Jesús Herrera Alonso
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jesús Herrera Alonso | ||
| Date of birth | 5 February 1938 | ||
| Place of birth | Cabueñes, Spain | ||
| Date of death | 20 October 1962 (aged 24) | ||
| Place of death | Oviedo, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1952–1954 | Ovetense | ||
| 1954–1955 | Oviedo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1955–1956 | Vetusta | ||
| 1956 | → Juvencia (loan) | ||
| 1956–1958 | Oviedo | 60 | (18) |
| 1958–1962 | Real Madrid | 50 | (15) |
| 1962 | → Real Sociedad (loan) | 6 | (2) |
| Total | 116 | (35) | |
| National team | |||
| 1959 | Spain U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 1960 | Spain B | 1 | (0) |
| 1960 | Spain | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Jesús 'Chus' Herrera Alonso (5 February 1938 – 20 October 1962) was a Spanish footballer who played as a forward.
Club career
Born in Cabueñes, Gijón, Herrera made his professional debuts with Real Oviedo in Segunda División, playing two seasons in the category with the club. In 1958 he joined Real Madrid.
During his spell with the Merengues, Herrera was used mostly as a backup to the likes of Alfredo Di Stéfano, Francisco Gento, Raymond Kopa, Ferenc Puskás and Héctor Rial. In the 1959–60 edition of the European Cup he scored three goals in five games – two against Jeunesse Esch (7–0 home win) and one against OGC Nice (2–3 away loss) – helping the team renew its supremacy in the competition.
On 4 September 1960, Herrera netted the fourth goal in a 5–1 defeat of C.A. Peñarol in the Intercontinental Cup (also the aggregate score).[1] Shortly after, however, he was deemed surplus to requirements at Real Madrid and, in January 1962, was loaned to fellow La Liga club Real Sociedad until the end of the campaign, which ended in relegation for the Basque.
International career
Herrera played one game with the Spanish national team, appearing in a friendly with Italy on 13 March 1960, in Barcelona (3–1 win).[2]
Honours
- Real Madrid
Personal life
Herrera's father, Eduardo, was also a footballer and a forward. He was a leading figure for Oviedo in the 30s/40s.[3]
Death
Shortly after arriving at Real Sociedad, Herrera retired from football. On 20 October 1962, aged only 24, he died from cancer in Oviedo.[3]
References
- ↑ Intercontinental Club Cup 1960; at RSSSF
- ↑ Jesús "Chus" Herrera Alonso; at European Football
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 «Chus» Herrera ha muerto («Chus» Herrera is dead); ABC, 21 October 1962 (Spanish)
External links
- BDFutbol profile
- National team data
- Chus Herrera at National-Football-Teams.com