Full name Julio Alberto Barroso Years Team Weight 75 kg Name Julio Barroso | Playing position Role Football player Date joined 2014 Number 5 Height 1.75 m | |
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Date of birth (1985-01-16) January 16, 1985 (age 30) Similar People Emiliano Vecchio, Jaime Valdes, Hector Tapia, Gonzalo Fierro, Esteban Paredes | ||
Place of birth San Martin, Argentina | ||
Julio Alberto Barroso (born 16 January 1985 in San Martín) is an Argentine football defender currently playing for Colo-Colo.
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Argentina, Spain and Ñublense
Barroso has played for a number of teams in his early years, like Argentinos Juniors, Boca Juniors, Racing Club, Estudiantes, including a spell in Spain with Lorca and his first experience in Chile with Ñublense.
Barroso was part of the Argentina under-20 team that won the FIFA World Youth Championship in 2005.
O'Higgins
On 2012, Barroso is signed for O'Higgins from Ñublense. In 2012, he was runner-up with O'Higgins, after lose the final against Universidad de Chile in the penalty shoot-out.
In 2013, he won the Apertura 2013-14 with O'Higgins. In the tournament, he played in 16 of 18 matches, and scored one goal in the match that finished 4:3 against Rangers de Talca.
Colo-Colo
For the Clausura 2013-14, Barroso is signed for Colo-Colo for a US$1.1M fee.
In August 2014, it was reported that the Football Federation of Chile had approached the player with a view to representing the Chile national football team, but it was found he was ineligible due his participation at the 2005 FIFA World Cup Youth Championship prior to gaining citizenship.