Miguel Herrera

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Herrera and the second or maternal family name is Aguirre.
Miguel Herrera

Herrera in 2014
Personal information
Full name Miguel Ernesto Herrera Aguirre[1]
Date of birth (1968-03-18) 18 March 1968
Place of birth Hidalgo, Mexico
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Tijuana (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1986 Deportivo Neza ? (?)
1987–1988 UAG ? (?)
1988–1989 Santos Laguna 30 (4)
1989–1990 Atlante 36 (4)
1990–1991 Querétaro 30 (2)
1991–1995 Atlante 125 (9)
1995–1999 Toros 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
2012–2013 América
2013–2015 Mexico
2015– Tijuana

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Miguel Ernesto Herrera Aguirre (born 18 March 1968) is a Mexican former footballer and current manager of Club Tijuana. He is commonly referred to by his nickname Piojo (Spanish: Louse).[2]

A former defender, Herrera began his career playing with second division side Deportivo Neza in 1985, then transferring to Tecos UAG in 1987, and making his debut in the Primera División in 1988. After a brief period with Santos Laguna, in 1989 Herrera transferred to Atlante and went on to play for the club on three separate occasions, winning his only league championship as a player during the 1992–93 season. He also had a notable career with Toros Neza, making over 100 appearances for the club from 1995 until 1997. He retired with Atlante in 2000. Herrera was also a Mexican international, participating in the 1993 Copa América tournament in which Mexico finished in second place.[3]

As a manager, Herrera was in charge of Atlante in 2002, and again in 2010. He also coached Monterrey, managing them to two finals in 2004 and 2005, losing to UNAM and Toluca. He went on to coach Veracruz in 2008, and Estudiantes Tecos from 2008 until 2010. In November 2011, Herrera was announced as manager of Club América, with whom he won his first league championship in 2013.

In October 2013, Herrera was named interim coach of the Mexico national team to guide them through the intercontinental playoff matches against New Zealand to qualify for the 2014 World Cup. After Mexico won the playoff and gained qualification, Herrera's job was extended to coaching the team during the World Cup. He ultimately extended his contract until 2018. Despite leading Mexico to the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup, he was sacked as coach of the national team after an alleged physical altercation with a reporter.

Club career

Herrera made his debut in 1985 with second division side Deportivo Neza. Originally a forward, he switched to playing as a defender after his move to Tecos UAG in 1987. Herrera made his debut in the Primera División on 22 May 1988 in a 2–0 victory over Atlas.[4] He transferred to Santos Laguna in 1988, making 30 appearances and scoring four goals. He had his first stint with Atlante in 1989, making 36 appearances and scoring four goals before moving to Querétaro in 1990. He again transferred to Atlante in 1991, and won his first league title during the 1992–93 season after defeating Monterrey in the finals by a 4–0 aggregate score after winning the first-leg 1–0 and the second 4–0. He would remain at the club until 1995, making 125 appearances and scoring nine goals. Herrera was then sold to Toros Neza, with whom he would play in his second league final during the "Verano '97" season, ultimately losing to Guadalajara by an aggregate score of 7–2. In 1999, Herrera returned to Atlante for a third time before officially retiring in 2000.

International career

Herrera participated with the Mexico national team in the 1993 Copa América tournament held in Ecuador. Mexico went on to reach the final against Argentina, losing 1–2.

Herrera played in all of Mexico's matches during the qualifying stages for the 1994 FIFA World Cup, though he was omitted from the final squad list by coach Miguel Mejía Barón.[2]

Managerial career

Atlante

In 2002, 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, Herrera was named head coach of Monterrey. He coincidentally faced his former club Atlante in the semifinals, with Monterrey advancing 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 tournament, but failed once more, this time losing to Toluca with an aggregate score of 6–3. Herrera would continue to be manager of Monterrey until the Apertura 2007 tournament, where his contract was terminated in September 2007 due to continuous poor form.[5]

Veracruz

Prior to the Clausura 2008, Herrera was hired as manager of Veracruz after the resignation of Antonio Mohamed.[6] A stand-out victory for Herrera was a 4–0 home victory over Club América on 29 March 2008.[7] He was in charge of preventing Veracruz from being relegated to the Primera División A, though Veracruz inevitably descended. Herrera parted ways with the club in May 2008.[8]

Estudiantes Tecos

Shortly after leaving Veracruz, Herrera was hired to manage a struggling Estudiantes Tecos half-way into the Apertura 2008 tournament to replace José Luis Trejo.[9] He was fired on 6 September 2010 after Tecos suffered a 0–3 defeat against Guadalajara during a league match of the Apertura tournament.[10]

Return to Atlante

In November 2010 it was announced that Herrera was hired as the new Atlante manager, returning to his former club following his first managerial stint in 2002.[11] Under his reign, Atlante finished fourth place in the Clausura 2011, though they would be eliminated in the quarterfinals by Cruz Azul.[12] Atlante failed to qualify for the playoffs of the Apertura 2011, and Herrera did not renew his contract with the club. There were rumors placing him at Club América as their new manager for the Clausura 2012 tournament.[13]

América

On 16 November 2011, Herrera was officially named manager of América.[14][15][16] In his first press conference, Herrera revealed he had signed a six-month contract, saying; "If in six months I don't give results, I leave."[17]

On 7 January 2012, América defeated Quéretaro 2–0, which was Herrera's first official victory with América.[18] América finished the Clausura 2012 in third place, and reached the semifinals, being eliminated by Monterrey by an aggregate score of 0–2.[19] On 14 May, Miguel Herrera was ratified as manager.[20]

On 26 May 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.[21]

Mexico national team

Herrera with Mexico President Enrique Peña Nieto.

On 18 October 2013, Herrera was appointed interim head coach of the Mexico, replacing Víctor Manuel Vucetich to become the fourth national team coach within the span of a month.[22] 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 2 December, it was announced that Herrera would remain national team coach at least through the World Cup.[23]

On 23 June 2014, Mexico defeated Croatia 3–1 to qualify for the knockout stage of the World Cup.[24]

On 26 July 2015, Herrera′s team won the CONCACAF Gold Cup final 3–1 against Jamaica, Mexico′s 10th Gold Cup win. Two days later, Herrera was released as coach of the Mexico national team after an alleged physical altercation with TV Azteca announcer Christian Martinoli – who had been critical of Herrera – while the two waited in the TSA line at the Philadelphia International Airport.[25]

Club Tijuana

On November 2, 2015 Herrera was officially named manager of Club Tijuana.

Statistics

Managerial

As of 5 November 2016 [26][27]
Team Nat From To Record
GWDLGFGAGDWin %
Atlante Mexico 2002 2004 97 38 31 28 158 133 +25 39.18
Monterrey Mexico 2004 2007 127 51 32 44 189 177 +12 40.16
Veracruz Mexico 2008 2008 15 4 5 6 22 25 −3 26.67
Estudiantes Tecos Mexico 2008 2010 71 22 20 29 99 116 −17 30.99
Atlante Mexico 23 November 2010 2011 34 13 7 14 52 45 +7 38.24
América Mexico 16 November 2011 15 December 2013 84 44 23 17 179 99 +80 52.38
Mexico Mexico 18 October 2013 28 July 2015 36 19 10 7 67 35 +32 52.78
Club Tijuana Mexico 2 November 2015 present 44 18 14 12 60 53 +7 40.91
Total 514 212 145 157 826 683 +143 41.25

Honours

Player

Atlante

Managerial

América
Mexico

References

  1. ↑ "Tecnico, Miguel Herrera Aguirre". Esmas.
  2. 1 2 "Herrera: I'm right in the firing line". FIFA.com. FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association). Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "Conoce la faceta de Miguel Herrera come jugador". Terra Networks. Retrieved November 2011. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  4. ↑ "Diez cosas que no sabías del "Piojo" Herrera". publimetro.com.mx. Publisport. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  5. ↑ "Miguel Herrera deja al Monterrey". El Siglo de Torreón. Retrieved 27 September 2007.
  6. ↑ "Veracruz presenta a Miguel Herrera". Orizaba en Red. Retrieved 30 January 2008.
  7. ↑ "En caída libre el América; Los golea Veracruz 4–0". El Universal. Retrieved 29 March 2008.
  8. ↑ "Finaliza Veracruz relación laboral con Miguel Herrera". El Siglo de Torreón. Retrieved 13 May 2008.
  9. ↑ "Tecos replace Trejo with Herrera". ESPN Star. Retrieved 2 September 2008.
  10. ↑ "Miguel Herrera es cesado como entrenador de Estudiantes Tecos". CNN Mexico. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
  11. ↑ French, Scott (24 November 2010)."Atlante tags Miguel Herrera to 'get out of this mess'". ESPN Los Angeles. Retrieved 24 November 2010.
  12. ↑ "Atlante eliminado de la liguilla". Potros de Atlante. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
  13. ↑ "Se va Miguel Herrera del Atlante". El Punto Crítico. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  14. ↑ "America hires Miguel Hererra as their new coach". Fox Sports. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
  15. ↑ "Miguel Herrera llega al América". El Universal. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
  16. ↑ "Miguel Herrera es el técnico del América". ESPN Deportes. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
  17. ↑ "Miguel Herrera, DT del América". Oem. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
  18. ↑ "Quéretaro 0–2 América… Inician con triunfo la nueva era". Medio Tiempo. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
  19. ↑ "Monterrey(2)2–0(0) América…Rayados, primer finalista". Medio Tiempo. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  20. ↑ "Ratifican a Miguel Herrera como técnico del América". Excélsior. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
  21. ↑ ¡América es Campeón de la Liga MX! – Club América – Sitio Oficial. Clubamerica.com.mx (2013-05-27). Retrieved on 2015-12-02.
  22. ↑ "Mexico Fires Another Coach, Fourth One in Two Months". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  23. ↑ "Herrera named Mexico head coach through 2014 World Cup". soccerbyives. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
  24. ↑ "Mexico boss Miguel Herrera celebrates wildly on one of the happiest days of his life". Daily Mail. 24 June 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  25. ↑ Hill, Tim (28 July 2015). "Mexico coach Miguel Herrera fired after fight with journalist". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  26. ↑ El ''Piojo'' promete unir, ganar, gustar y ser campeones :: El Informador. Informador.com.mx (2011-11-17). Retrieved on 2015-12-02.
  27. ↑ Miguel Herrera dijo adiós al América – Futbol – México. mediotiempo.com. Retrieved on 2015-12-02.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Miguel Herrera.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/22/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.