Antonio Daniel Barijho (born 18 March 1977 in

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) is a former

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striker.

Club career

Barijho started his career with Huracán in 1992, he left the club in 1998 and returned in 2007. The most successful part of his career was his first spell with Boca Juniors between 1998 and 2002 where he won six major titles, including two

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and three

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titles. In 2002, he moved to

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to play for

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where he was part of the 2002-2003

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winning squad. At the end of the season he returned to Boca and won one further league title. he played a total of 102 games for Boca in all competitions scoring 45 goals. Nicknamed "Chipi", Barijho has also played football for Banfield and Independiente in Argentina, FC Saturn Moscow Oblast in

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and

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. After one year of retirement, Barijho accepted a deal to play with recently promoted

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at the

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Coaching career

After his retirement, Barijho started his coaching career as a youth coach at Club Peñarol Argentino in

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, near to where he lived with his family. At the end of 2014 it was confirmed, that In February 2019, he was hired as a youth coach at

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.Barijho trabajará en las divisiones juveniles de Boca
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Honours

Boca Juniors * Primera División: 1998 Apertura, 1999 Clausura, 2000 Apertura, 2003 Apertura *

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Grasshopper *

: 2002–03

References

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