Miguel Herrera
Encyclopedia
Miguel Ernesto Herrera Aguirre (born February 18, 1968) is a retired football defender
and the head coach of Club América
. He was born in Cuatepec, Hidalgo, México
.
in 1990. Then he moved to Atlante FC in 1991, where he would remain until 1995. He was then sold to the now defunct team Toros Neza
. The club would reach its first final in the "Verano '97" season, ultimately losing to Chivas
with a total score of 7-2. In 1999, Herrera returned to Atlante for one more year before he would retire and pursue being a coach. He now has a prime time showtime position with the a coaching job that has skeptics on the lookout.
after the resignation of Antonio Mohamed
. There, he was in charge of preventing Veracruz from being relegated to the Primera División A, in which inevitably Veracruz was relegated. He continued to be the coach for Veracruz anyway until he was recently hired to coach Tecos UAG half-way in the Apertura 2008 to replace Jose Luis Trejo
.
On November 16, 2011, Herrera was named the head coach at Club América
. He will be the club's fourth manager in its 2011 season.
Defender (association football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
and the head coach of Club América
Club América
Club América is a Mexican Professional football club based in Mexico City. It competes in the Primera División, the top professional league in the country. The team's nickname is Las Águilas ....
. He was born in Cuatepec, Hidalgo, México
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
.
Club career
As a player, Herrera made his first debut with Querétaro FCQuerétaro FC
Querétaro Fútbol Club, is a Mexican professional football club based in the city of Querétaro, Mexico. Queretaro plays in the Primera División of Mexican football league system, after being promoted at the end of the 2008-2009 season from the Primera División A...
in 1990. Then he moved to Atlante FC in 1991, where he would remain until 1995. He was then sold to the now defunct team Toros Neza
Toros Neza
Neza FC, also known as Toros Neza is a Mexican football team that plays in the city of Nezahualcóyotl. The club returned for the 2011 Clausura Liga de Ascenso tournament, taking the place of Atlante UTN who had been purchased by Monarcas Morelia...
. The club would reach its first final in the "Verano '97" season, ultimately losing to Chivas
Chivas
"Chivas" may refer to:*Chivas Regal, a blended Scotch whisky produced by Chivas Brothers*Club Deportivo Guadalajara, a Mexican association football club based in Guadalajara, Jalisco...
with a total score of 7-2. In 1999, Herrera returned to Atlante for one more year before he would retire and pursue being a coach. He now has a prime time showtime position with the a coaching job that has skeptics on the lookout.
Coaching career
In 2002, only two years after retiring, Herrera came back to coach his old team Atlante. He coached for two years, but resigned after failing to take Atlante to a final. Starting the next season in the Apertura 2004 season, Herrera once again came back, but to coach CF Monterrey. He ironically ended up facing his ex-team Atlante in the semifinals, in where he defeated them in a global score of 7-3. He ultimately failed to make Monterrey champions where they lost to Pumas UNAM in the final with a global score of 3-1. He succeeded in taking Monterrey to another final in the Apertura 2005 season, where he failed once more to Toluca with a global score of 6-3. Herrera would continue to be Monterrey's coach until the Apertura 2007 season where his contract was terminated due to the continuous poor performances the team had made. In the Clausura 2008 season, Herrera was hired as coach for CD VeracruzCD Veracruz
Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz, known as Veracruz, is a Mexican professional football club. Veracruz plays in the Liga de Ascenso de México. Their nickname "Tiburones Rojos" means red sharks. The club was founded in 1943 after two clubs from the city state of Veracruz, Iberia de Córdoba and Veracruz...
after the resignation of Antonio Mohamed
Antonio Mohamed
Antonio 'El Turco' Mohamed is a retired Argentine football striker, and soccer manager. He is given the nickname 'El Turco' due to his Syrian and Lebanese ethnicity. In Argentina the Arabs are usually mistakenly called Turks since they came to Argentina with Ottoman documents in the 1900s...
. There, he was in charge of preventing Veracruz from being relegated to the Primera División A, in which inevitably Veracruz was relegated. He continued to be the coach for Veracruz anyway until he was recently hired to coach Tecos UAG half-way in the Apertura 2008 to replace Jose Luis Trejo
José Luis Trejo
José Luis Trejo Montoya, is a Mexican football coach. He was fired from UAG Tecos in 2008. He is currently employed with the Mexican first division club Puebla F.C....
.
On November 16, 2011, Herrera was named the head coach at Club América
Club América
Club América is a Mexican Professional football club based in Mexico City. It competes in the Primera División, the top professional league in the country. The team's nickname is Las Águilas ....
. He will be the club's fourth manager in its 2011 season.
External links
- Miguel Herrera as a coach at Medio Tiempo.com
- Miguel Herrera as player at Medio Tiempo.com