Sergio Barila

Sergio Barila
Personal information
Full name	Sergio Javier Barila Martínez
Date of birth	15 March 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth	Valencia, Spain
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Senior career*
Years	Team
1992–1995	Valencia B
1992–1993	→ Atlético Saguntino (loan)
1993–1994	→ Barbastro (loan)
1994–1995	→ Alcoyano (loan)
1995–1996	Pontevedra
1996–1997	Castellón
1997	Mérida
1997–1998	Levante
1998–2000	Cartagonova
2000–2001	Gimnàstic
2001–2002	Getafe
2002–2004	Benidorm
Total
International career
2003	Equatorial Guinea
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sergio Javier Barila Martínez (born 15 March 1973) is a former professional footballer who played as a left-back.

He amassed Segunda División B totals of 157 matches and 17 goals, during seven seasons.

Born in Spain, Barila represented Equatorial Guinea at international level.

Club career

Born in Valencia, Barila played for Valencia CF Mestalla, Atlético Saguntino,^[2] UD Barbastro,^[2] CD Alcoyano,^[3] Pontevedra CF, CD Castellón,^[4] CP Mérida,^[5] Levante UD,^[6] FC Cartagena,^[7] Gimnàstic de Tarragona,^[8] Getafe CF and Benidorm CF.^[9] He retired at the age of 31 after nearly a year on the sidelines with a knee injury, going on to work with Alcoyano in directorial capacities.^[10]^[11]

Barila made his debut as a professional on 12 January 1997, featuring the full 90 minutes for Mérida in a 1–1 away against CD Leganés in the Segunda División.^[12] He scored his first and only goal in the competition exactly nine months later, helping hosts Levante beat Real Jaén 2–0.^[13]

International career

Barila earned three caps for Equatorial Guinea, making his debut on 6 July 2003 against Morocco in the 2004 African Cup of Nations qualifiers and scoring his only goal on 11 October of that year in the 1–0 home win over Togo in the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying stage.^[14]^[15] He was the first Spanish-born player to be called up by the African national team.^[16]

Personal life

After retiring, Barila became a FIFA agent, also holding a degree in law.^[17]^[10]

References

^ ^a ^b "Barila: Sergio Javier Barila Martínez". BDFutbol. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
^ ^a ^b "El Barbastro ficha al valenciano Barila" [Barbastro sign Valencia man Barila]. Diario del AltoAragón (in Spanish). 3 August 1993. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
^ Jané, E.; Carrión, S. (1 September 1994). "Manlleu se queda a Mendiola y Valencia 'B' cede jugadores" [Manlleu get Mendiola and Valencia 'B' loan players]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 January 2019.
^ Arquimbau, J. M.; Soler, C. (3 July 1996). "Castellón, Llíria y Levante atan" [Castellón, Llíria and Levante get signing]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 January 2019.
^ Melich, Jordi; Arquimbau, J. M. (4 January 1997). "Sesión doble para hoy en 2ª B" [Double session for today in 2ª B]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 January 2019.
^ Carrión, S. (27 July 1997). "Sergio Barila, el último de la lista" [Sergio Barila, last one on the list]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 January 2019.
^ Ayala, Manuel (1 September 1998). "Javier Prieto puede ser la novedad del Cartagonova" [Javier Prieto may be the novelty at Cartagonova]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 January 2019.
^ Aguilar, Xavi (22 July 2000). "El Nàstic, a por la liguilla" [Nàstic, out to reach play-offs]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 January 2019.
^ Gabilondo, Aritz (15 November 2013). "Me pidieron captar españoles con ascendencia guineana" [I was asked to scout Spaniards of Guinean descent]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 January 2019.
^ ^a ^b Rodríguez, Pedro (23 June 2011). "El regreso de Sergio Barila" [The return of Sergio Barila] (in Spanish). No Solo Efesé. Archived from the original on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
^ "El exalbinegro Sergio Barila es el 'padre' del Alcoyano" [Former white-and-black Sergio Barila is the 'father' of Alcoyano]. El Periódico Mediterráneo (in Spanish). 27 November 2004. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
^ Gamonal, Raúl (13 January 1997). "Adiós a la primera plaza" [Farewell to the first place]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 November 2018.
^ Carrión, Soler (13 October 1997). "Estreno del Levante en casa" [Levante get first at home]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 November 2018.
^ Fernández, Napoleón (24 November 2003). "La 'España' africana" [The African 'Spain']. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 November 2018.
^ "World Cup 2006 Qualifying". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
^ Beltrán, Fernando (16 November 2013). "El acento español de Guinea" [Guinea's Spanish accent]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 November 2018.
^ Vara, Miguel Ángel (13 January 2005). "El Barça quiso robarle el niño camerunés al Valencia" [Barça wanted to steal the Cameroonian boy from Valencia]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 November 2018.

External links

Sergio Barila at BDFutbol
Sergio Barila – FIFA competition record (archived)
Sergio Barila at National-Football-Teams.com

[BDF-1] "Barila: Sergio Javier Barila Martínez". BDFutbol. Retrieved 5 July 2010.

[AA-2] "El Barbastro ficha al valenciano Barila" [Barbastro sign Valencia man Barila]. Diario del AltoAragón (in Spanish). 3 August 1993. Retrieved 12 January 2019.

[3] Jané, E.; Carrión, S. (1 September 1994). "Manlleu se queda a Mendiola y Valencia 'B' cede jugadores" [Manlleu get Mendiola and Valencia 'B' loan players]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 January 2019.

[4] Arquimbau, J. M.; Soler, C. (3 July 1996). "Castellón, Llíria y Levante atan" [Castellón, Llíria and Levante get signing]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 January 2019.

[5] Melich, Jordi; Arquimbau, J. M. (4 January 1997). "Sesión doble para hoy en 2ª B" [Double session for today in 2ª B]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 January 2019.

[6] Carrión, S. (27 July 1997). "Sergio Barila, el último de la lista" [Sergio Barila, last one on the list]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 January 2019.

[7] Ayala, Manuel (1 September 1998). "Javier Prieto puede ser la novedad del Cartagonova" [Javier Prieto may be the novelty at Cartagonova]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 January 2019.

[8] Aguilar, Xavi (22 July 2000). "El Nàstic, a por la liguilla" [Nàstic, out to reach play-offs]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 January 2019.

[9] Gabilondo, Aritz (15 November 2013). "Me pidieron captar españoles con ascendencia guineana" [I was asked to scout Spaniards of Guinean descent]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 January 2019.

[EFESE-10] Rodríguez, Pedro (23 June 2011). "El regreso de Sergio Barila" [The return of Sergio Barila] (in Spanish). No Solo Efesé. Archived from the original on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2011.

[11] "El exalbinegro Sergio Barila es el 'padre' del Alcoyano" [Former white-and-black Sergio Barila is the 'father' of Alcoyano]. El Periódico Mediterráneo (in Spanish). 27 November 2004. Retrieved 20 November 2018.

[12] Gamonal, Raúl (13 January 1997). "Adiós a la primera plaza" [Farewell to the first place]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 November 2018.

[13] Carrión, Soler (13 October 1997). "Estreno del Levante en casa" [Levante get first at home]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 November 2018.

[14] Fernández, Napoleón (24 November 2003). "La 'España' africana" [The African 'Spain']. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 November 2018.

[15] "World Cup 2006 Qualifying". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 January 2016.

[16] Beltrán, Fernando (16 November 2013). "El acento español de Guinea" [Guinea's Spanish accent]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 November 2018.

[17] Vara, Miguel Ángel (13 January 2005). "El Barça quiso robarle el niño camerunés al Valencia" [Barça wanted to steal the Cameroonian boy from Valencia]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 November 2018.

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