[2] Barientos is a product of O'Higgins youth system, playing after for Colchagua and Chiprodal de Graneros,[3] with whom he won the Campeonato Regional Zona Central.
[1] In Guatemala, he played for Izabal JC [es][5] and Xelajú MC, with whom he won the league title in 1980 with his compatriot Javier Mascaró as coach.
[2] Barrientos has developed an extensive career as coach of youth players, men and women, in the United States,[3] also winning many titles in New York.
[1] He is the uncle of the former professional footballer and current coach Henry Barrientos,[7] whom he suggested to move towards Central America at the end of 1989.
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