Efraín Herrera

Efraín Herrera González (born 28 September 1959) is a former Mexican football defender who played for 20 years in the Mexican Primera División and represented the Mexico national football team.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Herrera and the second or maternal family name is González.
Efraín Herrera
Personal information
Full name Efraín Herrera González
Date of birth (1959-09-28) 28 September 1959
Place of birth Mexico City, Mexico
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1981 Unión de Curtidores 92 (1)
1981–1985 Atlas 56 (2)
1985–1989 América 93 (0)
1989–1995 Necaxa 208 (1)
1995–1996 Toluca 26 (0)
1996–1998 Pachuca 11 (0)
National team
1980–1991 Mexico 11 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Born in Mexico City, Herrera was a product of the Unión de Curtidores youth system and made his club debut in 1978. He spent most of his career with Club Necaxa, where he won the league title twice. At the end of his career, he joined C.F. Pachuca in the Primera A División and helped the club gain promotion before he retired in 1998.[1] Overall, Herrera had a 20-year career and made over 450 Mexican Primera División appearances with Unión de Curtidores, Club Atlas, Club América, Club Necaxa, Deportivo Toluca F.C. and C.F. Pachuca.[2]

He represented Mexico at the 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup finals.[3]

After he retired from playing, Herrera became a football coach. He was assistant to Juan Antonio Luna at Club Tijuana during 2009 and 2010.[4]

References
  1. "Glorias Pasadas: ¿Qué fue de Efraín "El Cuchillo" Herrera?" [Glories of the past: Who was Efraín "The Knife" Herrera?] (in Spanish). Glorias Pasadas. 28 July 2010.
  2. "Efraín "Cuchillo" Herrera; siempre figura" [Efraín "Knife" Herrera; always contained] (in Spanish). El Sol de Tulancingo. 20 January 2009.
  3. Courtney, Barrie (12 June 2009). "CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1991 - Full Details". RSSSF.
  4. "El 'Cuchillo' Herrera confía en los Xoloitzcuintles" [The 'Knife' Herrera relies on the Xoloitzcuintles] (in Spanish). Medio Tiempo. 4 January 2010.
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