Marcelo Herrera (footballer, born 1966)

Marcelo Herrera
Personal information
Full name	Marcelo Hugo Herrera
Date of birth	October 5, 1966 (age 58)
Place of birth	San Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Gimnasia Jujuy (Manager)
Youth career
	Gimnasia y Tiro
Senior career*
Years	Team
1992–1994	Gimnasia y Tiro
1994–1997	Vélez Sársfield
1997	Gimnasia de Jujuy
1998	Miami Fusion
1998	Belgrano
1999	Platense
1999–2001	Gimnasia de Jujuy
Total
Managerial career
2007–2008	Vélez Sarsfield (assistant)
2008–2009	Alajuelense
2010	Real Potosi
2010	Pérez Zeledón
2012–2014	Boca Juniors (assistant)
2014–2015	Costa Rica U-20
2015	Costa Rica U-17
2016–2017	Costa Rica U-20
2018	Costa Rica U-23
2019–	Gimnasia Jujuy
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marcelo Hugo Herrera (born October 5, 1966, in San Salvador de Jujuy), nicknamed Popeye, 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. He is currently the manager of Gimnasia Jujuy.

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] In 2013, Herrera works as an assistant manager for Carlos Bianchi in Boca Juniors.

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. Retrieved 2010-01-02.

External links

Marcelo Herrera – Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI (in Spanish) at the Wayback Machine (archived 4 June 2012)
Marcelo Herrera at BDFA (in Spanish)
Marcelo Herrera at Soccerway

[1] "Quiero ser reconocido como Bauza o Martino" (in Spanish). Olé. 2008-11-22. Retrieved 2010-01-02.

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