Antonio Barijho

Antonio Daniel Barijho (born 18 March 1977 in Buenos Aires) is a former Argentine football striker.[1]

Antonio Barijho
Personal information
Full name Antonio Daniel Barijho
Date of birth (1977-03-18) March 18, 1977
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Deportivo Merlo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1998 Huracán 65 (12)
1998–2002 Boca Juniors 60 (22)
2002–2003 Grasshopper Club Zürich 22 (12)
2003–2004 Boca Juniors 4 (1)
2004 FC Saturn Moscow Oblast 6 (1)
2005 Banfield 5 (1)
2005 Barcelona SC 12 (3)
2006 Banfield 9 (2)
2006 Independiente 2 (0)
2007–2008 Huracán 27 (4)
2009–2010 Deportivo Merlo 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Barijho started his career with Huracán in 1992, he left the club in 1998 and returned in 2007.[2]

The most successful part of his career was his first spell with Boca Juniors between 1998 and 2002 where he won six major titles, including two Copa Libertadores and three Primera División Argentina titles.

In 2002, he moved to Switzerland to play for Grasshopper Club Zürich in Switzerland where he was part of the 2002-2003 Swiss Super League winning squad. At the end of the season he returned to Boca and won one further league title. he played a total of 102 games for Boca in all competitions scoring 45 goals.[3]

Nicknamed "Chipi", Barijho has also played football for Banfield and Independiente in Argentina, FC Saturn Moscow Oblast in Russia and Barcelona SC in Ecuador.

After one year of retirement, Barijho accepted a deal to play with recently promoted Deportivo Merlo at the Primera B Nacional.[4]

National titles
Season Club Title
Apertura 1998Boca JuniorsPrimera División Argentina
Clausura 1999Boca JuniorsPrimera División Argentina
Apertura 2000Boca JuniorsPrimera División Argentina
2002–2003Grasshopper Club ZürichSwiss Super League
Apertura 2003Boca JuniorsPrimera División Argentina

International titles
Season Club Title
2000Boca JuniorsCopa Libertadores
2000Boca JuniorsCopa Intercontinental
2001Boca JuniorsCopa Libertadores
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References
  1. Barijho: “Fue una equivocación pero no hay que dramatizar tanto” elgrafico.com.ar
  2. Clarín news item
  3. "Barijho, Antonio Daniel". Historiadeboca.com.ar. Retrieved 1 November 2010.
  4. InfoBAE news item


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