Sergio Barila

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

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Barila and the second or maternal family name is Martínez.

Sergio Barila
Personal information
Full name Sergio Javier Barila Martínez[1]
Date of birth (1973-03-15) 15 March 1973
Place of birth Valencia, Spain
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Left back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1995 Valencia B
1992–1993 → Atlético Saguntino (loan)
1993–1994 → Barbastro (loan)
1994–1995 → Alcoyano (loan) 31 (7)
1995–1996 Pontevedra 27 (3)
1996–1997 Castellón 16 (5)
1997 Mérida 6 (0)
1997–1998 Levante 12 (1)
1998–2000 Cartagonova 44 (0)
2000–2001 Gimnàstic 26 (1)
2001–2002 Getafe 13 (1)
2002–2004 Benidorm 5 (0)
Total 180 (18)
National team
2003 Equatorial Guinea 3 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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 one 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 for 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 for 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 for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying stage.[14][15] He was the first-ever player born in the European nation to be called by the African national team.[16]

Personal life

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

References
  1. "Barila: Sergio Javier Barila Martínez". BDFutbol. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
  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.
  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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