Paco Herrera

Paco Herrera
Herrera in 2013
Personal information
Full name Francisco Herrera Lorenzo
Date of birth (1953-12-02) 2 December 1953
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Aris (manager)
Youth career
1965–1972 Damm
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1972–1974 Sabadell 64 (5)
1974–1977 Sporting Gijón 44 (2)
1977–1979 Levante
1979–1986 Badajoz
Teams managed
1992–1993 Badajoz
1995 Badajoz
1998 Numancia
1998–1999 Mérida
2000 Numancia
2001–2002 Albacete
2002–2003 Poli Ejido
2003 Recreativo
2004–2006 Liverpool (assistant)
2009 Castellón
2010 Villarreal B
2010–2013 Celta
2013–2014 Zaragoza
2014–2015 Las Palmas
2016–2017 Valladolid
2017 Sporting Gijón
2018– Aris
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Francisco "Paco" Herrera Lorenzo (born 2 December 1953) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a midfielder, and is the current manager of Greek club Aris Thessaloniki FC.

Playing career

Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Herrera started playing professionally with CE Sabadell FC in his native region, appearing in two Segunda División seasons with the team. In 1974, the 20-year-old signed for Sporting de Gijón in La Liga, suffering relegation in his second year.

After a two-season spell with Levante UD, Herrera retired from football with CD Badajoz in 1986 at the age of 32, having played mainly for the Extremaduran in Segunda División B, the new third level created in 1977.

Coaching career

Herrera was connected to his last club Badajoz for several years as a manager, first coaching its youth sides and later acting as assistant. He would manage the first team in 24 games in two separate second division campaigns (18 in 1992–93 and six in 1994–95).

During three seasons, Herrera then worked in the second level, with CD Numancia and CP Mérida, the only complete one being 1998–99. He was sacked by the latter in late November 1999, following a 1–3 loss at former club Levante; the team eventually ranked sixth, being however demoted due to financial irregularities.

After two seasons in division two, with Albacete Balompié and Polideportivo Ejido (finishing in tenth and 13th position respectively), Herrera was appointed at Recreativo de Huelva in the same tier, being fired on 9 November 2003 after a 0–2 home loss against Andalusia neighbours Córdoba CF – the team had collected seven draws in 11 matches (plus two wins and as many losses). In the summer of 2004, he joined countryman Rafael Benítez's coaching staff in Liverpool, working as both assistant manager and chief scout for two years.[1]

Herrera left England in June 2006 and returned to his country, serving as director of football at RCD Espanyol for three seasons.[2] He left the club in February 2009 to manage CD Castellón, replacing Atlético Madrid-bound Abel Resino for the final 21 games of the campaign and leading the Valencians to the seventh place in the second division.

On 4 February 2010, Herrera replaced Juan Carlos Garrido at the helm of Villarreal CF' reserves, also in the second division, as Garrido had been promoted to the main squad following the sacking of Ernesto Valverde. In 2010–11 he continued working in level two, with Celta de Vigo, leading them to the promotion play-offs where they lost in the semi-finals against Granada CF, on penalties.

Herrera was also in charge as the Galicians returned to the top flight at the end of the 2011–12 season, as runners-up. He was relieved of his duties on 18 February 2013 after a 1–3 away loss against Getafe CF, however, with the club ranking third from bottom[3] but eventually saved.

Herrera was appointed at UD Las Palmas in the second division, on 3 July 2014.[4] He achieved promotion in his first season, with the team returning to the top tier after 13 years.

On 19 October 2015, after a 0–4 defeat at Getafe CF that left the Canarians ranking second from the bottom, Herrera was sacked and replaced by Quique Setién.[5] On 7 June of the following year, he was named Real Valladolid manager.[6]

On 15 June 2017, Herrera was hired as Sporting de Gijón coach after agreeing to a two-year contract.[7][8] He was sacked on 12 December, after a streak of six matches without wins in the second level.[9]

Herrera returned to active on 31 May 2018, being appointed at Aris Thessaloniki F.C. from the Superleague Greece.[10]

Managerial statistics

As of 8 December 2017
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Badajoz Spain 27 January 1992 18 January 1993 44 23 9 12 64 36 +28 052.27 [11]
Badajoz Spain 7 May 1995 30 June 1995 6 2 2 2 6 5 +1 033.33 [12]
Numancia Spain 23 February 1998 30 June 1998 14 4 7 3 15 14 +1 028.57 [13]
Mérida Spain 30 June 1998 22 November 1999 60 20 20 20 66 60 +6 033.33 [14]
Numancia Spain 1 July 2000 27 November 2000 12 3 2 7 13 21 −8 025.00 [15]
Albacete Spain 20 June 2001 5 June 2002 44 16 11 17 45 45 +0 036.36 [16]
Poli Ejido Spain 5 June 2002 30 June 2003 43 12 16 15 36 46 −10 027.91 [17]
Recreativo Spain 30 June 2003 9 November 2003 12 2 8 2 9 10 −1 016.67 [18]
Castellón Spain 1 February 2009 30 June 2009 20 9 4 7 24 19 +5 045.00 [19]
Villarreal B Spain 4 February 2010 20 June 2010 19 6 7 6 27 27 +0 031.58 [20]
Celta Spain 20 June 2010 18 February 2013 119 53 29 37 183 127 +56 044.54 [21]
Zaragoza Spain 19 June 2013 17 March 2014 31 10 9 12 36 39 −3 032.26 [22]
Las Palmas Spain 4 July 2014 19 October 2015 58 27 16 15 90 68 +22 046.55 [23]
Valladolid Spain 7 June 2016 12 June 2017 46 20 10 16 59 53 +6 043.48 [24]
Sporting Gijón Spain 15 June 2017 12 December 2017 20 7 7 6 23 19 +4 035.00 [25]
Total 548 214 157 177 696 589 +107 039.05 —

References

  1. ↑ Paco plots bright future Archived 4 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine.; Liverpool FC, 11 October 2005
  2. ↑ Benitez wishes Herrera well as he leaves Reds Archived 4 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine.; Liverpool FC, 9 June 2006
  3. ↑ Abel Resino sustituye a Paco Herrera en el banquillo del Celta (Abel Resino replaces Paco Herrera in Celta bench); Celta de Vigo, 18 February 2013
  4. ↑ Paco Herrera, nuevo entrenador de la UD Las Palmas (Paco Herrera, new UD Las Palmas coach) Archived 7 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine.; UD Las Palmas, 3 July 2014 (in Spanish)
  5. ↑ "Las Palmas sack Paco Herrera as manager, hire Quique Setien". ESPN FC. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  6. ↑ "Paco Herrera, nuevo entrenador del Real Valladolid" [Paco Herrera, new manager of Real Valladolid] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  7. ↑ "Francisco Herrera nuevo entrenador del Sporting" [Francisco Herrera new Sporting manager] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  8. ↑ "Paco Herrera returns to Sporting de Gijón 40 years later". Diario AS. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  9. ↑ "El Sporting ultima el acuerdo con Baraja tras destituir a Paco Herrera" [Sporting outline deal with Baraja after sacking Paco Herrera]. Marca (in Spanish). 12 December 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  10. ↑ "Paco Herrera, nuevo entrenador del Aris de Salónica" [Paco Herrera, new Aris Thessaloniki manager]. Marca (in Spanish). 31 May 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
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  22. ↑ "Herrera: Francisco Herrera Lorenzo". BDFutbol. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  23. ↑ "Herrera: Francisco Herrera Lorenzo". BDFutbol. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
    "Las Palmas results". Sky Sports. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
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  25. ↑ "Herrera: Francisco Herrera Lorenzo". BDFutbol. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
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