Gonzalo Barriga
Quick Facts
Biography
Gonzalo Felipe Barriga Ahumada (born 21 June 1984) is a Chilean footballer who currently plays for Primera División club Unión La Calera as a midfielder. He was titled as engineer after attending DuocUC.
Club career
After ending his career of engineering at DuocUC, Barriga was discovered by the Dutchman Jorrit Smink (in that time Deportes Melipilla coach) and convinced him to play at homogeneus city-based team.
In January 2013, Barriga joined O'Higgins along his Unión Española teammate Braulio Leal.
On 10 December 2013, he won the 2013–14 Apertura with O'Higgins. During the tournament, he played in 17 matches and scored one goal in a win 2–1 against Deportes Antofagasta.
In 2014, he won the Supercopa de Chile against Deportes Iquique.
He participated with the club in the 2014 Copa Libertadores where they faced Deportivo Cali, Cerro Porteño and Lanús, being third and being eliminated in the group stage.
Honors
Club
- O'Higgins
- Primera División de Chile (1): 2013 Apertura
- Supercopa de Chile (1): 2014
Individual
- Medalla Santa Cruz de Triana: 2014