Germán Gustavo Herrera (born 19 July 1983 in Granadero Baigorria, Santa Fe) is an Argentine retired forward.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Germán Gustavo Herrera | ||
Date of birth | (1983-07-19) 19 July 1983 (age 38) | ||
Place of birth | Granadero Baigorria, Argentina | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Second striker | ||
Youth career | |||
2001–2002 | Rosario Central | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002–2004 | Rosario Central | 28 | (5) |
2004–2007 | San Lorenzo | 42 | (7) |
2006–2007 | → Grêmio (loan) | 24 | (9) |
2007 | Real Sociedad | 19 | (1) |
2007 | San Lorenzo | 2 | (0) |
2007–2008 | Gimnasia La Plata | 14 | (1) |
2008 | → Corinthians (loan) | 59 | (23) |
2009–2010 | Grêmio | 24 | (4) |
2010–2012 | Botafogo | 60 | (18) |
2012–2015 | Emirates Club | 35 | (16) |
2015 | Vasco da Gama | 12 | (0) |
2016–2019 | Rosario Central | 68 | (14) |
National team | |||
2003 | Argentina U-20 | 12 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Herrera played for Real Sociedad in 2006/07, before moving to San Lorenzo de Almagro, but only made two appearances for them before joining Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata. He then moved to Brazil to play for Corinthians and Grêmio, and for the 2010 season he joined Botafogo.[1]
In July 2012, he signed a contract with the UAE side Emirates Club.[2]
On 9 April 2019, Herrera announced his retirement from football.[3]
Herrera also has 12 caps for the Argentina Under-20 team and has scored 4 goals.