Sebastián Barclay
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jorge Sebastián Barclay | ||
| Date of birth | 2 January 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Gimnasia La Plata | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2001 | Gimnasia La Plata | 8 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | → Tigre (loan) | 19 | (3) |
| 2001 | Villa Mitre | 6 | (0) |
| 2002 | Deportes Temuco | 9 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Toronto Lynx | 27 | (5) |
| 2005 | Deportivo Italchacao | ||
| 2006 | Deportivo Marquense | ||
| 2006–2007 | Toronto Lynx | 5 | (3) |
| 2007–2008 | Villa San Carlos | 34 | (6) |
| 2008 | Deportivo Laferrere | 9 | (1) |
| 2009 | Villa San Carlos | 0 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2015–2016 | Cambaceres (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jorge Sebastián Barclay (born 2 January 1978) is a former Argentine footballer who played for clubs of Argentina, Chile, Guatemala, Venezuela and Canada.
Career
Born in La Plata (Buenos Aires), Barclay started playing football with the youth teams of local side Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata.[2] The forward made his senior debut for Gimnasia in the 1998 Copa CONMEBOL,[3] and made his Primera División Argentina debut entering as a second-half substitute against Club Atlético Lanús on 18 June 1999.[4][5] He went on a six-month loan to Club Atlético Tigre in 2000,[6] and left Gimnasia in 2001 after making only eight Primera División appearances for the club.[5]
Barclay scored 19 goals for newly promoted Chilean Primera División side Deportes Temuco in 2002,[7] before signing for A-League club Toronto Lynx in 2003.[8] Barclay scored a goal in his debut for the Lynx, a 2–0 victory over the Pittsburgh Riverhounds on 3 May 2003.[9]
After his first stint with Toronto, Barclay joined Venezuelan second-tier club Deportivo Italchacao and Guatemalan club Deportivo Marquense.[10]
His last clubs were Villa San Carlos and Deportivo Laferrere.[11]
Teams
- Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata 1999
- Tigre 2000–2001
- Villa Mitre de Bahía Blanca 2001
- Deportes Temuco 2002
- Toronto Lynx 2003–2004
- Deportivo Italchacao 2005
- Deportivo Marquense 2006
- Toronto Lynx 2006–2007
- Villa San Carlos 2007–2008
- Deportivo Laferrere 2008
- Villa San Carlos 2009
Coaching career
Barclay served as assistant coach for Defensores de Cambaceres in 2015–16.[12]
References
- ^ "Jorge Barclay". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 May 2025.
- ^ Nardini, Nicolas (19 December 1999). "La ansiedad de Barclay" [Barclay's anxiety] (in Spanish). Diario El Día.
- ^ "Gimnasia quedó eliminado" [Gimnasia was eliminated] (in Spanish). LaNacion.com. 22 July 1998.
- ^ Episcopo, Walter (9 August 1999). "Un trío que busca su oportunidad" [A trio looking for their chance] (in Spanish). Diario El Día.
- ^ a b "Barclay J.S." (in Spanish). Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
- ^ "Barclay ya es de Tigre" [Barclay is already with Tigre] (in Spanish). Diario El Día. 4 August 2000.
- ^ "Temuco 2002 - Campeonato de Apertura". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 May 2025.
- ^ "A-League Eastern Conference Preview". Soccer America. 16 April 2003. Archived from the original on 19 January 2013.
- ^ "Lynx win opener in Pittsburgh 2-0". USLSoccer.com. 3 May 2003.
- ^ Zapata, Nelson (3 December 2006). "Che... ¿y vos para dónde te fuiste?" [Where have they gone?] (in Spanish). AustralTemuco.cl.
- ^ Ortiz, M. (1 June 2000). "EL "GORDO" BARCLAY ESTÁ EN CAMBACERES". Las Voces del Ascenso (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 May 2025.
- ^ "LOS NUEVOS INTEGRANTES DEL CUERPO TECNICO". Revista Tribuna Roja (in Spanish). 29 November 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
External links
- Sebastián Barclay at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Sebastián Barclay at WorldFootball.net
- Sebastián Jorge Barclay (El Gordo) at En Una Baldosa (in Spanish)