From 1931 to 1936 Barcos played for
Baracaldo F.C. In the summer of 1936, just as he was about to sign for
Athletic Bilbao, the
Spanish Civil War began Barcos was a member of this team which toured Europe and the Americas. While on that tour he was once chosen to play an entire match as
goalkeeper because the team goalkeeper was injured and they had no
substitute. The match was against the
Mexico national team and ended with a 6-2 victory to the Basques. During the 1938/39 season he played for
Club Deportivo Euzkadi in the
Primera Fuerza league in Mexico. In 1939 Barcos joined
Club España from where he soon retired from football due to injuries. After leaving football he worked for the tyre company Goodrich-Euzkadi. He also dedicated much of his time to training young footballers. ==References==