Acorán Barrera

Acorán Barrera Reyes (Spanish pronunciation: [akoˈɾan baˈreɾa ˈreʝes]; born 31 January 1983), known simply as Acorán, is a Spanish footballer who plays for Cypriot club AEK Larnaca FC as an attacking midfielder.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Barrera and the second or maternal family name is Reyes.

Acorán
Personal information
Full name Acorán Barrera Reyes
Date of birth (1983-01-31) 31 January 1983
Place of birth Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 AEK Larnaca
Number 8
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2002 Tenerife B
2001–2005 Tenerife 9 (0)
2002–2003 → Burgos (loan) 27 (0)
2003–2004 → Corralejo (loan) 29 (6)
2004–2005 → Universidad LP (loan) 34 (4)
2005–2006 Celta B 27 (3)
2006–2007 Melilla 29 (2)
2007–2008 San Isidro 14 (5)
2008–2009 Melilla 52 (7)
2009–2011 Puertollano 56 (11)
2011–2016 Ponferradina 213 (36)
2016– AEK Larnaca 113 (28)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 January 2020

He appeared in 176 Segunda División matches over five seasons, scoring 28 goals for Ponferradina. He also spent several years in the Cypriot First Division, with AEK Larnaca.

Club career

Born in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Acorán made his professional debut with hometown's CD Tenerife, first appearing in La Liga on 9 September 2001 in a 0–3 away loss against RC Celta de Vigo (eight minutes played).[1] After the team's relegation, he resumed his career in the third and fourth divisions, three of those seasons still as a Tenerife player.[2][3]

In the last days of the 2011 January transfer window, Acorán signed for SD Ponferradina of the second level, from CD Puertollano.[4] He started in 19 of his 20 appearances during the campaign, but could not help prevent the Castile and León club's relegation.

On 20 December 2011, Acorán scored against Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey, albeit in a 1–5 loss at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium (1–7 on aggregate).[5] After winning promotion to division two in 2012, he never played in less than 36 league games in the following four seasons, always in that tier.[6][7]

Acorán moved abroad for the first time at the age of 33, signing with Cypriot First Division club AEK Larnaca FC.[8] On 16 May 2018, he scored the winning goal in the domestic cup final, sealing a 2–1 victory over Apollon Limassol and enabling them to collect their first silverware since lifting the same trophy in 2004.[9]

References
  1. Los goles adornan a un Celta en obras (Goals embellish Celta under construction); El Mundo, 10 September 2001 (in Spanish)
  2. Acorán vuelve a ser Acorán (Acorán is Acorán again); La Opinión de Tenerife, 11 October 2007 (in Spanish)
  3. El 'chacal' del área, Acorán Barrera, llega hoy para firmar con la U. D. Melilla (The 'jackal' of the box, Acorán Barrera, arrives today to sign for U. D. Melilla); Diario Sur, 19 January 2008 (in Spanish)
  4. Tam Nsaliwa viaja con la 'Ponfe' y llega Acorán Barrera (Tam Nsaliwa travels with 'Ponfe' and Acorán Barrera arrives); LeoNoticias, 28 January 2011 (in Spanish)
  5. El Madrid ficha hacia octavos (Madrid sign last-16); Marca, 20 December 2011 (in Spanish)
  6. Acorán pone la imaginación de la sorprendente Ponferradina (Acorán is the imagination of surprising Ponferradina); Marca, 24 September 2013 (in Spanish)
  7. Acorán renueva por tres años con la Ponferradina: “Me siento en casa” (Acorán renews with Ponferradina for three years: “I feel at home”); Info Bierzo, 10 June 2015 (in Spanish)
  8. El ‘Spanish AEK Larnaca’ insiste con su fórmula en Chipre (Spanish AEK Larnaca insist on formula in Cyprus); Diario AS, 22 August 2016 (in Spanish)
  9. "AEK take Cypriot Cup as Apollon fall short again". Agona Sport. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
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