Ángel Herrero (footballer, born 1942) explained

Ángel Herrero
Fullname:Ángel Herrero Morales
Birth Date:1 March 1942
Birth Place:Zamora, Spain
Death Place:Gijón, Spain
Position:Midfielder
Youthyears1:1956–1961
Youthclubs1:Real Madrid
Years1:1961–1962
Years2:1962–1963
Caps2:27
Goals2:7
Years3:1963–1964
Caps3:6
Goals3:0
Years4:1964–1965
Caps4:0
Goals4:0
Years5:1965–1967
Caps5:51
Goals5:2
Years6:1967–1973
Caps6:118
Goals6:2
Totalcaps:202
Totalgoals:11

Ángel Herrero Morales (1 March 1942 – 12 January 2014) was a Spanish professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Football career

Born in Zamora, Castile and León, Herrero finished his formation with Real Madrid.[1] He played professionally for UP Langreo, Racing de Santander, CA Ceuta, Rayo Vallecano and Sporting de Gijón in a 12-year senior career, competing mainly in Segunda División.

With Asturias' Sporting, Herrero spent three years in La Liga, sharing teams with namesake José Manuel García Herrero and thus being known as Herrero I. He started playing as a defensive midfielder but spent his later career as a left back, retiring in 1973 at the age of 31.[2] [3]

Later life and death

After retiring, Herrero settled in Gijón with his wife and daughters. He died on 12 January 2014 at the age of 71, from pulmonary edema.[2]

Honours

Sporting Gijón

1969–70[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: El primer rojiblanco de la cantera 'merengue'. The first red-and-white of the 'merengue' youth system. El Comercio. Spanish. 17 August 2013. 28 December 2016.
  2. News: Fallece Herrero I, jugador del Sporting en los años 60 y 70. Herrero I, Sporting player in the 60s and 70s, dies. La Nueva España. Braña. Mario D.. Spanish. 13 January 2014. 14 January 2014.
  3. News: Herrero I, un futbolista que hacía mejor al equipo. Herrero I, a footballer that bettered the team. La Nueva España. Puente. Julio. Spanish. 14 January 2014. 5 February 2014.