Leonel Herrera (footballer, born 1948)

Leonel Anselmo Herrera Rojas (born 10 October 1948) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a centre-back for Universidad Católica, Colo Colo, Unión Española and O'Higgins and the Chile national team.[1]

Leonel Herrera
Personal information
Full name Leonel Anselmo Herrera Rojas
Date of birth (1948-10-10) 10 October 1948 (age 76)
Place of birth Tierra Amarilla, Chile
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1966 Universidad Católica
1967–1974 Colo-Colo
1975–1978 Unión Española 96 (6)
1979–1986 Colo-Colo 197 (15)
1986–1987 O'Higgins
International career
1971–1985 Chile 40 (0)
Managerial career
1988 Audax Italiano
1988 Deportes Valdivia
1990-1991 Deportes Temuco
1992 Deportes Arica
1994 Deportes Melipilla
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

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Herrera was born in Tierra Amarilla, Chile.

He is the father of the former Chilean footballer Leonel Herrera Silva and his cousin, Eladio Rojas, is a historical player of the Chile national team.[2]

Honours

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Club

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Colo-Colo
Unión Española
  • Chilean Primera División (1): 1977

International

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Chile[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Leonel Herrera". National Football Teams. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  2. ^ Fernández, Denís; Navarrete, Luis (25 August 2018). "De Leonel a Leonel" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Leonel Herrera". Partidos de la Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 July 2022.
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