Heriberto Herrera
Heriberto Herrera Udrizar (24 April 1926 – 26 July 1996) was a footballer and manager who played international football for both Paraguay and Spain as a defender.[1]
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Herrera and the second or maternal family name is Udrizar.
 Heriberto Herrera with Juventus in 1967 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Heriberto Herrera Udrizar | ||
| Date of birth | (1926-04-24)24 April 1926 | ||
| Place of birth | Guarambaré, Paraguay | ||
| Date of death | 26 July 1996(1996-07-26) (aged 70) | ||
| Place of death | Asunción, Paraguay | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Teniente Fariño | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Nacional (PY) | |||
| 1952–1959 | Atlético Madrid | 74 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| Paraguay | 5 | (0) | |
| 1957 | Spain | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1959 | Rayo Vallecano | ||
| 1960–1961 | Tenerife | ||
| 1961–1962 | Granada | ||
| 1962 | Valladolid | ||
| 1962–1963 | Español | ||
| 1963–1964 | Elche | ||
| 1964–1969 | Juventus | ||
| 1969–1971 | Internazionale | ||
| 1971–1973 | Sampdoria | ||
| 1974–1975 | Atalanta | ||
| 1975–1976 | Las Palmas | ||
| 1976–1977 | Valencia | ||
| 1978 | Español | ||
| 1978–1979 | Elche | ||
| 1982 | Las Palmas | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career
Herrera played for Club Nacional of Paraguay and for several Spanish teams. While playing for the Paraguay national football team he led the team to win the 1953 Copa América against Brazil and was named the best player of the tournament. He later played one game for the Spain national football team in 1957.
As a coach, he managed Spanish teams (Elche CF and Valencia CF among them) and Italian teams Juventus and Inter Milan.
He coached Juventus from 1964 to 1969, winning one scudetto in the 1966–67 season and one Coppa Italia in the 1964–65 season. Herrera ranks fourth in most games as a Juventus coach with 162 (Giovanni Trapattoni is first with 402 games).[2]
As the coach of Internazionale, he led the team to a second-place finish in the 1969–70 Serie A season.
Biography
Herrera was born in Guarambaré. He died in Asunción in 1996.
Honours
References
- "Players Appearing for Two or More Countries". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 3 August 2008. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
External links
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| South American Nations Championship Player of the tournament |
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