Full name Joan Barbarà Mata Playing position Years Team Position Forward | Place of birth L'Hospitalet, Spain Current team Barcelona (auxiliary) Height 1.72 m | |
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Date of birth (1966-07-23) 23 July 1966 (age 50) | ||
Joan Barbarà Mata (born 23 July 1966) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a forward, and the current auxiliary coach of FC Barcelona.
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Club career
Born in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Barbarà made his senior debuts with local amateurs UE Sants. In the 1986 summer he moved to La Liga with CE Sabadell FC, playing his first game in the competition on 18 January 1987 in a 0–1 away loss against RCD Mallorca.
In June 1994, after dropping two divisions with Sabadell, Barbarà signed with UD Salamanca. He scored a career-best 13 goals in his first season, helping the Castile and León club promote to the top level after a 12-year absence. He netted a further 12 in the following campaign, but could not avoid his team's relegation; during his stint with the Charros, he was also captain.
In the 2001 summer, aged 34, Barbarà left Salamanca and joined UE Lleida in Segunda División B. A year later he moved to fellow league side CE L'Hospitalet, and subsequently retired at the end of 2002–03.
Coaching career
After retiring, Barbarà started working in FC Barcelona's youth squads. He subsequently served as FC Barcelona B's scout during Pep Guardiola's spell, and in 2008 was appointed as the reserves' assistant manager.
Barbarà served 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.