Leonel Herrera | |
Fullname: | Leonel Marcelo Herrera Silva |
Birth Place: | Santiago, Chile |
Birth Date: | 16 August 1971 |
Position: | Defender |
Youthclubs1: | Colo-Colo |
Years1: | 1989 |
Clubs1: | Colo-Colo |
Years2: | 1990 |
Clubs2: | Deportes Concepción |
Years3: | 1991 |
Clubs3: | Colo-Colo |
Years4: | 1992 |
Clubs4: | Deportes La Serena |
Years5: | 1993 |
Clubs5: | Colo-Colo |
Years6: | 1994 |
Clubs6: | Deportes Antofagasta |
Years7: | 1995 |
Clubs7: | Colo-Colo |
Years8: | 1996 |
Clubs8: | Correcaminos UAT |
Years9: | 1997 |
Clubs9: | Deportes Temuco |
Years10: | 1997–1998 |
Clubs10: | St. Gallen |
Years11: | 1998 |
Clubs11: | Deportes Iquique |
Years12: | 1999–2001 |
Clubs12: | Palestino |
Years13: | 2002 |
Clubs13: | Audax Italiano |
Leonel Marcelo Herrera Silva (born August 16, 1971, in Santiago, Chile) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a defender for clubs in Chile, Mexico and Switzerland, and politician who is a councillor for the Santiago commune.
He is the son of the former Chilean international footballer Leonel Herrera Rojas, who is also the cousin of Eladio Rojas, a historical player at the 1962 FIFA World Cup.[1]
In the 2016 Chilean municipal elections, Herrera was elected as a councillor for the Santiago commune running as an independent supporting the Independent Democratic Union.