Sebastián Herrera (footballer, born 1969) explained

Sebastián Herrera
Full Name:Sebastián Herrera Zamora
Birth Date:22 April 1969
Birth Place:Copenhagen, Denmark
Height:1.84 m
Position:Centre-back
Youthyears1:1977–1980
Youthclubs1:Bellvitge Norte
Youthyears2:1980–1987
Youthclubs2:Barcelona
Years1:1987–1989
Caps1:56
Goals1:1
Years2:1989–1993
Caps2:73
Goals2:2
Years3:1991–1994
Caps3:1
Goals3:0
Years4:1991–1992
Clubs4:Mallorca (loan)
Caps4:18
Goals4:1
Years5:1992–1993
Clubs5:Burgos (loan)
Caps5:24
Goals5:1
Years6:1993–1994
Clubs6:Lleida (loan)
Caps6:27
Goals6:1
Years7:1994–1997
Caps7:106
Goals7:0
Years8:1997–1999
Caps8:71
Goals8:1
Years9:1999–2000
Caps9:35
Goals9:1
Years10:2000–2002
Caps10:45
Goals10:0
Years11:2002–2005
Caps11:36
Goals11:0
Years12:2005–2006
Years13:2007–2008
Clubs13:Gimnàstica Iberiana
Totalcaps:495
Totalgoals:8
Nationalyears1:1984–1985
Nationalcaps1:4
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:1986
Nationalcaps2:1
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:1990
Nationalcaps3:1
Nationalgoals3:0

Sebastián Herrera Zamora (born 22 April 1969) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a central defender.

He amassed La Liga totals of 176 games and three goals over seven seasons, representing Barcelona, Mallorca, Burgos, Lleida and Espanyol. He added 117 matches and three goals in the Segunda División, in a 21-year senior career where he also competed professionally in Portugal.

Club career

Herrera was born in Copenhagen, Denmark to Spanish parents, at the time working in the country.[1] He graduated from FC Barcelona's La Masia, after joining their youth system at the age of 11.[2] [3]

During the 1990–91 season, after making his senior debut with the reserves and the third team,[4] manager Johann Cruyff allowed Herrera to appear in five competitive games with the main squad.[5] [6] His debut occurred on 5 December 1990 in a 1–0 home loss against Real Madrid in the Supercopa de España,[7] [8] and he also started in the second leg which ended with a 4–1 defeat.[9] On 5 May 1991, as they had already been crowned champions, he played his first match in La Liga, coming on as a late substitute for Michael Laudrup in a 2–1 home win over Real Zaragoza.[10]

Herrera spent the following three campaigns on loan, being relegated from the top division with RCD Mallorca,[11] Real Burgos CF[12] and UE Lleida;[13] [1] in between those spells, he was demoted to Barcelona's B team.[14] He scored his first goal in the competition on 3 November 1991, but in a 2–1 home defeat to Athletic Bilbao.[15]

In the summer of 1994, 25-year-old Herrera moved across the Camp Nou and signed with RCD Español – soon to be renamed Espanyol. He rarely missed a league match with his new club, often partnering Argentine Mauricio Pochettino in the centre of the defence; at the end of 1994–95, in which he started in all his 36 appearances to help to a sixth-place finish straight out of Segunda División,[16] he was voted Defender of the Year by magazine Don Balón.[1]

Even though he still had a contract running, in 1997 Herrera asked to be released alleging personal reasons, and moved to the Canary Islands with UD Las Palmas for 125 million pesetas.[17] Subsequently, he represented fellow second-tier side CD Logroñés.

After a spell in the Portuguese Primeira Liga with S.C. Farense, being briefly coached by compatriot Paco Fortes[18] and also suffering a serious knee injury early into his second year,[19] which ended in relegation, Herrera returned to Spain and played exclusively in lower league or amateur football, retiring at 39.[20] [21] He subsequently worked as a coach, with Espanyol's youths[22] and Deportivo Rayo Cantabria.[23]

Honours

Barcelona

1990–91[10]

Individual

Best Centre-back 1994–95[1]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Qué fue de… Sebastián Herrera: especialista en descensos. What happened to… Sebastián Herrera: specialist in relegations. 20 minutos. Edu. Casado. es. 6 January 2017. 14 July 2017.
  2. News: 2–1: El Barcelona, campeón. 2–1: Barcelona, champions. Mundo Deportivo. Manuel. Ayala. es. 7 June 1987. 14 July 2017.
  3. News: Barcelona Am.: ¡Un juvenil en la categoría!. Barcelona Am.: Youth side in the category!. Mundo Deportivo. Eduard. Muntané. es. 29 August 1988. 14 July 2017.
  4. News: Un filial que no "muerde". Reserves without a "bite". Mundo Deportivo. Eduardo. Martorell. es. 7 November 1989. 14 July 2017.
  5. News: Urbano y Herrera, sorprendidos. Urbano and Herrera, surprised. Mundo Deportivo. Rogelio. Román. es. 7 March 1991. 14 July 2017.
  6. News: Herrera sueña con Rotterdam. Herrera dreams of Rotterdam. Mundo Deportivo. Alberto. Sanchis. es. 26 April 1991. 14 July 2017.
  7. News: Otra noche para la leyenda negra. Another night for the dark legend. Mundo Deportivo. Andrés. Astruells. es. 6 December 1990. 14 July 2017.
  8. News: Noche de cuchillos largos. Night of the long knives. Mundo Deportivo. es. 7 December 1990. 7 April 2015.
  9. Web site: Spain – List of Super Cup Finals. RSSSF. José Vicente. Tejedor Carnicero. Raúl. Torre. Carles. Lozano Ferrer. 14 July 2017.
  10. News: FC Barcelona, 2 – Zaragoza, 1. La Vanguardia. es. 6 May 1991. 14 July 2017.
  11. News: "Seguimos sintiendo el Barça". We still feel Barça. Mundo Deportivo. Alfons. Barcelo. es. 13 August 1991. 14 July 2017.
  12. News: Herrera firmará hoy por una temporada. Herrera will sign for one season today. Mundo Deportivo. J.. Medrano. es. 24 August 1992. 14 July 2017.
  13. News: Sebastián Herrera firma el lunes. Sebastián Herrera signs on Monday. Mundo Deportivo. José Luis. López. es. 18 September 1993. 14 July 2017.
  14. News: Herrera se presentará con el Barça. Herrera will present with Barça. Mundo Deportivo. Cristina. Cubero. Jesús. Galindo. es. 25 July 1993. 14 July 2017.
  15. News: Aspirina para el Athletic Bilbao. Aspirine for Athletic Bilbao. Mundo Deportivo. Alfons. Barcelo. es. 4 November 1991. 15 July 2017.
  16. Web site: Lardín último héroe del Espanyol en el Bernabéu hace 21 años. Lardín last Espanyol hero at the Bernabéu 21 years ago. Voz Perica. David. Gerbolés Pérez. es. 16 February 2017. 14 July 2017.
  17. News: Adéu siau!. Farewell!. Mundo Deportivo. Raúl. Llimós. es. 19 July 1997. 14 July 2017.
  18. Web site: Farense: Paco Fortes chama todos os disponíveis. Farense: Paco Fortes calls all available. Mais Futebol. pt. 26 April 2002. 14 July 2017.
  19. News: Sebastián Herrera sufre una grave lesión entrenando. Sebastián Herrera suffers serious injury in training. Mundo Deportivo. es. 17 September 2001. 14 July 2017.
  20. Web site: El Gavà espera rival en la final de la Copa Catalunya després d'eliminar l'Espanyol. Gavà await rival in Catalonia Cup final after ousting Espanyol. Televisió de Catalunya. ca. 7 May 2003. 14 July 2017.
  21. News: Santboià ja perfila la plantilla amb dues altes. Santboià already outlining squad as two are in. Mundo Deportivo. Manuel. Ayala. ca. 2 June 2006. 14 July 2017.
  22. Web site: 5 October 2016 . La intrahistoria: El canterano del Espanyol que le dijo "NO" al Barça . The intrahistory: The Espanyol youth player who said "NO" to Barça . 14 July 2017 . Periodista Digital . es.
  23. News: El Rayo Cantabria prescinde de su técnico tras acumular siete derrotas seguidas. Rayo Cantabria release their manager after collecting seven straight losses. Marca. es. 17 February 2017. 14 July 2017.