Lauri Baldomero Hermoso Herrera (born 15 March 1975), commonly known as Mere, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central defender, and is a manager.

Mere
Personal information
Full name Baldomero Hermoso Herrera
Date of birth (1975-03-15) 15 March 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth El Puerto de Santa María, Spain
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
Cádiz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1994 Cádiz B
1994–1998 Cádiz 18 (1)
1998–1999 Algeciras 28 (2)
1999–2001 Motril 48 (0)
2001 Granada 0 (0)
2001–2002 Mensajero 19 (1)
2002–2004 Jerez Industrial
2004–2005 Portuense
Managerial career
2006–2008 Portuense (assistant)
2011–2012 Puerto Real
2012–2013 Portuense
2013–2014 Conil
2014–2016 Algeciras
2016–2018 Cádiz B
2018–2020 Fuenlabrada
2020 Alcorcón
2021–2022 Logroñés
2022–2023 Fuenlabrada
2023–2024 Linense
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career edit

Born in El Puerto de Santa María, Cádiz, Andalusia, Mere made his first team debut with Cádiz CF at the age of just 19. In 1998, after being sparingly used, he moved to fellow Segunda División B side Algeciras CF, suffering relegation at the end of the campaign.

Mere resumed his career in his native region, representing Motril CF, Granada CF, CD Mensajero, Jerez Industrial CF and Racing Club Portuense. He retired with the latter in 2005, aged 30.

Managerial career edit

Shortly after retiring Mere started working as a coach, being José Luis Burgueña's assistant at last club Portuense. In December 2011, he was appointed manager of Puerto Real CF in Primera Andaluza,[1] and took the club to a second place finish.

Mere returned to Portuense on 3 June 2012, being named manager of the main squad in Tercera División.[2] Subsequently, he was also in charge of Conil CF before being appointed at another club he represented as a player, Algeciras, on 25 June 2014.[3]

Mere achieved promotion to the third division in 2015, but was sacked on 28 March of the following year.[4] On 1 August 2016 he returned to Cádiz, being named manager of the reserves in the fifth tier.[5]

On 27 June 2018, after achieving two consecutive promotions, Mere announced his departure from Cádiz,[6] and was appointed manager of CF Fuenlabrada on 23 July.[7] With the latter, he achieved a first-ever promotion to Segunda División after defeating Recreativo de Huelva in the play-offs,[8] then sealed the league championship with a win over Racing de Santander.[9]

Mere's first professional match occurred on 17 August 2019, with his side achieving a 2–0 win over Elche CF at the Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero.[10] Despite staying in the play-off zone in the first months of the season, he was dismissed on 10 March of the following year, after 13 winless matches.[11]

Remaining in the Community of Madrid and the second division, Mere was hired at AD Alcorcón for the 2020–21 season,[12] but was sacked on 9 November 2020 after eight consecutive losses.[13] The following 24 June, he took over UD Logroñés, freshly relegated to Primera División RFEF.[14]

Sacked by Logroñés on 3 April 2022,[15] Mere returned to Fuenla on 2 June, with the club now also in the third division.[16]

Managerial statistics edit

As of match played 3 March 2024
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Puerto Real   6 December 2011 3 June 2012 21 12 4 5 36 23 +13 057.14
Portuense   3 June 2012 22 May 2013 38 11 16 11 36 35 +1 028.95 [17]
Conil   12 November 2013 25 June 2014 25 12 5 8 31 21 +10 048.00 [18]
Algeciras   25 June 2014 28 March 2016 81 44 16 21 106 69 +37 054.32 [19]
Cádiz B   1 August 2016 27 June 2018 82 47 25 10 140 53 +87 057.32 [20]
Fuenlabrada   23 July 2018 10 March 2020 77 32 28 17 91 59 +32 041.56 [21]
Alcorcón   26 July 2020 9 November 2020 10 1 1 8 3 14 −11 010.00 [22]
UD Logroñés   24 June 2021 3 April 2022 31 14 8 9 31 28 +3 045.16 [23]
Fuenlabrada   2 June 2022 15 February 2023 24 6 5 13 17 34 −17 025.00 [24]
Linense   5 July 2023 6 March 2024 25 9 8 8 25 24 +1 036.00 [25]
Total 414 188 116 110 516 360 +156 045.41

Honours edit

Fuenlabrada

References edit

  1. ^ "Victoria del Puerto Real ante su nuevo técnico" [Victory of Puerto Real in front of their new manager] (in Spanish). Puerto Real Web. 6 December 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Baldomero Hermoso Herrera, 'Mere', nuevo entrenador del Racing Portuense" [Baldomero Hermoso Herrera, 'Mere', new manager of Racing Portuense] (in Spanish). Ideal. 3 June 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  3. ^ "OFICIAL: Algeciras, Mere nuevo entrenador" [OFFICIAL: Algeciras, Mere new manager] (in Spanish). Todo Mercado Web. 25 June 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  4. ^ "La Gestora destituye a Mere como técnico del Algeciras CF" [The Board sack Mere as manager of Algeciras] (in Spanish). Hora Sur. 28 March 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Mere, nuevo entrenador del Cádiz B" [Mere, new manager of Cádiz B] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Mere deja el Cádiz B" [Mere leaves Cádiz B] (in Spanish). Diário de Cádiz. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  7. ^ "'Mere', nuevo entrenador del CF Fuenlabrada" ['Mere', new manager of CF Fuenlabrada] (in Spanish). CF Fuenlabrada. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  8. ^ "El Fuenlabrada reina en Huelva y asciende a Segunda por primera vez en su historia" [Fuenlabrada reign in Huelva and is promoted to Segunda for the first time in its history] (in Spanish). Marca. 2 June 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  9. ^ a b "El Fuenlabrada empata ante el Racing de Santander y se proclama campeón de Segunda B" [Fuenlabrada draw with Racing de Santander and become champions of Segunda B] (in Spanish). Libertad Digital. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  10. ^ "El Fuenla asalta el Martínez Valero en su histórico debut" [Fuenla take Martínez Valero in their historical debut] (in Spanish). Marca. 17 August 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  11. ^ "Comunicado oficial: El CF Fuenlabrada y Mere se desvinculan" [Official announcement: CF Fuenlabrada and Mere cut ties] (in Spanish). CF Fuenlabrada. 10 March 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  12. ^ Jiménez, Álex (26 July 2020). "Mere Hermoso es el nuevo entrenador del Alcorcón" [Mere Hermoso is the new manager of Alcorcón]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  13. ^ "Comunicado oficial" [Official announcement] (in Spanish). AD Alcorcón. 9 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  14. ^ "Mere Hermoso, nuevo entrenador de la UD Logroñés" [Mere Hermoso, new manager of UD Logroñés] (in Spanish). UD Logroñés. 24 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  15. ^ "Mere Hermoso no continuará al frente de la UD Logroñés" [Mere Hermoso will not continue ahead of UD Logroñés] (in Spanish). UD Logroñés. 3 April 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  16. ^ "Mere vuelve al Fuenla" [Mere returns to Fuenla] (in Spanish). CF Fuenlabrada. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  17. ^ "2012–13 Racing Club Portuense Results" (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  18. ^ "2013–14 Conil CF Results" (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  19. ^ "2014–15 Algeciras CF Results" (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
    "Mere: Baldomero Hermoso Herrera: Matches 2015–16". BDFutbol. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  20. ^ "2016–17 Cádiz B Results" (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
    "2017–18 Cádiz B Results" (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  21. ^ "Mere: Baldomero Hermoso Herrera: Matches 2018–19". BDFutbol. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
    "Mere: Baldomero Hermoso Herrera: Matches 2019–20". BDFutbol. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  22. ^ "Mere: Baldomero Hermoso Herrera: Matches 2020–21". BDFutbol. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  23. ^ "Mere: Baldomero Hermoso Herrera: Matches 2021–22". BDFutbol. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  24. ^ "Mere: Baldomero Hermoso Herrera: Matches 2022–23". BDFutbol. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  25. ^ "Mere: Baldomero Hermoso Herrera: Matches 2023–24". BDFutbol. Retrieved 28 October 2023.

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