Manu Herrera

Manu

Herrera in 2012
Personal information
Full nameManuel Herrera Yagüe
Date of birth29 September 1981
Place of birthMadrid, Spain
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Elche
Number1
Youth career
1995–2000Real Madrid
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2000–2001Real Madrid C18(0)
2001–2002Real Madrid B0(0)
2002–2003Casetas
2003–2004Palamós31(0)
2004–2007Levante B81(0)
2007–2010Levante24(0)
2007–2008→ Eibar (loan)4(0)
2010–2012Alcorcón80(0)
2012–Elche74(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 October 2014.
† Appearances (Goals).
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Herrera and the second or maternal family name is Yagüe.

Manuel Herrera Yagüe, commonly known as Manu (born 29 September 1981), is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Elche CF as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Born in Madrid, Manu joined Real Madrid's youth setup in 1995, aged 13, and made his senior debuts with the C-team in the 2000–01 season, in Tercera División. In the following year he was promoted to the reserves in Segunda División B, but failed to make an appearance during the campaign.

After a brief period with amateurs UD Casetas, Manu joined Palamós CF in the third level. In June 2004 he moved to fellow league club Levante UD B, and served as third-choice for the main squad in 2006–07, behind José Francisco Molina and Pablo Cavallero.

On 8 August 2007 Manu was loaned to Segunda División side SD Eibar.[1] His first game as a professional occurred on 10 October, in a 1–2 away loss against Elche CF for the season's Copa del Rey;[2] his maiden appearance in the league came late in the same month, a 2–2 home draw against UD Salamanca.[3]

In the 2008 summer Manu returned to the Valencian side, now in the "silver category". Initially a backup to Manolo Reina, he enjoyed a run in the starting XI from November 2009 until March of the following year, and also achieved promotion at the end of the campaign.

On 23 July 2010 Manu joined AD Alcorcón, also in division two.[4] After two years as first-choice (playing all league matches in the second), he moved to Elche in June 2012.[5]

Manu won the Ricardo Zamora Trophy in his debut season with the Franjiverdes,[6] who won the league and returned to La Liga after 24 years. On 19 August 2013, one month shy of his 32nd birthday, he made his debut in the competition, starting in a 0–3 away loss against Rayo Vallecano.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Manu Herrera jugará en el Eibar la próxima temporada (Manu Herrera will play in Eibar next season); Marca, 8 August 2007 (Spanish)
  2. ↑ El Elche elimina al Eibar en la prórroga (Elche ousts Eibar in extra time); Marca, 10 October 2007 (Spanish)
  3. ↑ Eibar y Salamanca se reparten los puntos en un duelo con alternativas (Eibar and Salamanca share points in duel of alternatives); Marca, 28 October 2007 (Spanish)
  4. ↑ El Alcorcón ficha a Manu Herrera para suplir la baja de Juanma (Alcorcón signs Manu Herrera to make up for loss of Juanma); Marca, 23 July 2010 (Spanish)
  5. ↑ Manu Herrera blinda la portería del Elche (Manu Herrera shields Elche goal); Diario AS, 29 June 2012 (Spanish)
  6. ↑ Manu Herrera Vs Dani Mallo; Duelo de Zamoras (Manu Herrera Vs Dani Mallo; Duel of Zamoras); Vamos Elche, 26 April 2013 (Spanish)
  7. ↑ Rayo up and running; ESPN FC, 19 August 2013

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