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Eduardo Federico de la Barra Tobar (born 9 November 1953) is a Chilean football manager and former player who played as a defender for clubs in Chile and Brazil.

Playing career

A defender, de la Barra played for clubs from the South zone in his country of birth. He made his debut with Ñublense in the Chilean second level. He played at the Chilean top division for Green Cross-Temuco (1973–75), Deportes Concepción (1977–1980, 1985), Naval (1981–82) and Fernández Vial (1983).

Abroad, he played for Brazilian Série A side Avaí in 1976.

A historical player of Deportes Concepción, he also played for them in the 1984 Segunda División, earning the promotion to the top division after becoming the runner-up.

Coaching career

As a football coach, he has stated that his favourite formation is 4–4–2.

As a head coach, de la Barra had mainly led clubs from the South zone of Chile. In the top division, he coached Deportes Concepción in three times, Naval, also being the assistant of Luis Ibarra in the first half of 1990, and Everton de Viña del Mar twice.

In the second level, he coached Ñublense in 1994.

In the Tercera A, he coached Fernández Vial in 2010.

At youth level, he worked in the Universidad de Concepción youth ranks from 1996 to 2017 and subsequently he assumed as coach of the women's team from 2017 to 2021.

Personal life

De la Barra got sick with kidney cancer in 2023.

References

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16. Inostroza, Paulo (18 April 2020). ""Sacar a Naval del fútbol fue como sacar a Arturo Prat de nuestra historia"". Diario Concepción (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 July 2023.
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19. Villamán, Orlando; Vergniano, Paulo; Rodríguez, Alejandro (September 2011). "Heredero de una verdadera dinastía" (PDF). Revista Todo Deportes (in Spanish). 18. Chillán, Chile: issuu.com: 16–18. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
20. (Fernández Vial) Eduardo de la Barra es el nuevo DT de Fernández Vial (in Spanish). 12 February 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
21. Inostroza, Paulo (22 May 2019). "Un cuarto de siglo con muchas historias". Diario Concepción (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 July 2023.
22. "Equipos de Fútbol Joven 2002 del Club Deportivo Universidad de Concepción". www.clubdeportivo.udec.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 July 2023.
23. Bouey, M.; Fuentealba, R. (20 October 2015). "EyN: Diego Soto: "Soy callado fuera de la cancha; pero cuando juego, me transformo"". www.economiaynegocios.cl (in Spanish). El Mercurio. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
24. "Universidad de Concepción vence a Antofagasta y se queda con el tercer puesto del grupo B" (in Spanish). ANFP. 12 December 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2023.

External links

• Eduardo de la Barra at EnElCamarin.cl (in Spanish)
• Estamos con el profesor Eduardo de la Barra on Facebook (in Spanish)

• 1953 births
• Living people
• Chilean men's footballers
• Chilean expatriate men's footballers
• Chilean Primera División players
• Primera B de Chile players
• Ñublense footballers
• Deportes Temuco footballers
• Deportes Concepción (Chile) footballers
• Naval de Talcahuano footballers
• C.D. Arturo Fernández Vial footballers
• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
• Avaí FC players
• Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Brazil
• Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil
• Men's association football defenders
• Association football coaches
• Chilean football managers
• Deportes Concepción (Chile) managers
• Everton de Viña del Mar managers
• Ñublense managers
• Arturo Fernández Vial managers
• Chilean Primera División managers
• Primera B de Chile managers
• 20th-century Chilean sportsmen