Name: Juan Francisco Barraza Flores
Nickname: "Cariota"
Country:
El SalvadorClub: C.D. Águila
Position: *AMF, WF, SS
Side: LF/BS
Age: 23-30 years (12/03/1935)
Height: 175 cm
Weight: 76 kg
Attack: 85
Defence: 30
Balance: 78
Stamina: 81
Top Speed: 76
Acceleration: 74
Response: 76
Agility: 72
Dribble Accuracy: 83
Dribble Speed: 78
Short Pass Accuracy: 79
Short Pass Speed: 76
Long Pass Accuracy: 77
Long Pass Speed: 78
Shot Accuracy: 82
Shot Power: 95
Shot Technique: 83
Free Kick Accuracy: 72
Curling: 75
Header: 73
Jump: 79
Technique: 82
Aggression: 82
Mentality: 77
Keeper Skills: 50
Team Work: 79
Injury Tolerance: B
Condition: 5
Weak Foot Accuracy: 7
Weak Foot Frequency: 6
Consistency: 6
Growth Type: Standard/Lasting
CARDS:
P20: Talisman
S05: 1-Touch Play
SPECIAL ABILITIES: Tactical Dribble - Side
Attack / Defence Awareness Card: Attack-Minded
INFO
Barraza was always a winner: “He still had the touch, both with his left foot and his right. In training, he could still strike it with either one. He would hit volleys, and you had to see how he did it—with enormous power,” recalls René Sorto, one of the fortunate ones to be coached by “Cariota” in 1983. “There will never be another like him,” he concludes. Barraza’s shots were so powerful that rumors say he once broke a goalkeeper’s hand, sending him to the hospital, and another time even tore through the net. While playing for C.D. Corona, Dragón and finally Águila, where he earned them several titles, he was idolized by soccer fans because of his technical brilliance and pure skill. Before Jorge González became “El Mágico,” the greatest player Salvadoran football had ever known was “Cariota” Barraza. Hence, the eternal debate over who is the greatest player in the country’s history. The people of the eastern region have their reasons for idolizing him. Their memories go further back—Juan is no longer sitting on the bench, coaching Águila. Now, he is on the field, wearing the orange and black, each making the other proud. “‘Cariota’ was a humble guy. A true kid from the neighborhood. He spoke through football, scoring goals; no one like him has ever been born. He struck the ball like an angel,” says Conrado Miranda, who was his pupil during Águila’s early years in the first division.