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Marcelo Herrera 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) Playing position Midfielder (retired) 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 2008-2009 LD Alajuelense 2010 Real Potosi 2010 Municipal Perez Zeledon * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Marcelo Hugo Herrera, nicknamed Popeye, (born October 5, 1966 in San Salvador de Jujuy) 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.
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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]
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. http://www.ole.clarin.com/notas/2008/11/23/varios/01808400.html. Retrieved 2010-01-02.
External links
- (Spanish) Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI
- (Spanish) Career statistics at BDFA
Categories:- 1966 births
- Living people
- People from Jujuy Province
- Argentine footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Vélez Sársfield footballers
- Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy footballers
- Belgrano de Córdoba footballers
- Club Atlético Platense footballers
- Miami Fusion players
- Primera División Argentina players
- Argentine expatriate footballers
- Argentine football managers
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Argentine football midfielder stubs
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