Sebastián Herrera (footballer, born 1969)

Sebastián Herrera Zamora (born 24 April 1969) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a central defender.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Herrera and the second or maternal family name is Zamora.
Sebastián Herrera
Herrera coaching Rayo Cantabria
Personal information
Full name Sebastián Herrera Zamora
Date of birth (1969-04-22) 22 April 1969
Place of birth Copenhagen, Denmark
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
1977–1980 Bellvitge Norte
1980–1987 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1989 Barcelona C 56 (1)
1989–1993 Barcelona B 73 (2)
1991–1994 Barcelona 1 (0)
1991–1992 → Mallorca (loan) 18 (1)
1992–1993 → Burgos (loan) 24 (1)
1993–1994 → Lleida (loan) 27 (1)
1994–1997 Espanyol 106 (0)
1997–1999 Las Palmas 71 (1)
1999–2000 Logroñés 35 (1)
2000–2002 Farense 45 (0)
2002–2005 Gavà 36 (0)
2005–2006 Santboià
2007–2008 Gimnàstica Iberiana
Total 495 (8)
International career
1984–1985 Spain U16 4 (0)
1986 Spain U18 1 (0)
1990 Catalonia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He amassed La Liga totals of 176 games and three goals over seven seasons, representing Barcelona, Mallorca, Burgos, Lleida and Espanyol. He added 117 matches and three goals in Segunda División, in a 21-year senior career where he also competed professionally in Portugal.

Club career

Herrera was born in Copenhagen, Denmark to Spanish parents, at the time working in the country.[1] He graduated from FC Barcelona's La Masia, after joining their youth system at the age of 11.[2][3]

During the 1990–91 season, after making his senior debut with the reserves and the third team,[4] manager Johann Cruyff allowed Herrera to appear in five competitive games with the main squad.[5][6] His debut occurred on 5 December 1990 in a 0–1 home loss against Real Madrid in the Supercopa de España,[7][8] and he also started in the second leg which ended with a 1–4 defeat.[9] On 5 May 1991, as they had already been crowned champions, he played his first match in La Liga, coming on as a late substitute for Michael Laudrup in a 2–1 home win over Real Zaragoza.[10]

Herrera spent the following three campaigns on loan, being relegated from the top division with RCD Mallorca,[11] Real Burgos CF[12] and UE Lleida;[13][1] in between those spells, he was demoted to Barcelona's B team.[14] He scored his first goal in the competition on 3 November 1991, but in a 1–2 home defeat to Athletic Bilbao.[15]

In the summer of 1994, 25-year-old Herrera moved across the Camp Nou and signed with RCD Español – soon to be renamed Espanyol. He rarely missed a league match with his new club, often partnering Argentine Mauricio Pochettino in the centre of the defence; at the end of 1994–95, in which he started in all his 36 appearances to help to a sixth-place finish straight out of Segunda División,[16] he was voted Defender of the Year by magazine Don Balón.[1]

Even though he still had a contract running, in 1997 Herrera asked to be released alleging personal reasons, and moved to the Canary Islands with UD Las Palmas for 125 million pesetas.[17] Subsequently, he represented fellow second-level side CD Logroñés.

After a spell in the Portuguese Primeira Liga with S.C. Farense, being briefly coached by compatriot Paco Fortes[18] and also suffering a serious knee injury early into his second year,[19] which ended in relegation, Herrera returned to Spain and played exclusively in lower league or amateur football, retiring at 39.[20][21] He subsequently worked as a coach, with Espanyol's youths[22] and Deportivo Rayo Cantabria.[23]

Honours

Club

Barcelona

Individual

References
  1. Casado, Edu (6 January 2017). "Qué fue de… Sebastián Herrera: especialista en descensos" [What happened to… Sebastián Herrera: specialist in relegations]. 20 minutos (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  2. Ayala, Manuel (7 June 1987). "2–1: El Barcelona, campeón" [2–1: Barcelona, champions] (PDF). Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  3. Muntané, Eduard (29 August 1988). "Barcelona Am.: ¡Un juvenil en la categoría!" [Barcelona Am.: Youth side in the category!] (PDF). Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  4. Martorell, Eduardo (7 November 1989). "Un filial que no "muerde"" [Reserves without a "bite"] (PDF). Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  5. Román, Rogelio (7 March 1991). "Urbano y Herrera, sorprendidos" [Urbano and Herrera, surprised] (PDF). Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  6. Sanchis, Alberto (26 April 1991). "Herrera sueña con Rotterdam" [Herrera dreams of Rotterdam] (PDF). Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  7. Astruells, Andrés (6 December 1990). "Otra noche para la leyenda negra" [Another night for the dark legend]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  8. "Noche de cuchillos largos" [Night of the long knives] (PDF). Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 7 December 1990. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  9. Tejedor Carnicero, José Vicente; Torre, Raúl; Lozano Ferrer, Carles. "Spain – List of Super Cup Finals". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  10. "FC Barcelona, 2 – Zaragoza, 1". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 6 May 1991. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  11. Barcelo, Alfons (13 August 1991). ""Seguimos sintiendo el Barça"" [We still feel Barça] (PDF). Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  12. Medrano, J. (24 August 1992). "Herrera firmará hoy por una temporada" [Herrera will sign for one season today] (PDF). Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  13. López, José Luis (18 September 1993). "Sebastián Herrera firma el lunes" [Sebastián Herrera signs on Monday] (PDF). Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  14. Cubero, Cristina; Galindo, Jesús (25 July 1993). "Herrera se presentará con el Barça" [Herrera will present with Barça] (PDF). Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  15. Barcelo, Alfons (4 November 1991). "Aspirina para el Athletic Bilbao" [Aspirine for Athletic Bilbao]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  16. Gerbolés Pérez, David (16 February 2017). "Lardín último héroe del Espanyol en el Bernabéu hace 21 años" [Lardín last Espanyol hero at the Bernabéu 21 years ago] (in Spanish). Voz Perica. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  17. Llimós, Raúl (19 July 1997). "Adéu siau!" [Farewell!] (PDF). Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  18. "Farense: Paco Fortes chama todos os disponíveis" [Farense: Paco Fortes calls all available] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 26 April 2002. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  19. "Sebastián Herrera sufre una grave lesión entrenando" [Sebastián Herrera suffers serious injury in training] (PDF). Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 17 September 2001. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  20. "El Gavà espera rival en la final de la Copa Catalunya després d'eliminar l'Espanyol" [Gavà await rival in Catalonia Cup final after ousting Espanyol] (in Catalan). Televisió de Catalunya. 7 May 2003. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  21. Ayala, Manuel (2 June 2006). "Santboià ja perfila la plantilla amb dues altes" [Santboià already outlining squad as two are in] (PDF). Mundo Deportivo (in Catalan). Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  22. "La intrahistoria: El canterano del Espanyol que le dijo "NO" al Barça" [The intrastory: The Espanyol youth player who said "NO" to Barça] (in Spanish). Periodista Digital. 5 October 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  23. "El Rayo Cantabria prescinde de su técnico tras acumular siete derrotas seguidas" [Rayo Cantabria release their manager after collecting seven straight losses]. Marca (in Spanish). 17 February 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
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