Marcelo Herrera (footballer, born 1966)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Marcelo Hugo Herrera | ||
Date of birth | October 5, 1966 | ||
Place of birth | San Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Gimnasia Jujuy (Manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
Gimnasia y Tiro | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1992–1994 | Gimnasia y Tiro | 77 | (11) |
1994–1997 | Vélez Sársfield | 85 | (15) |
1997 | Gimnasia de Jujuy | 16 | (4) |
1998 | Miami Fusion | 17 | (5) |
1998 | Belgrano | 18 | (1) |
1999 | Platense | 6 | (1) |
1999–2001 | Gimnasia de Jujuy | 51 | (3) |
Total | 270 | (40) | |
Teams managed | |||
2007–2008 | Vélez Sarsfield (assistant) | ||
2008–2009 | Alajuelense | ||
2010 | Real Potosi | ||
2010 | Pérez Zeledón | ||
2012–2014 | Boca Juniors (assistant) | ||
2014–2015 | Costa Rica U-20 | ||
2015 | Costa Rica U-17 | ||
2016–2017 | Costa Rica U-20 | ||
2018 | Costa Rica U-23 | ||
2019– | Gimnasia Jujuy | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Marcelo Hugo Herrera (born October 5, 1966 in San Salvador de Jujuy), nicknamed Popeye, is a retired Argentine football midfielder. He usually played on the right wing. He was part of Vélez Sársfield successful 1990s era, winning 2 domestic and 3 international championships with the club. He is currently the manager of Gimnasia Jujuy.
Playing career[]
Herrera started playing professionally for Salta's club Gimnasia y Tiro in 1992. He was bought by Vélez Sársfield in 1994 and was part of the first team in the club's history to obtain two championships in a row, the Apertura and Clausura of the 1995-96 season. He was Vélez top-scorer on that Clausura tournament, along Patricio Camps, with 7 goals each.
His only playing experience outside Argentina was a 6-month period at MLS' Miami Fusion. He retired in 2001, playing for his hometown club Gimnasia de Jujuy.
Coaching career[]
In 2007, Herrera worked as an assistant manager for Hugo Tocalli in Vélez Sársfield. One year later, he was signed as manager of LD Alajuelense in the Costa Rican Primera División.[1] In 2013, Herrera works as an assistant manager for Carlos Bianchi in Boca Juniors.
Honours[]
Vélez Sársfield
- Primera División Argentina (2): 1995 Apertura, 1996 Clausura
- Intercontinental Cup (1): 1994
- Supercopa Sudamericana (1): 1996
- Recopa Sudamericana (1): 1997
References[]
- ^ "Quiero ser reconocido como Bauza o Martino" (in Spanish). Olé. 2008-11-22. Retrieved 2010-01-02.
External links[]
- Marcelo Herrera – Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI (in Spanish)
- Marcelo Herrera at BDFA.com.ar (in Spanish)
- Marcelo Herrera at Soccerway
- Marcelo Herrera at Footballdatabase
- 1966 births
- Living people
- People from Jujuy Province
- Argentine footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers
- Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy footballers
- Club Atlético Belgrano footballers
- Club Atlético Platense footballers
- Miami Fusion players
- Argentine Primera División players
- Argentine expatriate footballers
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Major League Soccer players
- Argentine football managers
- L.D. Alajuelense managers
- Expatriate football managers in Costa Rica