José Herrera

Personal information
Full name	José Oscar Herrera Corominas
Date of birth	(1965-06-17) 17 June 1965
Place of birth	Tala, Uruguay
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1984–1989	Peñarol	137	(18)
1989–1990	Figueres	23	(5)
1990–1995	Cagliari	147	(13)
1995–1996	Atalanta	41	(2)
1997	Cruz Azul	12	(1)
1997–1998	Newell's Old Boys	11	(0)
1998	Peñarol	11	(1)
1999	Racing Montevideo	26	(7)
2000	Montevideo Wanderers	31	(2)
2001	Peñarol	5	(1)
2001	Shandong Luneng	?	(?)
2001	Persib	8	(0)
2002	Montevideo Wanderers
2003	Peñarol
International career
1988–1997	Uruguay	57	(4)
Medal record Representing  Uruguay Copa América Winner 1995 Uruguay Runner-up 1989 Brazil
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

José Oscar Herrera Corominas (born 17 June 1965 in Tala) is a Uruguayan former international footballer who played as a defender for various clubs.

Club career

Herrera started his playing career with Peñarol where he was part of two championship winning squads in (1985 & 1986) and a winner of the Copa Libertadores in 1987.

In 1989, he joined Figueres of Spain, and in 1990 he joined Cagliari in Italy where he played over 100 games for the club.

In 1995, he joined Atalanta and in 1996 he moved to Mexico to play for Cruz Azul. In 1997, he played for Newell's Old Boys of Argentina.

Herrera returned to Uruguay later in his career where he played for Peñarol, Racing Club de Montevideo and Montevideo Wanderers.

International career

At international level, Herrera played for the Uruguay national team on 57 occasions between 1988 and 1997, scoring four goals.^[1] He was part of the squad that won the Copa América in 1995.^[2]

Personal life

Herrera's daughter, Sofia, married Uruguayan international Diego Godín.^[3]

Honours

External links

• José Herrera at National-Football-Teams.com
• (in Spanish) profile Archived 2004-09-18 at the Wayback Machine at Tenfield

References