Rafael Ernesto Barrientos Cruz (born May 12, 1979) is a retired Salvadoran footballer.
Nicknamed el Chele, Barrientos started his career at FAS, where he played alongside talented teenagers Gilberto Murgas and Eliseo Quintanilla.
[1] Barrientos made his debut for El Salvador in a July 2000 friendly match against Mexico and has earned a total of 12 caps, scoring no goals.
[3] His final international was the June 2001 UNCAF Cup match against Costa Rica.
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