Pedro Herrera (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pedro María Herrera Sancristóbal | ||
| Date of birth | 17 July 1959 | ||
| Place of birth | Bilbao, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Athletic Bilbao | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1981 | Erandio | ||
| 1981–1982 | Salamanca | 37 | (4) |
| 1982–1988 | Zaragoza | 155 | (18) |
| 1988–1989 | Celta | 19 | (3) |
| Total | 211 | (25) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Pedro María Herrera Sancristóbal (born 17 July 1959) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Football career
Herrera was born in Bilbao, Biscay. He played youth football with local Athletic Bilbao and made his senior debuts with fellow Basque team SD Erandio Club, helping the latter promote from the regional championships into Segunda División B during his three-year spell.[1]
Herrera represented UD Salamanca, Real Zaragoza and Celta de Vigo professionally, the first club in Segunda División and the last two in La Liga, where he amassed totals of 174 games and 21 goals over the course of seven seasons. He retired during the 1989 pre-season after contracting a serious knee injury whilst at the service of the Galicians, and retired from football at only 30 years of age.[2]
After retiring, Herrera worked as general manager for Celta and Zaragoza.[3][4]
Personal life
Herrera's son, Ander, is also a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.[5][6]
Honours
- Zaragoza
References
- ^ "Sociedad Deportiva Erandio Club – "La historia de un triunfador"" (in Spanish). Erandio Club. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Pedro Herrera" (in Spanish). Yo Jugué en el Celta. 7 March 2010. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
- ^ "Ander Herrera, a imagen de Iniesta" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 30 March 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "El Zaragoza prescinde del secretario técnico Pedro Herrera" (in Spanish). Terra. 28 May 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ Daniel Castresana (16 June 2011). "Ander Herrera se emancipa" (in Spanish). El País. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "El padre de Ander ya ganó una final al Barça en el Calderón" (in Spanish). Marca. 24 May 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
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External links
- Pedro Herrera at BDFutbol