José Herrera (Uruguayan footballer)

José Herrera

Personal information
Full name	José Oscar Herrera Corominas
Date of birth	(1965-06-17) June 17, 1965
Place of birth	Tala, Uruguay
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1984–1989	Peñarol	97	(12)
1989–1990	Figueres	23	(5)
1990–1995	Cagliari	148	(13)
1995–1996	Atalanta	41	(2)
1997	Cruz Azul	12	(1)
1997–1998	Newell's Old Boys	11	(0)
1998	Peñarol	11	(1)
1999	Racing Montevideo	27	(8)
2000	Montevideo Wanderers	31	(2)
2001	Peñarol	5	(1)
2001	Shandong Luneng	?	(?)
2001	Persib	8	(0)
2002	Montevideo Wanderers
2003	Peñarol
International career
1988–1997	Uruguay	56	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 2008

José Oscar Herrera Corominas (born June 17, 1965 in Tala) is a former Uruguayan international footballer who played 56 times for the Uruguay national team. He was part of the squad that won the Copa América 1995.

Herrera started his playing career with Peñarol where he was part of two championship winning squads in (1985 & 1986) and a winner of the Copa Libertadores in 1987.

In 1989 he joined Figueres of Spain, and in 1990 he joined Cagliari in Italy where he played over 100 games for the club.

In 1995 he joined Atalanta and in 1996 he moved to Mexico to play for Cruz Azul. In 1997 he played for Newell's Old Boys of Argentina.

Herrera returned to Uruguay later in his career where he played for Peñarol, Racing Club de Montevideo and Montevideo Wanderers.

Titles

Season	Team	Title
1985	Peñarol	Uruguayan Primera
1986	Peñarol	Uruguayan Primera
1987	Peñarol	Copa Libertadores
1995	Uruguay	Copa América

External links

• José Herrera at National-Football-Teams.com
• Template:Es icon profile at Tenfield