Germán Herrera

Germán Herrera

Personal information
Full name	Germán Gustavo Herrera
Date of birth	July 19, 1983 (1983-07-19)
Place of birth	Santa Fe, Argentina
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Botafogo
Number	17
Youth career
2001–2002	Rosario Central
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2002–2004	Rosario Central	28	(5)
2004–2007	San Lorenzo	42	(7)
2006–2007	→ Grêmio (loan)	24	(9)
2007	Real Sociedad	12	(1)
2007	San Lorenzo	2	(0)
2007–2008	Gimnasia La Plata	14	(1)
2008	→ Corinthians (loan)	26	(10)
2009–2010	Grêmio	24	(4)
2010	→ Botafogo (loan)	23	(7)
2011–	Botafogo	32	(7)
National team
2003	Argentina U-20	12	(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 5, 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

Germán Gustavo Herrera (born 19 July 1983 in Santa Fe) is an Argentine striker who plays for Botafogo.

Career

On January 21, 2007 he made his La Liga debut with Real Sociedad against Valencia CF. He since returned to San Lorenzo but only made two appearances before joining Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata. On January 8, 2010 Botafogo have signed the Argentine forward on loan from Grêmio for one year. In January 2011, he signed permanent deal with Botafogo.

International career

He also has 12 caps for the Argentina Under-20 team and has scored 4 goals.

Titles

• Grêmio
  • Rio Grande do Sul State League: 2006
• Corinthians
  • Brazilian Série B: 2008
• Botafogo
  • Rio de Janeiro State League: 2010

Other campaigns

• Argentina national football team
  • FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2003 4th place

• Corinthians
  • Brazilian Cup: 2008 runner-up

External links

• (Spanish) Argentine Primera statistics
• zerozerofootball.com