Leonel Herrera (footballer, born 1948)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leonel Anselmo Herrera Rojas | ||
| Date of birth | 10 October 1948 | ||
| Place of birth | Tierra Amarilla, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1966 | Universidad Católica | ||
| 1967–1974 | Colo-Colo | ||
| 1975–1978 | Unión Española | 96 | (6) |
| 1979–1986 | Colo-Colo | 197 | (15) |
| 1986–1987 | O'Higgins | ||
| International career | |||
| 1971–1985 | Chile | 40 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1988 | Audax Italiano | ||
| 1988 | Deportes Valdivia | ||
| 1990-1991 | Deportes Temuco | ||
| 1992 | Deportes Arica | ||
| 1994 | Deportes Melipilla | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Leonel Anselmo Herrera Rojas (born 10 October 1948) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a centre-back for Universidad Católica, Colo Colo, Unión Española and O'Higgins and the Chile national team.[1]
Personal life
Herrera was born in Tierra Amarilla, Chile.
He is the father of the former Chilean footballer Leonel Herrera Silva and his cousin, Eladio Rojas, is a historical player of the Chile national team.[2]
Honours
Club
- Colo-Colo
- Chilean Primera División (6): 1970, 1972, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1986
- Copa Chile (1): 1974
- Copa Polla Gol (3): 1981, 1982, 1985
- Unión Española
- Chilean Primera División (1): 1977
International
- Chile[3]
- Copa del Pacífico [es] (2): 1971 [es], 1983 [es]
- Copa Juan Pinto Durán [es] (2): 1971 [es], 1979 [es]
- Copa Carlos Dittborn [es] (1): 1973 [es]
- Copa Leoncio Provoste [es] (1): 1973 [es]
References
- ^ a b "Leonel Herrera". National Football Teams. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ Fernández, Denís; Navarrete, Luis (25 August 2018). "De Leonel a Leonel" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ "Leonel Herrera". Partidos de la Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 July 2022.
External links
- Profile at Colo-Colo Profile at
- Profile at Dale Albo Profile at
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Categories:
- 1948 births
- Living people
- People from Copiapó Province
- Sportspeople from Atacama Region
- Chilean men's footballers
- Men's association football central defenders
- Chile men's international footballers
- Club Deportivo Universidad Católica footballers
- Colo-Colo footballers
- Unión Española footballers
- O'Higgins F.C. footballers
- Chilean Primera División players
- Primera B de Chile players
- 1975 Copa América players
- 1983 Copa América players
- Audax Italiano managers
- Deportes Valdivia managers
- Deportes Temuco managers
- San Marcos de Arica managers
- Deportes Melipilla managers
- Chilean football biography stubs