1982 in Lomas de Zamora, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine football midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | March 4, 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Lomas de Zamora, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2003 | Racing Club | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2004 | Racing Club | 3 | (0) |
| 2004 | Deportivo Mandiyú | 10 | (4) |
| 2005–2007 | Lorient | 32 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Thrasyvoulos | 46 | (7) |
| 2010 | CD Olmedo | 6 | (0) |
| 2010 | Trikala | 7 | (0) |
| 2011 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 30, 2010 | |||
Career
Barrientos began his career at Racing Club in the Primera Division Argentina in 2003. In 2004, he played 6 months in the Regionalised Torneo Argentino B of Argentine football for Textil Mandiyú. In 2005, he was released by Racing Club and he moved to France.
In 2005, he began his new life in French Ligue 2 club FC Lorient with high expectations. At the end of the 2005–2006 season the club were promoted to Ligue 1 and Barrientos saw his return to top-level football.
After his time in the Greek championship, Juan Manuel got married on the 20th of June 2008.
External links
- Juan Manuel Barrientos at L'Équipe Football (in French)