Manu Herrera

Manuel Herrera Yagüe (born 29 September 1981) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for CF Intercity.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Herrera and the second or maternal family name is Yagüe.
Manu Herrera
Herrera in 2012
Personal information
Full name Manuel Herrera Yagüe
Date of birth (1981-09-29) 29 September 1981
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Intercity
Youth career
1995–2000 Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2001 Real Madrid C 18 (0)
2001–2002 Real Madrid B 0 (0)
2002–2003 Casetas
2003–2004 Palamós 31 (0)
2004–2007 Levante B 81 (0)
2007–2010 Levante 24 (0)
2007–2008 → Eibar (loan) 4 (0)
2010–2012 Alcorcón 80 (0)
2012–2015 Elche 76 (0)
2015–2016 Zaragoza 23 (0)
2016–2017 Betis 0 (0)
2017–2018 Osasuna 4 (0)
2019–2020 Atlético Baleares 22 (0)
2020– Intercity 87 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:32, 8 September 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Madrid, Herrera joined Real Madrid's youth setup in 1995, aged 13, and made his senior debut with the C team in 2000–01, in Tercera División. He was promoted to the reserves in the Segunda División B the following year, but failed to make an appearance during the season.[1]

After a brief period with amateurs UD Casetas, Herrera joined Palamós CF in the third division. In June 2004 he moved to Atlético Levante UD in the same league, and served as third choice for the main squad in 2006–07 behind José Francisco Molina and Pablo Cavallero.[2]

On 8 August 2007, Herrera was loaned to Segunda División club SD Eibar.[3] His first game as a professional occurred on 10 October, in a 2–1 away loss against Elche CF in the third round of the Copa del Rey.[4] His maiden appearance in the league came late in the same month, a 2–2 home draw with UD Salamanca.[5]

In summer 2008, Herrera returned to the Valencian side, now in division two. Initially a backup to Manolo Reina, he enjoyed a run in the starting XI from November 2009 until March of the following year, and also achieved promotion.[6][7]

Herrera joined AD Alcorcón also of the second tier on 23 July 2010.[8] After two years as a starter (playing all league matches in the second),[1] he moved to Elche in June 2012.[9]

Herrera won the Ricardo Zamora Trophy in his debut season with the Franjiverdes,[10] who won the league and returned to La Liga after 24 years. On 19 August 2013, one month shy of his 32nd birthday, he made his debut in the competition, starting in the 3–0 away defeat to Rayo Vallecano.[11]

On 13 July 2015, Herrera signed a two-year deal with Real Zaragoza after his contract with Elche expired.[12] On 1 August of the following year he cut ties with the former team,[13] and joined Real Betis the following day.[14]

On 3 August 2017, Herrera agreed to a one-year contract at CA Osasuna.[15] In January 2019, after six competitive appearances at the El Sadar Stadium, the free agent returned to the lower leagues with CD Atlético Baleares.[16]

Honours

Elche

Individual

References
  1. ¿Qué fue de Manu Herrera? (What happened to Manu Herrera?); Vavel, 9 March 2019 (in Spanish)
  2. El Eibar refuerza su portería con Manu Herrera, del Levante B (Eibar bolster goal with Manu Herrera, from Levante B); El Correo, 9 August 2007 (in Spanish)
  3. Manu Herrera jugará en el Eibar la próxima temporada (Manu Herrera will play in Eibar next season); Marca, 8 August 2007 (in Spanish)
  4. El Elche elimina al Eibar en la prórroga (Elche oust Eibar in extra time); Marca, 10 October 2007 (in Spanish)
  5. Eibar y Salamanca se reparten los puntos en un duelo con alternativas (Eibar and Salamanca share points in duel of alternatives); Marca, 28 October 2007 (in Spanish)
  6. Manu Herrera vuelve a estar disponible para Luis García (Manu Herrera again available for Luis García); Super Deporte, 21 April 2010 (in Spanish)
  7. Reencuentros en Orriols (They meet again at Orriols); Vavel, 13 December 2013 (in Spanish)
  8. El Alcorcón ficha a Manu Herrera para suplir la baja de Juanma (Alcorcón sign Manu Herrera to make up for loss of Juanma); Marca, 23 July 2010 (in Spanish)
  9. Manu Herrera blinda la portería del Elche (Manu Herrera shields Elche goal); Diario AS, 29 June 2012 (in Spanish)
  10. Manu Herrera Vs Dani Mallo; Duelo de Zamoras (Manu Herrera Vs Dani Mallo; Duel of Zamoras); Vamos Elche, 26 April 2013 (in Spanish)
  11. Rayo up and running Archived 28 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine; ESPN FC, 19 August 2013
  12. Manu Herrera defenderá la portería del Real Zaragoza (Manu Herrera will defend Real Zaragoza's goal); Real Zaragoza, 13 July 2015 (in Spanish)
  13. Rescisión del contrato entre el Real Zaragoza y el futbolista Manu Herrera (Contract termination between Real Zaragoza and footballer Manu Herrera); Real Zaragoza, 1 August 2016 (in Spanish)
  14. Manu Herrera, nuevo portero del Real Betis (Manu Herrera, new goalkeeper of Real Betis); Real Betis, 2 August 2016 (in Spanish)
  15. Manu Herrera, nuevo portero de Osasuna (Manu Herrera, new goalkeeper of Osasuna); CA Osasuna, 3 August 2017 (in Spanish)
  16. Manu Herrera, nuevo portero del Atlético Baleares (Manu Herrera, new Atlético Baleares goalkeeper); Última Hora, 18 January 2019 (in Spanish)
  17. El Elche, campeón de Segunda (Elche, Segunda champions); Marca, 26 May 2013 (in Spanish)
  18. Fran Escribá y Manu Herrera, premiados por "MARCA" (Fran Escribá and Manu Herrera, awarded by "MARCA"); Elche CF, 2 December 2013 (in Spanish)
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