Sergi Barjuán

Sergi Barjuán

Personal information
Full name	Sergi Barjuán i Esclusa
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Left back

Sergi Barjuán i Esclusa (born 28 December 1971 in Les Franqueses del Vallès, Barcelona, Catalonia), simply Sergi, is a former Spanish football left defender, best known for his FC Barcelona stint, playing nearly one full decade for its first team.

Club career

A youth product of Catalonia giants FC Barcelona, Sergi had not yet appeared in the league when he was summoned by then manager Johan Cruyff to a UEFA Champions League match at Galatasaray S.K. (0–0, on November 24, 1993). From then on, he became the side's undisputed first-choice, never playing less than 31 contests until 1999. With Barça, he won three leagues, two cups and two supercups, adding the 1997 Cup Winners' Cup and the subsequent UEFA Supercup, partnered in the other defensive wing by another youth graduate, Albert Ferrer.

After being deemed surplus to requirements by coach Louis van Gaal, Sergi moved to Atlético de Madrid, where he still posted three respectable seasons (85 league appearances, although he collected 33 yellow cards combined).

In July 2009, after several years working in marketing and running soccer camps for youngsters, Sergi returned to Barcelona, being named its Juvenil B coach.

International career

Shortly after having been promoted into Barcelona's main squad, Sergi made his debut for Spain, on February 9, 1994, in a friendly game with Poland, in Santa Cruz de Tenerife.

He went on to represent the nation at the 1994 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 1996, the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000, for a total of 56 caps.

Club statistics

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Honours

Club

• Barcelona:
  • La Liga: 1993–94, 1997–98, 1998–99
  • Copa del Rey: 1996–97, 1997–98
  • Supercopa de España: 1994, 1996
  • UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1996–97
  • UEFA Super Cup: 1997

External links

• BDFutbol profile
• National team data Template:Es icon
• Sergi Barjuán – FIFA competition record (archived)