Eduardo Herrera Bueno
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Eduardo Herrera Bueno was born in Gijón
, Asturias
on the 5th of July 1914 and he died in Oviedo on the 15th of August 1991.
Herrerita was a Spanish football international who rose to fame initially as one of the "Delanteras Electricas", the electric forwards playing for Real Oviedo
in the years preceding the Spanish Civil War
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He began his career at Sporting Gijon but in 1933 aged 19 he moved to Real Oviedo for the then record fee of 30.000 pesetas, a fee matched only by Real Madrid in signing Spanish international goalkeeper Zamora.
In the period before the Civil war Herrerita alongside Isidro Lángara
, Emilin, Casuco, and Gallart formed a forward line that revolutionised Spanish football, with quick passing and movement. Herrerita scored 117 goals in 213 matches in this time at Oviedo and 2 goals for Spain in 6 internationals.
The Spanish league was suspended during the Civil War and when the league resumed Oviedo (who had finished 3rd in the last season before war) were relegated, Herrerita and fellow forward Emilin moved to the then lesser side of Barcelona.
Herrerita stayed at Barcelona for the majority of his career (1939–50) and helped establish the side as a major force in the post-war years.
He ended his career at hometown club Sporting Gijon.
He is 32nd in the all-time Spanish league goalscorers list.
Gijón
Gijón , officially Gijón / Xixón, is a coastal industrial city and a municipality in the autonomous community of Asturias in Spain. Early mediaeval texts mention it as "Gigia". It was an important regional Roman city, although the area has been settled since earliest history...
, Asturias
Asturias
The Principality of Asturias is an autonomous community of the Kingdom of Spain, coextensive with the former Kingdom of Asturias in the Middle Ages...
on the 5th of July 1914 and he died in Oviedo on the 15th of August 1991.
Herrerita was a Spanish football international who rose to fame initially as one of the "Delanteras Electricas", the electric forwards playing for Real Oviedo
Real Oviedo
Real Oviedo is a Spanish football club based in Oviedo, in the autonomous community of Asturias. Founded on 26 March 1926, it currently plays in Segunda División B - Group 2....
in the years preceding the Spanish Civil War
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil WarAlso known as The Crusade among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War among Carlists, and The Rebellion or Uprising among Republicans. was a major conflict fought in Spain from 17 July 1936 to 1 April 1939...
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He began his career at Sporting Gijon but in 1933 aged 19 he moved to Real Oviedo for the then record fee of 30.000 pesetas, a fee matched only by Real Madrid in signing Spanish international goalkeeper Zamora.
In the period before the Civil war Herrerita alongside Isidro Lángara
Isidro Lángara
Isidro Lángara Galarraga was a Spanish football striker. He played 12 times for Spain, scoring 17 goals.- Biography :...
, Emilin, Casuco, and Gallart formed a forward line that revolutionised Spanish football, with quick passing and movement. Herrerita scored 117 goals in 213 matches in this time at Oviedo and 2 goals for Spain in 6 internationals.
The Spanish league was suspended during the Civil War and when the league resumed Oviedo (who had finished 3rd in the last season before war) were relegated, Herrerita and fellow forward Emilin moved to the then lesser side of Barcelona.
Herrerita stayed at Barcelona for the majority of his career (1939–50) and helped establish the side as a major force in the post-war years.
He ended his career at hometown club Sporting Gijon.
He is 32nd in the all-time Spanish league goalscorers list.