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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Miguel Ernesto Herrera Aguirre[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1968-03-18) March 18, 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Hidalgo, Mexico | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Mexico (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1986–1987 | Atlante | 36 | (4) |
| 1988–1989 | Santos Laguna | 30 | (4) |
| 1989–1990 | Atlante | 17 | (0) |
| 1990–1991 | Querétaro | 30 | (2) |
| 1991–1995 | Atlante | 125 | (9) |
| 1995–1999 | Neza | 109 | (2) |
| 1999–2000 | Atlante | 33 | (0) |
| Total | 380 | (21) | |
| National team | |||
| 1993–1994 | Mexico | 14 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2002–2004 | Atlante | ||
| 2004–2007 | Monterrey | ||
| 2008 | Veracruz | ||
| 2008–2010 | Estudiantes Tecos | ||
| 2010–2011 | Atlante | ||
| 2011–2013 | América | ||
| 2013– | Mexico | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 21, 2008. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Miguel Ernesto Herrera Aguirre (Spanish pronunciation: [miˈɣel eˈreɾa]; born March 18, 1968) is a former Mexican footballer and current manager of the Mexico national football team.
A former defender, Herrera played most of his career with Atlante, playing for the club four different times, and most notably with Toros Neza, making over 100 appearances for the club. He also had stints with Santos Laguna and Querétaro.[2] A Mexican international, Herrera participated in the 1993 Copa America tournament with Mexico, winning second place.
As a manager, Herera managed Atlante on two occasions, the first in 2002, and again in 2010. He also coached Monterrey, playing the final in 2004, losing to UNAM. He went on to coach Veracruz in 2008, and Estudiantes Tecos from 2008 until 2010. He was announced as América manager in November 2011. In May 2013, Herrera led América to their eleventh league championship, the first in his career. In late 2013, Herrera was named as interim coach of the Mexican national team to guide them through the intercontinental playoff matches against New Zealand to qualify for the 2014 World Cup. After Mexico won both matches and gained qualification, Herrera was given the job permanently.
Herrera is commonly referred to by his nickname Piojo (Spanish for louse).
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Club career
Born in Cuauhtepec, Hidalgo, Mexico, Herrera made his debut with Atlante in 1986. He then transferred to Santos Laguna in 1988, making 30 appearances and scoring four goals. He had another stint with Atlante in 1989, before moving to Querétaro in 1990. He once again transferred to Atlante, where he would remain until 1995, making 125 appearances and scoring nine goals. He was then sold to Toros Neza. The club would reach its first final in the "Verano '97" season, ultimately losing to Guadalajara by a score of 7–2. In 1999, Herrera returned to Atlante for one more year before he retired.
International career
Herrera participated with Mexico in the 1993 Copa America in Ecuador. Mexico lost the final against Argentina, 2–1.
Managerial career
Atlante
In 2002, only two years after retiring, Herrera came back to coach his former club Atlante. He would remain manager for two years, but resigned in 2004 after failing to take Atlante to a final.
Monterrey
For the Apertura 2004 season, Herrera was named head coach of Monterrey. He ironically faced his former club Atlante in the semifinals, where he defeated them by an aggregate score of 7–3. He ultimately failed to make Monterrey champions, losing to UNAM in the final by an aggregate score of 3–1. He succeeded in taking Monterrey to another final in the Apertura 2005 season, but failed once more, this time losing to Toluca with an aggregate score of 6–3. Herrera would continue to be Monterrey's coach until the Apertura 2007 season, where his contract was terminated in September 2007 due to continuous poor performances the team had.[3]
Veracruz
In the Clausura 2008 season, Herrera was hired as coach for Veracruz after the resignation of Antonio Mohamed.[4] A stand-out victory for Herrera was a 4–0 home victory over América on March 29, 2008.[5] He was in charge of preventing Veracruz from being relegated to the Primera División A, in which inevitably Veracruz descended. Herrera parted ways with the club in May 2008.[6]
Estudiantes Tecos
Shortly after leaving Veracruz, Herrera was hired to coach a struggling Estudiantes Tecos half-way into the Apertura 2008 tournament to replace José Luis Trejo.[7] He was fired on September 2010.[8]
Return to Atlante
In November 2010 it was announced that Herrera was hired as the new Atlante manager, returning with his former club following his first managerial stint in 2002.[9] Under his reign, Atlante finished fourth place in the Clausura 2011. They would be eliminated in the quarterfinals by Cruz Azul.[10] Atlante failed to qualify for the playoffs of the Apertura 2011 season, and Herrera did not renew his contract with the club, as there were rumors placing him at Club América as their new manager.[11]
América
On November 16, 2011, Herrera was named the head coach of América.[12][13][14] In his first press conference, Herrera revealed he had signed a contract for six months, saying: "If in six months I don't give results, I leave."[15]
On January 7, 2012 América defeated Quéretaro 2–0, which was Herrera's first official victory with América.[16] América finished the Clausura 2012 season in third place, and reached the semifinals, being eliminated by Monterrey by an aggregate score of 0–2.[17] On May 14, Miguel Herrera was ratified as manager.[18]
On May 26, 2013, América won the eleventh league title in their history by defeating Cruz Azul 4–2 on penalty kicks after a dramatic comeback from a 0–1 first leg loss to tie 2–2 on aggregate, and playing the second leg with ten men for over 105 minutes. This would be Miguel Herrera's first league title in his managerial career after losing his two previous finals while at Monterrey.[19]
Mexico national team
On October 13, 2013, Herrera was appointed interim head coach of the Mexican national team, replacing Víctor Manuel Vucetich to become the fourth national team coach within the span of a month. He led El Tri to a 9–3 aggregate victory over New Zealand in the two-leg intercontinental playoff to qualify for the 2014 World Cup. On December 2, it was announced that Herrera would remain national team coach at least through the World Cup.[20]
Criticism
Following a loss on June 3, 2014, Herrera called the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team pigs for unexpectedly substituting players. [21]
Honours
Managerial
- América
- Liga MX (1): Clausura 2013
References
- Jump up ^ "Tecnico, Miguel Herrera Aguirre". Esmas.
- Jump up ^ "Conoce la faceta de Miguel Herrera como jugador". Terra. Retrieved November 2011.
- Jump up ^ "Miguel Herrera deja al Monterrey" El Siglo de Torreon. Retrieved September 27, 2007.
- Jump up ^ "Veracruz presenta a Miguel Herrera". Orizaba. Retrieved January 30, 2008.
- Jump up ^ "En caída libre el América; Los golea Veracruz 4-0". El Universal. Retrieved March 29, 2008.
- Jump up ^ "Finaliza Veracruz relación laboral con Miguel Herrera". El Siglo de Torreon. Retrieved May 13, 2008.
- Jump up ^ " Tecos replace Trejo with Herrera". ESPN Star. Retrieved 2 September 2008.
- Jump up ^ "Miguel Herrera es cesado como entrenador de Estudiantes Tecos". CNN Mexico. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
- Jump up ^ French, Scott (November 24, 2010)."Atlante tags Miguel Herrera to 'get out of this mess'". ESPN Los Angeles. Retrieved November 24, 2010.
- Jump up ^ "Atlante eliminado de la liguilla". Potros de Atlante. Retrieved April 30, 2011.
- Jump up ^ "Se va Miguel Herrera del Atlante". El Punto Crítico. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
- Jump up ^ "America hires Miguel Hererra as their new coach". Fox Sports. Retrieved November 16, 2011.
- Jump up ^ "Miguel Herrera llega al América". El Universal. Retrieved November 16, 2011.
- Jump up ^ "Miguel Herrera es el técnico del América". ESPNDeportes. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
- Jump up ^ "Miguel Herrera, DT del América". Oem.com.mx. Retrieved November 17, 2011.
- Jump up ^ "Quéretaro 0-2 América… Inician con triunfo la nueva era". Medio Tiempo. Retrieved January 7, 2012.
- Jump up ^ "Monterrey(2)2-0(0) América…Rayados, primer finalista". Medio Tiempo. Retrieved May 12, 2012.
- Jump up ^ "Ratifican a Miguel Herrera como técnico del América". Excélsior. Retrieved May 14, 2012.
- Jump up ^ http://www.clubamerica.com.mx/america-es-campeon-de-la-liga-mx
- Jump up ^ "Herrera named Mexico head coach through 2014 World Cup". soccerbyives. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
- Jump up ^ "The 'Dirty Pigs' won't be able to do that in the World Cup". SanDiegoRed. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
External links
- Miguel Herrera as a coach at Medio Tiempo.com
- Miguel Herrera as player at Medio Tiempo.com
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