Eduardo Federico de la Barra Tobar (9 November 1959 – 23 January 2025) was a Chilean football player and manager who played as a defender for clubs in Chile and Brazil.
Playing career A defender, de la Barra played for clubs from the South zone in his country of birth. He made his debut with Ñublense in the Chilean second level. He played at the Chilean top division for Green Cross-Temuco (1973–75),(RETRO Fútbol TATA) Eduardo De La Barra jugador de Green Cross de Temuco 1974 . 10 June 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2023. Deportes Concepción (1977–1980, 1985), Naval (1981–82)(Naval de Talcahuano, su historia en imágenes) Naval 1981. . 28 November 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2023. and Fernández Vial (1983).
Abroad, he played for Brazilian Série A side Avaí in 1976.
A historical player of Deportes Concepción, he also played for them in the 1984 Segunda División, earning the promotion to the top division after becoming the runner-up.(Historia Lila) Muchas hazañas e historias se vivieron en Collao . 5 November 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
Coaching career As a football coach, he has stated that his favourite formation is 4–4–2.
As a head coach, de la Barra had mainly led clubs from the South zone of Chile. In the top division, he coached Deportes Concepción three times, Naval, also being the assistant of Luis Ibarra in the first half of 1990, and Everton de Viña del Mar twice.
In the second level, he coached Ñublense in 1994.
In the Tercera A, he coached Fernández Vial in 2010.(Fernández Vial) Eduardo de la Barra es el nuevo DT de Fernández Vial . 12 February 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
At youth level, he worked in the Universidad de Concepción youth ranks from 1996 to 2017 and subsequently he became coach of the from 2017 to 2021.
Personal life and death De la Barra was born on 9 November 1959. He was diagnosed with kidney cancer in 2023, and died from the disease on 23 January 2025, at the age of 65.
References
External links Eduardo de la Barra at EnElCamarin.cl Estamos con el profesor Eduardo de la Barra on Facebook