Fernando Herrera Espinoza (born July 4, 1985) is a Mexican

Mexican people

Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....

 football midfielder

Midfielder

A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

. He currently plays for Atlante F.C.

Atlante F.C.

Club de Fútbol Atlante, is a Mexican professional football club, currently playing in the Mexican First Division League. The club is based in Cancún, Mexico as of the start of the 2007-08 season, when they relocated from Mexico City, and plays its home games in Estadio Andrés Quintana Roo.-Domestic...

 in the Primera División de México

Primera División de México

The Primera División Profesional , known simply as the Primera División, is the top level of the Mexican football league system and is administered by the Mexican Football Federation. It was established in 1943 and as of 2011 has 18 clubs. Up to June 2011, it was divided into three groups competing...

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Career

Herrera broke into the Atlante first team on October 13, 2007 in a 2-1 loss to CF Pachuca. He had been promoted to the first squad by manager José Guadalupe Cruz

José Guadalupe Cruz (manager)

José Guadalupe Cruz is the manager of Jaguares de Chiapas He coached Atlante during the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates....

, who noticed his playing ability at Atlante's filial team, Pegaso Real de Colima.

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