Álvaro Barco

Álvaro Barco

Personal information
Full name	José Álvaro Barco Andrade
Date of birth	(1967-06-27) 27 June 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth	Lima, Peru
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Alianza Atlético
1985–1987	Universitario
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1987–1988	LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1984	Alianza Atlético	0	(0)
1988	Gardenias	0	(0)
1989–1992	Universitario
1993	Cobreloa	23	(1)
1994	Palestino	30	(4)
1995	Tampico Madero	13	(0)
1996–1997	Universitario
1997–1998	Shenzhen Pingan
1998	Al Nassr
International career
1986–1997	Peru	30	(0)
Managerial career
2001	Universitario
2008	Universidad San Martín
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

José Álvaro Barco Andrade (born 27 June 1967), known as Álvaro Barco, is a former Peruvian international footballer who played for clubs in Peru and Chile.

Playing career

Club

Born in Lima, Peru, Barco began playing youth football with local clubs Alianza Atlético and Universitario de Deportes. He also represented Alianza Atlético and Gardenias from San Isidro in the Copa Perú in 1984 and 1988, respectively.[2] He played collegiate soccer for LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds, the athletic team of Long Island University in the United States with his brother Fernando.[3] He returned to Peru to play professionally with Universitario, as well as C.D. Palestino[4] and Cobreloa[5] in Chile.[6] He also had brief spells with Mexican side Tampico Madero in 1994-95 season and Shenzhen Pingan in China.

International

Barco made 30 appearances for the Peru national football team from 1986 to 1997.[7] He participated in the 1991 Copa América[8] and the 1993 Copa América in Ecuador.[9]

Managerial career

Following his playing career, he became a manager, leading Universitario de Deportes[10] and Universidad San Martín de Porres.

References

1. "Álvaro Barco". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 October 2024.
2. "⚽ #CoperoFamiliar Álvaro Barco, exdefensa central que militó en Universitario, Cobreloa y Palestino de Chile, Tampico Madero de México y Shenzhen Pingan de China" (in Spanish). Copa Perú. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
3. "Soccer Race Remains Tight". New York Times. 22 October 1988.
4. "Palestino 1994 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 October 2024.
5. "Cobreloa 1993 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 October 2024.
6. "LIU Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). liuathletics.com. 2010.
7. Pierrend, José Luis (5 January 2011). "Peru - Record International Players". RSSSF.
8. Tabeira, Martín (20 July 2010). "Copa America 1991". RSSSF.
9. Bobrowsky, Josef (24 September 1999). "Copa America 1993 (Ecuador, June 15-July 4) - Full Details". RSSSF.
10. "ALVARO BARCO ANDRADE: Gerente Deportivo del club Universitario de Deportes" (in Spanish). Peru.com. 14 September 2001.

External links

• Álvaro Barco – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Álvaro Barco at National-Football-Teams.com
• Álvaro Barco – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
• Álvaro Barco at BDFA (in Spanish)
• Álvaro Barco at PlaymakerStats.com