Mariano Damián Barbosa (born 27 July 1984) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Club career Born in Lanús, Buenos Aires, Barbosa started his career with Club Atlético Banfield in 2002. In June 2005, he was signed by Spanish club Villarreal CF for a fee of €2 million alongside another player in his position, Sebastián Viera.
Barbosa served mainly as reserve at Villarreal, but filled in for Viera in several games, most notably in the semi-finals of the 2005–06 UEFA Champions League against Arsenal. Even though he did not let in any goals in the second leg, the English had won 1–0 in the first for an eventual qualification.
In the summer of 2007, after the signing of Diego López, Barbosa was allowed to join fellow La Liga side Recreativo de Huelva. Barred by Italian Stefano Sorrentino, he made no appearances in his sole season.
In 2008, Barbosa returned to his country and joined Estudiantes de La Plata, being loaned to fellow Argentine Primera División team Club Atlético River Plate the following year. Following an unsuccessful spell, he was sold to Atlas F.C. of Mexico on 7 July 2009.
After one year with Atlas, Barbosa returned to Spain and signed for Segunda División's UD Las Palmas. He was an undisputed started during his spell in the Canary Islands, never playing less than 37 league matches.
Barbosa moved to Sevilla FC on 16 July 2014 on a free transfer, penning a two-year deal. In June 2015, having been demoted to third choice due to the emergence of Sergio Rico, he terminated his contract.
On 9 July 2015, Barbosa returned to Villarreal after agreeing to a two-year deal. He acted as starter during the first part of the 2017–18 campaign, due to the serious knee injuries of Sergio Asenjo and Andrés Fernández.
After retiring at the age of 36, Barbosa remained at his last club as goalkeeper coach of the reserves.
International career Barbosa was second-choice for the Argentina under-20 team that reached the semi-finals of the FIFA World Cup in 2003, eventually finishing in fourth place. He replaced suspended Gustavo Eberto in the round-of-16 game against Egypt, a 2–1 win.
Career statistics + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBanfield 2002–03Argentine Primera División70———702003–04Argentine Primera División90—20—1102004–05Argentine Primera División220—100—320Total380—120—500Villarreal2005–06La Liga1001060—1702006–07La Liga1102010—140Total2103070—310Recreativo 2007–08La Liga0040——40Estudiantes2008–09Argentine Primera División10—00—10River Plate (loan) 2008–09Argentine Primera División40—30—70Atlas 2009–10Liga MX280———280Las Palmas 2010–11Segunda División39000——4702011–12Segunda División37010——3802012–13Segunda División39060—204702013–14Segunda División41010—40460Total156080—601700Sevilla2014–15La Liga2000000020Villarreal2015–16La Liga204060—1202016–17La Liga002000—202017–18La Liga1302060—2102018–19La Liga000000—002019–20La Liga0000——00Total15080120—350Career total2650230340603280
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