Chus Herrera

Jesús 'Chus' Herrera Alonso (5 February 1938 – 20 October 1962) was a Spanish footballer who played as a forward.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Herrera and the second or maternal family name is Alonso.
Chus Herrera
Personal information
Full name Jesús Herrera Alonso
Date of birth (1938-02-05)5 February 1938
Place of birth Cabueñes, Spain
Date of death 20 October 1962(1962-10-20) (aged 24)
Place of death Oviedo, Spain
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1952–1954 Ovetense
1954–1955 Oviedo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1955–1956 Vetusta
1956 → Juvencia (loan)
1956–1958 Oviedo 60 (18)
1958–1962 Real Madrid 50 (15)
1962 → Real Sociedad (loan) 6 (2)
Total 116 (35)
International career
1959 Spain U21 1 (0)
1960 Spain B 1 (0)
1960 Spain 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Born in Cabueñes, Gijón, Herrera made his professional debuts with Real Oviedo in Segunda División, playing two seasons in that level with the club. In 1958, he joined Real Madrid.

During his spell with the latter, Herrera was used mostly as a backup to the likes of Alfredo Di Stéfano, Francisco Gento, Raymond Kopa, Ferenc Puskás and Héctor Rial. In the 1959–60 edition of the European Cup, he scored three goals in five games – two against Jeunesse Esch (7–0 home win) and one against OGC Nice (2–3 away loss) – helping the team renew their supremacy in the competition.[1]

On 4 September 1960, Herrera netted the fourth goal in a 5–1 defeat of C.A. Peñarol in the Intercontinental Cup (also the aggregate score).[2] Shortly after, however, he was deemed surplus to requirements at Real Madrid and, in January 1962, was loaned to fellow La Liga side Real Sociedad until the end of the campaign, which ended in relegation for the Basques.

International career

Herrera played one game with Spain, appearing in a friendly with Italy on 13 March 1960, in Barcelona (3–1 win).[3]

Death

Shortly after arriving at Real Sociedad, Herrera retired from football. On 20 October 1962, aged only 24, he died from cancer in Oviedo.[4]

Personal life

Herrera's father, Eduardo, was also a footballer and a forward. He was a leading figure for Oviedo in the 1930s/1940s.[4]

Honours
Real Madrid

References
  1. Real Madrid CF – All the players in European Cups; at RSSSF
  2. Intercontinental Club Cup 1960; at RSSSF
  3. España, 3 – Italia, 1 (Spain, 3 – Italy, 1); Mundo Deportivo, 14 March 1960 (in Spanish)
  4. «Chus» Herrera ha muerto («Chus» Herrera is dead); ABC, 21 October 1962 (in Spanish)
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