Antônio Barbeirotti Júnior (born 19 September 1959), better known as Barbirotto, is a Brazilian former professional footballer, manager and goalkeepers coach, who played as a goalkeeper.[1]

Barbirotto
Personal information
Full name Antônio Barbeirotti Júnior
Date of birth (1959-09-19) 19 September 1959 (age 64)
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1971 Palmeiras
1973–1979 São Paulo
1977–1978Goiânia (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1985 São Paulo 55 (0)
1978–1979Goiás (loan)
1980Catanduvense (loan)
1982Ferroviário (loan)
1985América-SP (loan)
1986 Juventus-SP
1986 Ferroviário
1986 Joinville
1987 Ponte Preta
1988 Joinville
1988 Bangu
1988–1989 Bragantino
1989 América-SP
1989 XV de Piracicaba
1989 Ferroviário
1990 Caxias
1991–1992 Noroeste
Managerial career
2002 Juventude (goalkeepers coach)
2004 São Caetano (goalkeepers coach)
2006 Jabaquara
2010 Santos (goalkeepers coach)
2010–2011 Atlético Mineiro (goalkeepers coach)
2011 Internacional (goalkeepers coach)
2013 Náutico (goalkeepers coach)
2015–2020 Santos Youth (goalkeepers coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 September 2023

Career edit

Barbirotto started his career at SE Palmeiras, a club he lived a few blocks away from. Years later he went to São Paulo FC, the club with which he began his professional career. Barbirotto maintained a contract with São Paulo from 1981 to 1985, being Waldir Peres reserve in most part of games. However, he was unable to establish himself in São Paulo and, from then on, he wandered around several clubs, most of them in the countryside of São Paulo state. Unsatisfied with being loaned consecutively, in 1986 he transferred to Juventus, and from then on, to several other clubs in Brazil. He stood out at Joinville in 1988, helping with the 1989 state title campaign, before moving to Bragantino.[2]

On 22 June 1990, in a match between Caxias and Internacional, he suffered head trauma and a cardiorespiratory arrest after a strong collision with a defender. Barbirotto ended his career at EC Noroeste in 1992.[3]

Managerial career edit

Ten years retiring, Barbirotto became a goalkeeper trainer, working for the first time at Juventude in 2002 and then at state champion São Caetano in 2004. In 2006, he became manager for the first time, with Jabaquara, but was unsuccessful.[4] In 2010 he became part of Dorival Júnior staff, working at Santos FC, Atlético Mineiro and Internacional alongside the coach. Was hired by Náutico in 2013, and from 2015 until the COVID-19 pandemic he worked in Santos' youth categories.[5]

Honours edit

São Paulo

Personal life edit

Barbirotto currently owns a bar in the city of Guarujá. He is married to former volleyball player Tata, and father of judoka Karen Barbeirotti.[6][7]

Popular culture edit

Barbirotto became part of popular culture in Brazil due to the dubbing of the series Chaves (El Chavo del Ocho), where in one episode the protagonist played by Chespirito states that he would like to be Barbirotto in a game about penalty kicks.[8][9]

References edit

  1. ^ "Todos os Jogadores" (PDF). SPFCpédia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Barbirotto deixou e levou saudade". nd+ (in Portuguese). 17 September 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Que fim levou? Barbirotto". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Náutico tem novo preparador de goleiros: Barbirotto". .pe.superesportes.com.br (in Portuguese). 26 March 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Paulista Segunda Divisão: Jabaquara 0-2 Barcelona". Jogos Perdidos (in Portuguese). 16 June 2006. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Confeiteira do Guarujá viraliza com paródias do Zona de Perigo". A Tribuna (in Portuguese). 1 March 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  7. ^ "Filha de ex-goleiro do São Paulo, judoca "se vira" entre esporte e linha de doces". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 10 June 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  8. ^ "Os jogadores e times citados no seriado Chaves". O Curioso do Futebol (in Portuguese). 6 March 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  9. ^ André Donke (6 January 2023). "'Teria sido melhor ir ver o filme do Pelé': a relação do Rei do Futebol com Chaves bem além da inesquecível fala". ESPN Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 September 2023.

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