Mariano Andrés Herrón Valera (born 24 February 1978 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a defensive midfielder. He is the current interim manager of Boca Juniors.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mariano Andrés Herrón Valera | ||
| Date of birth | 24 February 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Boca Juniors (interim) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2002 | Argentinos Juniors | 85 | (0) |
| 2000 | → Montpellier (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | San Lorenzo | 24 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Rosario Central | 19 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | UE Lleida | 13 | (0) |
| 2005–2010 | Independiente | 83 | (1) |
| 2009 | → Deportivo Cali (loan) | 28 | (1) |
| 2010–2013 | Aldosivi | 48 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| Independiente (reserves) | |||
| 2017–2019 | Tigre (assistant) | ||
| 2020– | Boca Juniors (assistant) | ||
| 2023 | Boca Juniors (interim) | ||
| 2023 | Boca Juniors (interim) | ||
| 2024– | Boca Juniors (interim) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editHerrón began his playing career with Argentinos Juniors on 10 August 1998 in a 2–2 draw with Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy. In 2000, he had a loan spell with French side Montpellier but returned to play for Argentinos until 2002.
After single seasons with San Lorenzo and Rosario Central he joined Spanish side UE Lleida in 2004. In 2005, he returned again to Argentina to play for Independiente. He spent the whole of 2009 on loan to Deportivo Cali of Colombia.
In July 2010, Herrón moved to the second division to play for Aldosivi.[1]
Coaching career
editAfter retiring, Herrón became a part of Bichi Borghi's coaching staff at Argentinos Juniors.[2] On 18 December 2017, Herrón was appointed as the assistant coach of Cristian Raúl Ledesma at Club Atlético Tigre.[3] He left on 11 February 2019 alongside manager Mariano Echeverría.[4]
In January 2020, he was appointed assistant coach to his former coach Miguel Ángel Russo at Boca Juniors.[5] In 2023, he was interim manager of Boca Juniors after the dismissal of Hugo Ibarra.[6]
Honours
editSan Lorenzo
References
edit- ^ "Mariano Herrón se convirtió en nuevo refuerzo de Aldosivi". Yahoo! Deportes (in Spanish). 20 July 2010. Archived from the original on 29 June 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2010.
- ^ “Mis padres me enseñaron que debo ser agradecido”, ellitoral.com, 21 July 2014
- ^ Tigre anunció a Ledesma como técnico‚ tycsports.com, 18 December 2017
- ^ Tigre se quedó sin DT: Mariano Echeverría presentó su renuncia, clarin.com, 11 February 2019
- ^ Ni Cata ni Ibarra: Herrón será el segundo ayudante de Russo en Boca, dobleamarilla.com.ar, 1 January 2020
- ^ ¿Quién es Mariano Herrón? El protegido de Riquelme que dirigirá a Boca y al que los jugadores miran de reojo on TN, 29 March 2023
External links
edit- Argentine Primera statistics[usurped] (in Spanish)
- Mariano Herrón – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Profile on Deportivo Cali Official Website at the Wayback Machine (archived 17 July 2009)
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