Joan Barbarà

Joan Barbarà
Personal information
Full name Joan Barbarà Mata
Date of birth (1966-07-23) 23 July 1966
Place of birth L'Hospitalet, Spain
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1986 Sants
1986–1993 Sabadell 209 (43)
1993–2001 Salamanca 224 (54)
2001–2002 Lleida 32 (4)
2002–2003 Hospitalet 38 (6)
Total 503+ (107+)
Managerial career
2008–2014 Barcelona B (assistant)
2014–2017 Barcelona (auxiliary)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Joan Barbarà Mata (born 23 July 1966) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a forward.

He appeared in 295 Segunda División matches over nine seasons, totalling 66 goals for Sabadell and Salamanca. He represented both clubs in La Liga in a 20-year senior career.

Playing career

Born in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Barbarà made his senior debut with local amateurs UE Sants.[1] In the 1986 off-season he moved to La Liga with CE Sabadell FC, playing his first game in the competition on 17 December 1986 in a 1–1 home draw against Real Betis where he came on as a 72nd-minute substitute.[2] He scored his first goal the following 17 May, helping the hosts to defeat Cádiz CF 2–0.[3]

In June 1993, after being relegated from Segunda División, Barbarà signed with UD Salamanca.[1] He scored 13 goals in his second season, helping the Castile and León club promote to the top tier after a 12-year absence.[4] He netted a further 12 in the following campaign, but could not prevent his team's relegation; during his stint with the Charros, he was also captain.[5]

In the summer of 2001, aged 35, Barbarà left Salamanca and joined UE Lleida in the Segunda División B. A year later, he moved to CE L'Hospitalet in the same league, and retired at the end of 2002–03.[1]

Coaching career

After retiring, Barbarà started working in FC Barcelona's youth squads.[5] He subsequently served as Barcelona B's scout during Pep Guardiola's spell, and in 2008 was named the reserves' assistant manager.[6]

Barbarà acted as both Luis Enrique and Eusebio Sacristán's assistant and, after the appointment of the former to the main squad in 2014, he was hired as auxiliary coach.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Qué fue de... Joan Barbará" [What became of... Joan Barbará] (in Spanish). La Liga. 13 May 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
  2. ↑ Torras, David (18 December 1986). "1–1: ¡Olé Sabadell... "manque" empate!" [1–1: Olé Sabadell... "manque" (not translatable, expression associated with Betis) they draw!]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  3. ↑ Calvo, Juan Antonio (18 May 1987). "2–0: ¡Qué respiro!" [2–0: What a breather!]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "Los máximos goleadores de la UD Salamanca en Primera" [UD Salamanca's top scorers in Primera] (in Spanish). Salamanca RTV al Día. 29 August 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
  5. 1 2 "Joan Barbará será el segundo ayudante de Luis Enrique en el FC Barcelona" [Joan Barbarà will be Luis Enrique's second assistant in FC Barcelona]. La Gaceta de Salamanca (in Spanish). 20 May 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  6. ↑ Poquí, Joan (1 August 2014). "Joan Barbarà: Oficio y análisis" [Joan Barbarà: Know-how and analysis]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  7. ↑ Domènech, Oriol (20 May 2014). "Joan Barbarà, tercer entrenador de Luis Enrique en el FC Barcelona" [Joan Barbarà, Luis Enrique third assistant manager in FC Barcelona]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 October 2014.
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