![]() Herrera in 2009 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Leonel Marcelo Herrera Silva | ||
Date of birth | August 16, 1971 | ||
Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
Colo-Colo | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1989 | Colo-Colo | ||
1990 | Deportes Concepción | ||
1991 | Colo-Colo | ||
1992 | Deportes La Serena | ||
1993 | Colo-Colo | ||
1994 | Deportes Antofagasta | ||
1995 | Colo-Colo | ||
1996 | Correcaminos UAT | ||
1997 | Deportes Temuco | ||
1997–1998 | St. Gallen | ||
1998 | Deportes Iquique | ||
1999–2001 | Palestino | ||
2002 | Audax Italiano | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Leonel Marcelo Herrera Silva (born August 16, 1971, in Santiago, Chile) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a defender for clubs in Chile, Mexico and Switzerland, and politician who is a councillor for the Santiago commune.
He is the son of the former Chilean international footballer Leonel Herrera Rojas, who is also the cousin of Eladio Rojas, a historical player at the 1962 FIFA World Cup. [1]
In the 2016 Chilean municipal elections, Herrera was elected as a councillor for the Santiago commune running as an independent supporting the Independent Democratic Union.