Leonel Herrera (footballer, born 1948)

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| name = Leonel Herrera

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| fullname = Leonel Anselmo Herrera Rojas

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1948|10|10|df=y}}

| birth_place = Tierra Amarilla, Chile

| height = 1.74 m

| position = Centre-back

| currentclub =

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| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1966

| clubs1 = Universidad Católica

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| years2 = 1967–1974

| clubs2 = Colo-Colo

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| years3 = 1975–1978

| clubs3 = Unión Española

| caps3 = 96

| goals3 = 6

| years4 = 1979–1986

| clubs4 = Colo-Colo

| caps4 = 197

| goals4 = 15

| years5 = 1986–1987

| clubs5 = O'Higgins

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| nationalyears1 = 1971–1985

| nationalteam1 = Chile

| nationalcaps1 = 40

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| manageryears1 = 1988

| managerclubs1 = Audax Italiano

| manageryears2 = 1988

| managerclubs2 = Deportes Valdivia

| manageryears3 = 1990-1991

| managerclubs3 = Deportes Temuco

| manageryears4 = 1992

| managerclubs4 = Deportes Arica

| manageryears5 = 1994

| managerclubs5 = Deportes Melipilla

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Leonel Anselmo Herrera Rojas (born 10 October 1948) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a centre-back for Universidad Católica, Colo Colo, Unión Española and O'Higgins and the Chile national team.{{cite web |title=Leonel Herrera |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/21713/Leonel_Herrera.html |website=National Football Teams |access-date=17 February 2021}}

Personal life

Herrera was born in Tierra Amarilla, Chile.

He is the father of the former Chilean footballer Leonel Herrera Silva and his cousin, Eladio Rojas, is a historical player of the Chile national team.{{cite web |last1=Fernández |first1=Denís |last2=Navarrete |first2=Luis |title=De Leonel a Leonel |url=https://www.latercera.com/el-deportivo/noticia/de-leonel-a-leonel/294627/ |publisher=La Tercera |access-date=18 July 2022 |language=es |date=25 August 2018}}

Honours

=Club=

;Colo-Colo

Chilean Primera División (6): 1970, 1972, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1986
Copa Chile (1): 1974
Copa Polla Gol (3): 1981, 1982, 1985

;Unión Española

Chilean Primera División (1): 1977

=International=

;Chile{{cite web |title=Leonel Herrera |url=https://www.partidosdelaroja.com/1971/08/leonel-herrera.html |website=Partidos de la Roja |access-date=18 July 2022 |language=es}}

{{ill|lt=Copa del Pacífico|Copa del Pacífico (Chile-Perú)|es|vertical-align=sup}} (2): {{ill|1971 Copa del Pacífico|lt=1971|es|Copa del Pacífico 1971|vertical-align=sup}}, {{ill|1983 Copa del Pacífico|lt=1983|es|Copa del Pacífico 1983|vertical-align=sup}}
{{ill|Copa Juan Pinto Durán|es|vertical-align=sup}} (2): {{ill|1971 Copa Juan Pinto Durán|lt=1971|es|Copa Juan Pinto Durán 1971|vertical-align=sup}}, {{ill|1979 Copa Juan Pinto Durán|lt=1979|es|Copa Juan Pinto Durán 1979|vertical-align=sup}}
{{ill|Copa Carlos Dittborn|es|vertical-align=sup}} (1): {{ill|1973 Copa Carlos Dittborn|lt=1973|es|Copa Carlos Dittborn#1973|vertical-align=sup}}
{{ill|Copa Leoncio Provoste|es|Copa Provoste|vertical-align=sup}} (1): {{ill|Copa Provoste|lt=1973|es|Copa Provoste|vertical-align=sup}}

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20120405133008/http://www.colocolo.cl/2009/06/leonel-herrera/ Profile at Colo-Colo] Profile at
[https://web.archive.org/web/20120802063240/http://www.dalealbo.cl/leonel-herrera/ Profile at Dale Albo] Profile at

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Category:1948 births

Category:Living people

Category:People from Copiapó Province

Category:Footballers from Atacama Region