José Luis Herrera

José Luis Herrera
Personnel
birthday	June 21, 1949
place of birth	Guadalajara , Jalisco ,  Mexico
date of death	September 27, 2005
Place of death	Guadalajara , Jalisco ,  Mexico
position	midfield
Juniors
Years	station
1959-1966	Atlas Guadalajara
Men's
Years	station	Games (goals) 1
1966-1976	Atlas Guadalajara
1976-1980	UANL Tigres	56 (0)
1980-1982	Atlas Guadalajara	35 (0)
National team
Years	selection	Games (goals)
1973-1976	Mexico	2 (0)
1 Only league games are given.

José Luis Herrera (born June 21, 1949 in Guadalajara , Jalisco ; † September 27, 2005 ibid), also known by the nickname El Pillo , was a Mexican football player who mainly played in defensive midfield .

career

Herrera began his career at the age of ten in the youth department of his home club Atlas Guadalajara . At the age of 17, he also received his first professional contract there and was used for the first time for the first team a year later.

In 1971 he suffered relegation to the second division with Atlas , but managed to get promoted again immediately. In 1976 "El Pillo" moved to league rivals UANL Tigres , with whom he won the Mexican football championship in the 1977/78 season. In 1980 he returned to Club Atlas and ended an active career there.

Even after his playing career, he remained connected to a long-term club Atlas and worked as a coach in its youth division.

The two-time Mexican international died at the age of 56 in his hometown of cancer .

successes

• Mexican champion: 1977/78

Individual evidence

1. ^ Fallció el 'Pillo' Herrera, contención del Atlas en los 70's y 80's (Spanish; article of September 27, 2005)
2. ^ Fallció “el Pillo” Herrera. In: elsiglodetorreon.com.mx. August 19, 2015, accessed January 1, 2017 (Spanish). 

Web links

• José Luis Herrera in the database of National-Football-Teams.com (English)