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.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Team 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) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 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 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career edit
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 edit
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 edit
Vélez Sársfield
References edit
- ^ "Quiero ser reconocido como Bauza o Martino" (in Spanish). Olé. 2008-11-22. Retrieved 2010-01-02.
External links edit
- Marcelo Herrera – Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI (in Spanish) at the Wayback Machine (archived 4 June 2012)
- Marcelo Herrera at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Marcelo Herrera at Soccerway
- Marcelo Herrera at FootballDatabase.eu