Place of birth Bilbao, Spain Years Team Height 1.77 m Children Ander Herrera | Playing position Team Apps Position Midfielder | |
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Full name Pedro María Herrera Sancristóbal Date of birth (1959-07-17) 17 July 1959 (age 57) | ||
Pedro María Herrera Sancristóbal (born 17 July 1959) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
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Football career
Herrera was born in Bilbao, Biscay. He played youth football with local Athletic Bilbao and made his senior debuts with fellow Basque team SD Erandio Club, helping the latter promote from the regional championships into Segunda División B during his three-year spell.
Herrera represented UD Salamanca, Real Zaragoza and Celta de Vigo professionally, the first club in Segunda División and the last two in La Liga, where he amassed totals of 174 games and 21 goals over the course of seven seasons. He retired during the 1989 pre-season after contracting a serious knee injury whilst at the service of the Galicians, and retired from football at only 30 years of age.
After retiring, Herrera worked as general manager for Celta and Zaragoza.
Personal life
Herrera's son, Ander, is also a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.