Manuel Barreto
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Manuel Francisco Barreto Sayán | ||
| Date of birth | 12 September 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Lima, Peru | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Peru (interim) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997 | Universitario | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998 | Universitario | 1 | (1) |
| 2002–2005 | Coronel Bolognesi | 77 | (27) |
| 2005–2006 | Universitario | 36 | (6) |
| 2007 | APOEL | 4 | (0) |
| 2008 | Universidad San Martín | 26 | (6) |
| 2009 | José Gálvez FBC | 41 | (8) |
| 2010 | Juan Aurich | 10 | (0) |
| 2010 | José Gálvez FBC | 12 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 1999 | Peru U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2001 | Peru U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2004 | Peru U23 | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2017–2019 | Sporting Cristal (reserves) | ||
| 2019–2020 | Sporting Cristal | ||
| 2021 | Deportivo Coopsol | ||
| 2022 | Universitario (youth) | ||
| 2022 | Universitario (interim) | ||
| 2025 | Universitario (interim) | ||
| 2025- | Peru (interim) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Manuel Francisco Barreto Sayán (born 12 September 1982) is a Peruvian football coach and former player who played as a striker. He is the current sporting director of the Peru national football team.
Biography
[edit]Playing career
[edit]Barreto was born in Lima, Peru. He began his professional career at the age of 16 with Universitario de Deportes in 1998.[1] Barreto's debut in the Peruvian First Division was against Lawn Tennis Fútbol Club, where he managed to score one of the four goals scored by Universitario that game. He had a short spell at APOEL on 2007, in which he won the Cypriot Championship.[2]
He returned to Peru and signed with Universidad San Martín, winning the 2008 championship.[3] He ended his playing career in 2010 with José Gálvez FBC.
Managerial career
[edit]After some coaching experiences at Sporting Cristal and Universitario de Deportes, Barreto was appointed interim manager of Peru in September 2025.[4]
Honours
[edit]Universitario de Deportes
APOEL FC
Universidad San Martín
References
[edit]- ^ "Manuel Barreto se convirtió en el nuevo Director Deportivo de Universitario". Club Universitario de Deportes (in Spanish). 10 June 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
- ^ Gabriel Valenzuela (26 March 2012). "Dulanto y Barreto en Chipre: Los apus del APOEL". De Chalaca (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 December 2025.
- ^ Aldo Ramírez (8 December 2018). "San Martín campeón 2008: No había que ser tan santo". De Chalaca (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 December 2025.
- ^ "Manuel Barreto fue anunciado como el nuevo entrenador interino de Perú". ESPN (in Spanish). 19 September 2025. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
External links
[edit]- Manuel Barreto at WorldFootball.net
- Manuel Barreto at Delgol.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 25 October 2007)
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