Eduardo de la Barra

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), Deportes Concepción (1977–1980, 1985), Naval (1981–82) 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.

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.

At youth level, he worked in the Universidad de Concepción youth ranks from 1996 to 2017 He was diagnosed with kidney cancer in 2023,