Rubén Alfonso de la Barrera Fernández (born 18 January 1985) is a Spanish professional football manager, who is currently in charge of UD Las Palmas.
Managerial career Born in A Coruña, Galicia, de la Barrera started his managerial career with Ural CF's youth categories in 2004, having previously represented the club, Victoria CF and Orillamar SD as a player. After being in charge of Atlético Arteixo and Montañeros CF's Juvenil squads, he was named manager of Tercera División side GCE Villaralbo on 27 May 2010.
De la Barrera took Villaralbo to two consecutive play-offs during his spell at the club, but still left in June 2012. After one full season without a club, he was appointed CD Guijuelo manager on 18 July 2013.
In his debut campaign in Segunda División B, de la Barrera again reached the play-offs, being knocked out by CD Leganés. On 30 June 2014, he was appointed at the helm of fellow third-tier club Real Valladolid B.
On 1 July 2015, de la Barrera returned to Guijuelo, but only finished the season in the sixth position. On 27 May of the following year he was appointed manager of Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa, achieving promotion to Segunda División as champions in his first campaign.
De la Barrera's first professional match occurred on 18 August 2017, a 2–0 away loss against Lorca FC. On 8 June of the following year, after suffering relegation in the last round, he was named Asier Garitano's assistant at Real Sociedad.
In December 2018, de la Barrera began his first job abroad, taking over on an 18-month contract at Al Ahli SC (Doha) who were 5th in the Qatar Stars League. Shortly before completing a year in the position, he left the 7th-placed club by mutual agreement.
On 7 August 2020, de la Barrera took over Romanian Liga I side FC Viitorul Constanța, but left on 30 November by agreement with his employer. The following 12 January, he replaced Fernando Vázquez at the helm of Deportivo de La Coruña, in his country's third division.
On 2 June 2021, de la Barrera was named manager of Albacete Balompié, freshly relegated to Primera División RFEF. He led the side back to the second level at first attempt, before leaving on a mutual agreement on 15 June 2022.
On 20 September 2023, de La Barrera was named as the head coach of the El Salvador national team. Three months later, he resigned, stating in a press conference that a first division club from an "important league" had contacted him and convinced him to join them.
On 19 December 2023, de la Barrera was appointed as manager of Portuguese Primeira Liga club Vizela, signing a contract until June 2025. He could not avoid relegation to Liga Portugal 2 and was sacked on 25 November 2024, with the team 9th in the second-tier.
On 24 February 2026, after more than a year without a club, de la Barrera returned to Cultu for a second time, being named in charge of the side now in the second division and sitting in the relegation zone. After failing to avoid relegation, the club announced his departure at the end of the campaign on 28 May.
On 22 June 2026, de la Barrera was announced as manager of UD Las Palmas also in division two, signing a one-year contract.
Managerial statistics
+ Managerial record by team and tenure TeamNatFromToRecord Villaralbo27 May 201030 June 2012Guijuelo18 July 201330 June 2014 Valladolid B30 June 20141 July 2015 Guijuelo1 July 201527 May 2016 Cultural Leonesa27 May 20168 June 2018 Al Ahli14 December 201818 November 2019Viitorul Constanța7 August 202030 November 2020 Deportivo La Coruña12 January 202126 May 2021 Albacete2 June 202115 June 2022 Deportivo La Coruña16 May 202314 June 2023 El Salvador19 September 202318 December 2023 Vizela19 December 202326 November 2024Cultural Leonesa24 February 202628 May 2026 Las Palmas22 June 2026PresentTotal—
Honours Cultural Leonesa Segunda División B: 2016–17
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