Biography
The midfielder Vilmar Barrios is among the ten most expensive legionnaires of Russian football. Colombian moved to the St. Petersburg "Zenit" in early 2019 and managed to consolidate in the prestigious list of the 33 best players of the Russian Championship. In the national team of Columbia, the athlete still remains one of the key players.Childhood and youth
In Cartagena, where a football player was born in 1993, more than a million inhabitants live. The city is part of the five largest settlements of Colombia and is washed by the Caribbean Sea. A hot port with hundreds of beaches still remains the favorite place of Willmar, which every holiday is trying to spend in the circle of relatives.
The boy began playing football in the courtyard and even strolled school to spend more time on the field. Once a talented child was noticed and led to a sports school, but he escaped from there, because it became boring. The courtyard was more dynamic and more interesting, even without a fighting did not happen, and the football player recalls this school life with gratitude. She formed a future aggressive style, because of which the footballer received a nickname octopus.
Willmar did not think that the sport could become a profession, but the father insisted that he returned to a football school. The man understood that the games from morning to night in a disadvantaged area sooner or later could lead the Son on the wrong path.
Personal life
The personal life of the athlete develops successfully: he moved not alone to Russia, but with his beloved woman Hamilly Vagashas. In May 2018, a girlfriend gave birth to a football player of Antonella's daughter. Willmar willingly publishes photos of both in the "Instagram", calling them the main blessing in his life. The babes already have a tiny form with a dad number on the back, in which she comes to his matches.Frames with a football field occupy a significant part of the Barrios account, which profession attaches great importance. The midfielder maintains itself in the form - with a height of 178 cm athlete weighs 74 kg.
Football
The professional biography of Willmar began at the Departes Tolima Club, where he debuted at the base in 2013, becoming the owner of the Colombian Cup. From there in 2016, the guy switched to a stronger Argentina championship, where he continued to increase skill. Together with the "Boca Juniors" Barrios 2 years in a row became the champion of Argentina, playing for the team of 66 matches.
In parallel, his career was developed in the Columbia national team, where he began to be called another junior, and in 2016 he was fixed in the main composition. The guy defended the colors of his native flag at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, and at the World Cup 2018 (FIFA World Cup) played 3 matches for the country. Without marked with scored balls, Vilmar still distinguished himself with a bright game, stability and impressive statistics, which made it a prominent figure on the transfer market.
Vilmar Barrios now
On February 1, 2019, Vilmar concluded a contract with Zenit and moved to St. Petersburg, where the first serious test for Colombian became cold. Now the athlete has already adapted to the climate, but ignorance of the language considers the problem that in the near future is going to eliminate. This may be useful: under the contract Barrios will have to defend the colors of the "white-blue" 4.5 years.In the number of the most expensive football players of Colombia, Vilmar at the transition cost "Zenit" at € 15 million, and this is not counting the annual salary of € 2 million. This amount for the midfielder was ready to lay out "Everton", "Tottenham", "Chelsea" and "Roma", however, a man chose the Russian club. By the fall of 2019, the transfer price was growing up to € 18 million. The first goal for the new team Colombian scored on March 17 in the game against the Moscow "Spartak".
After holding 10 matches for the "white-blue", in May 2019, Barrios became the champion of Russia. Next season, the club stood the same ambitious task, not to mention the prospects for the Champions League, participation in which it became for Willmar to perform a dream.
Achievements
- 2014 - Winner of the Columbia Cup
- 2017 - Argentina Champion
- 2018 - Argentina Champion
- 2019 - Champion of Russia