Manu Herrera
 Herrera in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Manuel Herrera Yagüe | ||
| Date of birth | 29 September 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Zaragoza | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–2000 | Real Madrid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2001 | Real Madrid C | 18 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Real Madrid B | 0 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Casetas | ||
| 2003–2004 | Palamós | 31 | (0) |
| 2004–2007 | Levante B | 81 | (0) |
| 2007–2010 | Levante | 24 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | → Eibar (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Alcorcón | 80 | (0) |
| 2012–2015 | Elche | 76 | (0) |
| 2015– | Zaragoza | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 February 2016 | |||
Template:Spanish name Manuel Herrera Yagüe (born 29 September 1981), commonly known as Manu, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Real Zaragoza as a goalkeeper.
Club career
Born in Madrid, Manu joined Real Madrid's youth setup in 1995, aged 13, and made his senior debuts with the C-team in the 2000–01 season, in Tercera División. In the following year he was promoted to the reserves in Segunda División B, but failed to make an appearance during the campaign.
After a brief period with amateurs UD Casetas, Manu joined Palamós CF in the third level. In June 2004 he moved to fellow league club Levante UD B, and served as third-choice for the main squad in 2006–07, behind José Francisco Molina and Pablo Cavallero.
On 8 August 2007 Manu was loaned to Segunda División side SD Eibar.[1] His first game as a professional occurred on 10 October, in a 1–2 away loss against Elche CF for the season's Copa del Rey;[2] his maiden appearance in the league came late in the same month, a 2–2 home draw against UD Salamanca.[3]
In the 2008 summer Manu returned to the Valencian side, now in the "silver category". Initially a backup to Manolo Reina, he enjoyed a run in the starting XI from November 2009 until March of the following year, and also achieved promotion at the end of the campaign.
On 23 July 2010 Manu joined AD Alcorcón, also in division two.[4] After two years as first-choice (playing all league matches in the second), he moved to Elche in June 2012.[5]
Manu won the Ricardo Zamora Trophy in his debut season with the Franjiverdes,[6] who won the league and returned to La Liga after 24 years. On 19 August 2013, one month shy of his 32nd birthday, he made his debut in the competition, starting in a 0–3 away loss against Rayo Vallecano.[7]
On 13 July 2015 Manu signed a two-year deal with Real Zaragoza, after his contract with Elche expired.[8]
References
- ^ Manu Herrera jugará en el Eibar la próxima temporada (Manu Herrera will play in Eibar next season); Marca, 8 August 2007 Template:Es icon
- ^ El Elche elimina al Eibar en la prórroga (Elche ousts Eibar in extra time); Marca, 10 October 2007 Template:Es icon
- ^ Eibar y Salamanca se reparten los puntos en un duelo con alternativas (Eibar and Salamanca share points in duel of alternatives); Marca, 28 October 2007 Template:Es icon
- ^ El Alcorcón ficha a Manu Herrera para suplir la baja de Juanma (Alcorcón signs Manu Herrera to make up for loss of Juanma); Marca, 23 July 2010 Template:Es icon
- ^ Manu Herrera blinda la portería del Elche (Manu Herrera shields Elche goal); Diario AS, 29 June 2012 Template:Es icon
- ^ Manu Herrera Vs Dani Mallo; Duelo de Zamoras (Manu Herrera Vs Dani Mallo; Duel of Zamoras); Vamos Elche, 26 April 2013 Template:Es icon
- ^ Rayo up and running; ESPN FC, 19 August 2013
- ^ Manu Herrera defenderá la portería del Real Zaragoza (Manu Herrera will defend Real Zaragoza's goal); Zaragoza's official website, 13 July 2015 Template:Es icon
External links
- Manu Herrera at BDFutbol
- Manu Herrera at Soccerway
- 1981 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Madrid
- Spanish footballers
- Madrilenian footballers
- Association football goalkeepers
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- Real Madrid C footballers
- Real Madrid Castilla footballers
- Palamós CF footballers
- Levante UD footballers
- SD Eibar footballers
- AD Alcorcón footballers
- Elche CF footballers
- Real Zaragoza players