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

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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. He played for the

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and was a participant at the

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. He was capped 22 times, scoring 6 goals between 1993 and 1998, including a brace in a 3–3 tie against

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Honours

Club

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at PlaymakerStats 1970 births Living people Footballers from Santiago Chilean men's footballers Chilean Primera División players Liga MX players Cypriot First Division players Club Deportivo Universidad Católica footballers Club Universidad de Chile footballers Deportes Melipilla footballers Club Deportivo Palestino footballers Club Necaxa footballers Olympiakos Nicosia players Chile men's international footballers Chile men's under-20 international footballers 1998 FIFA World Cup players 1993 Copa América players 1995 Copa América players Chilean expatriate men's footballers Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Men's association football forwards {{Chile-footy-forward-stub