 During eight seasons he appeared sporadically for the Basque club (17 La Liga matches maximum, in 2005–06), and served loans at SD Eibar, Polideportivo Ejido and France's Toulouse FC.For the 2006–07 campaign, Barkero joined Albacete Balompié in the second division, where he remained for two seasons as an undisputed starter.He scored 11 goals in his second year.