Manolo Herrero (footballer, born 1970)

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Manolo Herrero

| image =

| fullname = Manuel Herrero Galaso

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|6|28|df=y}}

| birth_place = Andújar, Spain

| height = {{height|m=1.79}}

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Jaén (manager)

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1987–1991 | clubs1 = Iliturgi | caps1 = | goals1 =

| years2 = 1991–1994 | clubs2 = Jaén | caps2 = 111 | goals2 = 22

| years3 = 1994–1995 | clubs3 = Valladolid | caps3 = 5 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 1995 | clubs4 = → Córdoba (loan) | caps4 = 21 | goals4 = 6

| years5 = 1995–1996 | clubs5 = Jaén | caps5 = 43 | goals5 = 6

| years6 = 1996–1998 | clubs6 = Málaga | caps6 = 64 | goals6 = 10

| years7 = 1998–2000 | clubs7 = Granada | caps7 = 32 | goals7 = 1

| years8 = 2000–2003 | clubs8 = Gimnàstic | caps8 = 115 | goals8 = 12

| years9 = 2003–2006 | clubs9 = Jaén | caps9 = 101 | goals9 = 8

| totalcaps = 492 | totalgoals = 65

| nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 =

| manageryears1 = 2006–2009 | managerclubs1 = Jaén B (assistant)

| manageryears2 = 2009–2010 | managerclubs2 = Jaén B

| manageryears3 = 2009 | managerclubs3 = Jaén (caretaker)

| manageryears4 = 2011–2014 | managerclubs4 = Jaén

| manageryears5 = 2015–2016 | managerclubs5 = Hércules

| manageryears6 = 2016 | managerclubs6 = Ponferradina

| manageryears7 = 2017–2018 | managerclubs7 = Melilla

| manageryears8 = 2018–2019 | managerclubs8 = Murcia

| manageryears9 = 2019–2020 | managerclubs9 = Melilla

| manageryears10 = 2021–2022 | managerclubs10 = Melilla

| manageryears11 = 2025– | managerclubs11 = Jaén

| club-update =

| nationalteam-update =

}}

Manuel "Manolo" Herrero Galaso (born 28 June 1970) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a midfielder, and is the current manager of Real Jaén.

His career was closely associated to Jaén, as both a player and a coach.

Playing career

Born in Andújar, Jaén, Andalusia, Herrero made his senior debut with local amateurs Iliturgi CF before joining Real Jaén in 1991. He left the latter three years later and moved straight to La Liga with Real Valladolid, but totalled only 245 minutes of action in his only season,{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1994/09/19/pagina-18/1292310/pdf.html#&mode=fullScreen|title=Primera victoria del Compostela|trans-title=First win for Compostela|publisher=Mundo Deportivo|first=Manuel|last=García Solano|language=es|date=19 September 1994|access-date=2 February 2021}}{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1994/09/25/pagina-24/1301286/pdf.html#&mode=fullScreen|title=La fiesta no va con el Zaragoza|trans-title=Zaragoza do not want to have anything to do with partying|publisher=Mundo Deportivo|first=Arturo|last=Alvarado|language=es|date=25 September 1994|access-date=2 February 2021}}{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1994/10/03/pagina-23/1468107/pdf.html#&mode=fullScreen|title=El Atleti reacciona con una goleada de escándalo|trans-title=Atleti react with outrageous rout|publisher=Mundo Deportivo|first=Miguel Ángel|last=Muñoz|language=es|date=3 October 1994|access-date=2 February 2021}}{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1994/10/10/pagina-20/1307825/pdf.html#&mode=fullScreen|title=El Valladolid pone freno al Valencia|trans-title=Valladolid stop Valencia in their tracks|publisher=Mundo Deportivo|first=Arturo|last=Alvarado|language=es|date=10 October 1994|access-date=2 February 2021}}{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1994/11/28/pagina-24/1305535/pdf.html#&mode=fullScreen|title=El Dépor se venga de González|trans-title=Dépor take revenge on González|publisher=Mundo Deportivo|first=Xoan|last=Ríos|language=es|date=28 November 1994|access-date=2 February 2021}} also being loaned to Córdoba CF during his tenure.{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1995/01/17/pagina-28/1299659/pdf.html#&mode=fullScreen|title=El Córdoba ficha al vallisoletano Herrero|trans-title=Córdoba sign Valladolid man Herrero|publisher=Mundo Deportivo|language=es|date=17 January 1995|access-date=2 February 2021}}

Herrero competed solely in Segunda División B in the following years, representing Jaén, Málaga CF, Granada CF and Gimnàstic de Tarragona. He achieved promotion with the Catalans in 2001, but was relegated the following year.

Herrero returned to Jaén for the second time in the 2003 off-season, retiring at the end of the 2005–06 campaign after a further three years in the third level, aged 36. He totalled 272 matches for his main club in seven years, 253 in the league, 16 in the Copa del Rey and three in the Copa Federación de España, scoring 40 goals in all competitions.[http://www.jaenenjuego.es/index.php/historia/leyendas/1541-manolo-herrero-icono-de-la-historia-blanca Manolo Herrero, icono de la historia blanca (Manolo Herrero, icon of white history)]; Jaén en Juego, 3 October 2013 (in Spanish)

Coaching career

After retiring, Herrero was an assistant manager of Real Jaén B, being promoted to head coach in the summer of 2009 as they competed in the regional championships. He left at the end of the season, and joined the first team.

In February 2011, after working with the club as a match delegate, Herrero obtained a professional license, being named Jaén's manager after replacing fired José Miguel Campos.[http://www.andaluciadeportes.com/noticias/ver/manuel-herrero-se-sentara-en-el-banquillo-del-real-jaen-tras-recibir-la-licencia/6457 Manuel Herrero se sentará en el banquillo del Real Jaén tras recibir la licencia (Manuel Herrero will sit on the bench after receiving the license)]; Andalucía Deportes, 25 February 2011 (in Spanish) In 2012–13, he led the side to the first place in the regular season and the subsequent playoff promotion, which meant a return to Segunda División after an 11-year absence.{{cite web|url=https://www.vavel.com/es/futbol/2013/06/30/segunda-b/246679.html|title=Real Jaén es de Segunda sufriendo hasta el final con Huracán Valencia|trans-title=Real Jaén are in Segunda suffering with Huracán Valencia until the end|publisher=Vavel|first=Adrián|last=Navarro|language=es|date=30 June 2013|access-date=2 February 2021}}

On 4 July 2013, Herrero signed a new contract with the Whites.[http://futbol.as.com/futbol/2013/07/04/segunda/1372943666_855051.html Manuel Herrero renueva con el Jaén en su regreso a Segunda (Manuel Herrero renews with Jaén in their return to Segunda)]; Diario AS, 4 July 2013 (in Spanish) He left the club the following year, after his side's relegation.{{cite news|url=https://as.com/futbol/2014/06/10/segunda/1402422800_871295.html|title=Herrero deja de ser entrenador del Real Jaén tras el descenso|trans-title=Herrero no longer manager of Real Jaén after relegation|publisher=Diario AS|language=es|date=10 June 2014|access-date=2 February 2021}}

Herrero signed with Hércules CF in the third tier on 26 January 2015, taking over from the sacked Pacheta.[http://www.marca.com/2015/01/26/futbol/mas_futbol/1422284199.html Manolo Herrero sustituye a Pacheta en el Hércules (Manolo Herrero replaces Pacheta in Hércules)]; Marca, 26 January 2015 (in Spanish) He was dismissed roughly one year later, following a 0–2 home loss against CD Alcoyano.[http://www.marca.com/futbol/mas-futbol/2016/01/17/569be98cca4741c14c8b45ea.html El Hércules destituye a su técnico, Manolo Herrero (Hércules dismiss their manager, Manolo Herrero)]; Marca, 17 January 2016 (in Spanish)

On 14 June 2016, Herrero was appointed SD Ponferradina manager,[http://www.sdponferradina.com/noticias/noticia/manuel-herrero-nuevo-entrenador-de-la-sd-ponferradina Manuel Herrero nuevo entrenador de la SD Ponferradina (Manuel Herrero new manager of SD Ponferradina)]; SD Ponferradina, 14 June 2016 (in Spanish) lasting only four months in charge. The following 20 May, he signed with UD Melilla.[http://elfarodemelilla.es/2017/05/20/manolo-herrero-nuevo-entrenador-la-ud%E2%80%88melilla/ Manolo Herrero, nuevo entrenador de la UD Melilla (Manolo Herrero, new manager of UD Melilla)]; El Faro de Melilla, 20 May 2017 (in Spanish)

Herrero took over Real Murcia on 11 June 2018.[http://www.realmurcia.es/noticias/manolo-herrero-tecnico-del-real-murcia-cf-para-la-temporada-18-19 Manolo Herrero, técnico del Real Murcia CF para la temporada 18–19 (Manolo Herrero, manager of Real Murcia CF for the 18–19 season)]; Real Murcia, 11 June 2018 (in Spanish) Having won eight of 26 games, he was relieved of his duties the following 27 February.{{cite web|url=https://cadenaser.com/emisora/2019/02/27/radio_murcia/1551282837_521100.html|title=El Real Murcia dice adiós a Manolo Herrero sin sustituto|trans-title=Real Murcia say goodbye to Manolo Herrero without replacement|publisher=Cadena SER|first=J. A.|last=Sánchez|language=es|date=27 February 2019|access-date=10 January 2020}}

On 6 November 2019, Herrero returned to Melilla, 13th in their third-division group.{{cite web|url=https://es.besoccer.com/noticia/manolo-herrero-regresa-al-banquillo-del-melilla-740225|title=Manolo Herrero regresa al banquillo del Melilla|trans-title=Manolo returns to Melilla's bench|publisher=Be Soccer|language=es|date=6 November 2019|access-date=10 January 2020}}

Managerial statistics

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" \|+ Managerial record by team and tenure
rowspan="2"\|Team !rowspan="2"\|Nat !rowspan="2"\|From !rowspan="2"\|To !colspan="8"\|Record !rowspan=2\|{{abbr\|Ref\|Reference}}
{{Tooltip\|G\|Games managed}} !{{Tooltip\|W\|Games won}} !{{Tooltip\|D\|Games drawn}} !{{Tooltip\|L\|Games lost}} !{{Tooltip\|GF\|Goals for}} !{{Tooltip\|GA\|Goals against}} !{{Tooltip\|GD\|Goal difference}} !{{Tooltip\|Win %\|Winning percentage}}
align=left\|Jaén B \|{{flagicon\|Spain}} \|align=left\|1 July 2009 \|align=left\|30 June 2010 {{WDL\|34\|16\|5\|13\|for=54\|against=49\|diff=yes}} \|{{cite web\|url=http://arquero-arba.futbolme.net/Regionales/Andalucia/2009-10/0910-1-3.htm\|title=Primera Andaluza (Grupo 3) 2009–10\|trans-title=Primera Andaluza (Group 3) 2009–10\|publisher=Futbolme\|language=es\|access-date=16 November 2017}}
align=left\|Jaén (caretaker) \|{{flagicon\|Spain}} \|align=left\|27 August 2009 \|align=left\|31 August 2009 {{WDL\|1\|0\|0\|1\|for=0\|against=1\|diff=yes}} \|{{cite web\|url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l1835.html?temp=2009-10\|title=Manolo Herrero: Manuel Herrero Galaso\|publisher=BDFutbol\|access-date=16 November 2017}}
align=left\|Jaén \|{{flagicon\|Spain}} \|align=left\|6 January 2011 \|align=left\|11 June 2014 {{WDL\|155\|66\|47\|42\|for=172\|against=134\|diff=yes}} \|{{cite web\|url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l1835.html?temp=2010-11\|title=Manolo Herrero: Manuel Herrero Galaso\|publisher=BDFutbol\|access-date=16 November 2017}} {{cite web\|url=http://arquero-arba.futbolme.net/Nacionales/2011-12/1112-2b-4.htm\|title=Segunda División B (Grupo 4) 2011–12\|trans-title=Segunda División B (Group 4) 2011–12\|publisher=Futbolme\|language=es\|access-date=16 November 2017}} {{cite web\|url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l1835.html?cat=PR2&temp=2011-12&equip=-&rival=-\|title=Manolo Herrero: Manuel Herrero Galaso\|publisher=BDFutbol\|access-date=16 November 2017}} {{cite web\|url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l1835.html?cat=COP&temp=2011-12&equip=-&rival=-\|title=Manolo Herrero: Manuel Herrero Galaso\|publisher=BDFutbol\|access-date=16 November 2017}} {{cite web\|url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l1835.html?temp=2012-13\|title=Manolo Herrero: Manuel Herrero Galaso\|publisher=BDFutbol\|access-date=16 November 2017}} {{cite web\|url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l1835.html?temp=2013-14\|title=Manolo Herrero: Manuel Herrero Galaso\|publisher=BDFutbol\|access-date=16 November 2017}}
align=left\|Hércules \|{{flagicon\|Spain}} \|align=left\|26 January 2015 \|align=left\|17 January 2016 {{WDL\|42\|19\|12\|11\|for=45\|against=37\|diff=yes}} \|{{cite web\|url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l1835.html?temp=2014-15\|title=Manolo Herrero: Manuel Herrero Galaso\|publisher=BDFutbol\|access-date=16 November 2017}} {{cite web\|url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l1835.html?temp=2015-16\|title=Manolo Herrero: Manuel Herrero Galaso\|publisher=BDFutbol\|access-date=16 November 2017}}
align=left\|Ponferradina \|{{flagicon\|Spain}} \|align=left\|14 June 2016 \|align=left\|17 October 2016 {{WDL\|10\|4\|3\|3\|for=10\|against=11\|diff=yes}} \|{{cite web\|url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l1835.html?temp=2016-17\|title=Manolo Herrero: Manuel Herrero Galaso\|publisher=BDFutbol\|access-date=16 November 2017}}
align=left\|Melilla \|{{flagicon\|Spain}} \|align=left\|20 May 2017 \|align=left\|28 May 2018 {{WDL\|39\|17\|9\|13\|for=43\|against=25\|diff=yes}} \|{{cite web\|url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l1835.html?temp=2017-18\|title=Manolo Herrero: Manuel Herrero Galaso\|publisher=BDFutbol\|access-date=16 November 2017}}
align=left\|Murcia \|{{flagicon\|Spain}} \|align=left\|11 June 2018 \|align=left\|27 February 2019 {{WDL\|27\|8\|13\|6\|for=24\|against=20\|diff=yes}} \|{{cite web\|url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l1835.html?temp=2018-19\|title=Manolo Herrero: Manuel Herrero Galaso\|publisher=BDFutbol\|access-date=27 June 2018}}
align=left\|Melilla \|{{flagicon\|Spain}} \|align=left\|5 November 2019 \|align=left\|30 June 2020 {{WDL\|18\|6\|5\|7\|for=19\|against=22\|diff=yes}} \|{{cite web\|url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l1835.html?temp=2019-20\|title=Manolo Herrero: Manuel Herrero Galaso\|publisher=BDFutbol\|access-date=6 November 2019}}
align=left\|Melilla \|{{flagicon\|Spain}} \|align=left\|15 June 2021 \|align=left\|22 February 2022 {{WDL\|23\|7\|6\|10\|for=25\|against=28\|diff=yes}} \|{{cite web\|url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l1835.html?temp=2021-22\|title=Manolo Herrero: Manuel Herrero Galaso\|publisher=BDFutbol\|access-date=18 December 2021}}
align=left\|Jaén \|{{flagicon\|Spain}} \|align=left\|24 January 2025 \|align=left\|Present {{WDL\|10\|8\|1\|1\|for=20\|against=9\|diff=yes}} \|{{cite web\|url=https://www.resultados-futbol.com/Real-Jaen/2025\|title=Real Jaén\|publisher=Resultados Fútbol\|language=es\|access-date=16 February 2025}}
colspan="4"\|Total {{WDLtot\|359\|151\|101\|107\|for=412\|against=336\|diff=yes}} !—

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"

|+ Managerial record by team and tenure

rowspan="2"|Team

!rowspan="2"|Nat

!rowspan="2"|From

!rowspan="2"|To

!colspan="8"|Record

!rowspan=2|{{abbr|Ref|Reference}}

!{{Tooltip|W|Games won}}

!{{Tooltip|D|Games drawn}}

!{{Tooltip|L|Games lost}}

!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}

!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}

!{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}}

!{{Tooltip|Win %|Winning percentage}}

align=left|Jaén B

|{{flagicon|Spain}}

|align=left|1 July 2009

|align=left|30 June 2010

|{{cite web|url=http://arquero-arba.futbolme.net/Regionales/Andalucia/2009-10/0910-1-3.htm|title=Primera Andaluza (Grupo 3) 2009–10|trans-title=Primera Andaluza (Group 3) 2009–10|publisher=Futbolme|language=es|access-date=16 November 2017}}

align=left|Jaén (caretaker)

|{{flagicon|Spain}}

|align=left|27 August 2009

|align=left|31 August 2009

|{{cite web|url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l1835.html?temp=2009-10|title=Manolo Herrero: Manuel Herrero Galaso|publisher=BDFutbol|access-date=16 November 2017}}

align=left|Jaén

|{{flagicon|Spain}}

|align=left|6 January 2011

|align=left|11 June 2014

|{{cite web|url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l1835.html?temp=2010-11|title=Manolo Herrero: Manuel Herrero Galaso|publisher=BDFutbol|access-date=16 November 2017}}
{{cite web|url=http://arquero-arba.futbolme.net/Nacionales/2011-12/1112-2b-4.htm|title=Segunda División B (Grupo 4) 2011–12|trans-title=Segunda División B (Group 4) 2011–12|publisher=Futbolme|language=es|access-date=16 November 2017}}
{{cite web|url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l1835.html?cat=PR2&temp=2011-12&equip=-&rival=-|title=Manolo Herrero: Manuel Herrero Galaso|publisher=BDFutbol|access-date=16 November 2017}}
{{cite web|url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l1835.html?cat=COP&temp=2011-12&equip=-&rival=-|title=Manolo Herrero: Manuel Herrero Galaso|publisher=BDFutbol|access-date=16 November 2017}}
{{cite web|url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l1835.html?temp=2012-13|title=Manolo Herrero: Manuel Herrero Galaso|publisher=BDFutbol|access-date=16 November 2017}}
{{cite web|url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l1835.html?temp=2013-14|title=Manolo Herrero: Manuel Herrero Galaso|publisher=BDFutbol|access-date=16 November 2017}}

align=left|Hércules

|{{flagicon|Spain}}

|align=left|26 January 2015

|align=left|17 January 2016

|{{cite web|url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l1835.html?temp=2014-15|title=Manolo Herrero: Manuel Herrero Galaso|publisher=BDFutbol|access-date=16 November 2017}}
{{cite web|url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l1835.html?temp=2015-16|title=Manolo Herrero: Manuel Herrero Galaso|publisher=BDFutbol|access-date=16 November 2017}}

align=left|Ponferradina

|{{flagicon|Spain}}

|align=left|14 June 2016

|align=left|17 October 2016

|{{cite web|url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l1835.html?temp=2016-17|title=Manolo Herrero: Manuel Herrero Galaso|publisher=BDFutbol|access-date=16 November 2017}}

align=left|Melilla

|{{flagicon|Spain}}

|align=left|20 May 2017

|align=left|28 May 2018

|{{cite web|url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l1835.html?temp=2017-18|title=Manolo Herrero: Manuel Herrero Galaso|publisher=BDFutbol|access-date=16 November 2017}}

align=left|Murcia

|{{flagicon|Spain}}

|align=left|11 June 2018

|align=left|27 February 2019

|{{cite web|url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l1835.html?temp=2018-19|title=Manolo Herrero: Manuel Herrero Galaso|publisher=BDFutbol|access-date=27 June 2018}}

align=left|Melilla

|{{flagicon|Spain}}

|align=left|5 November 2019

|align=left|30 June 2020

|{{cite web|url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l1835.html?temp=2019-20|title=Manolo Herrero: Manuel Herrero Galaso|publisher=BDFutbol|access-date=6 November 2019}}

align=left|Melilla

|{{flagicon|Spain}}

|align=left|15 June 2021

|align=left|22 February 2022

|{{cite web|url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l1835.html?temp=2021-22|title=Manolo Herrero: Manuel Herrero Galaso|publisher=BDFutbol|access-date=18 December 2021}}

align=left|Jaén

|{{flagicon|Spain}}

|align=left|24 January 2025

|align=left|Present

|{{cite web|url=https://www.resultados-futbol.com/Real-Jaen/2025|title=Real Jaén|publisher=Resultados Fútbol|language=es|access-date=16 February 2025}}

colspan="4"|Total

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Honours

=Manager=

Jaén

Segunda División B: 2012–13{{cite web|url=https://www.vavel.com/es/futbol/2013/08/16/real-jaen/255766.html|title=Real Jaén CF 2013/14|publisher=Vavel|first=Carlos|last=Gallego|language=es|date=16 August 2013|access-date=2 February 2021}}