Mere (footballer)

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Mere
Personal information
Full name Baldomero Hermoso Herrera
Date of birth (1975-03-15) 15 March 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth El Puerto de Santa María, Spain
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
Melilla (manager)
Youth career
Cádiz
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1993–1994 Cádiz B
1994–1998 Cádiz 18 (1)
1998–1999 Algeciras 28 (2)
1999–2001 Motril 48 (0)
2001 Granada 0 (0)
2001–2002 Mensajero 19 (1)
2002–2004 Jerez Industrial
2004–2005 Portuense
Managerial career
2006–2008 Portuense (assistant)
2011–2012 Puerto Real
2012–2013 Portuense
2013–2014 Conil
2014–2016 Algeciras
2016–2018 Cádiz B
2018–2020 Fuenlabrada
2020 Alcorcón
2021–2022 Logroñés
2022–2023 Fuenlabrada
2023–2024 Linense
2024– Melilla
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lauri Baldomero Hermoso Herrera (born 15 March 1975), commonly known as Mere, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central defender, and is the manager of UD Melilla.

Contents

Club career

Born in El Puerto de Santa María, Cádiz, Andalusia, Mere made his first team debut with Cádiz CF at the age of just 19. In 1998, after being sparingly used, he moved to fellow Segunda División B side Algeciras CF, suffering relegation at the end of the campaign.

Mere resumed his career in his native region, representing Motril CF, Granada CF, CD Mensajero, Jerez Industrial CF and Racing Club Portuense. He retired with the latter in 2005, aged 30.

Managerial career

Shortly after retiring Mere started working as a coach, being José Luis Burgueña's assistant at last club Portuense. In December 2011, he was appointed manager of Puerto Real CF in Primera Andaluza, [1] and took the club to a second place finish.

Mere returned to Portuense on 3 June 2012, being named manager of the main squad in Tercera División. [2] Subsequently, he was also in charge of Conil CF before being appointed at another club he represented as a player, Algeciras, on 25 June 2014. [3]

Mere achieved promotion to the third division in 2015, but was sacked on 28 March of the following year. [4] On 1 August 2016 he returned to Cádiz, being named manager of the reserves in the fifth tier. [5]

On 27 June 2018, after achieving two consecutive promotions, Mere announced his departure from Cádiz, [6] and was appointed manager of CF Fuenlabrada on 23 July. [7] With the latter, he achieved a first-ever promotion to Segunda División after defeating Recreativo de Huelva in the play-offs, [8] then sealed the league championship with a win over Racing de Santander. [9]

Mere's first professional match occurred on 17 August 2019, with his side achieving a 2–0 win over Elche CF at the Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero. [10] Despite staying in the play-off zone in the first months of the season, he was dismissed on 10 March of the following year, after 13 winless matches. [11]

Remaining in the Community of Madrid and the second division, Mere was hired at AD Alcorcón for the 2020–21 season, [12] but was sacked on 9 November 2020 after eight consecutive losses. [13] The following 24 June, he took over UD Logroñés, freshly relegated to Primera División RFEF. [14]

Sacked by Logroñés on 3 April 2022, [15] Mere returned to Fuenla on 2 June, with the club now also in the third division. [16]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 3 March 2024
Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamNatFromToRecordRef
GWDLGFGAGDWin %
Puerto Real Flag of Spain.svg 6 December 20113 June 20122112453623+13057.14
Portuense Flag of Spain.svg 3 June 201222 May 2013381116113635+1028.95 [17]
Conil Flag of Spain.svg 12 November 201325 June 20142512583121+10048.00 [18]
Algeciras Flag of Spain.svg 25 June 201428 March 20168144162110669+37054.32 [19]
Cádiz B Flag of Spain.svg 1 August 201627 June 20188247251014053+87057.32 [20]
Fuenlabrada Flag of Spain.svg 23 July 201810 March 2020773228179159+32041.56 [21]
Alcorcón Flag of Spain.svg 26 July 20209 November 202010118314−11010.00 [22]
UD Logroñés Flag of Spain.svg 24 June 20213 April 20223114893128+3045.16 [23]
Fuenlabrada Flag of Spain.svg 2 June 202215 February 20232465131734−17025.00 [24]
Linense Flag of Spain.svg 5 July 20236 March 2024259882524+1036.00 [25]
Melilla Flag of Spain.svg 12 June 2024Present000000+0! [26]
Total414188116110516360+156045.41

Honours

Fuenlabrada

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