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| Full name | José Oscar Herrera Corominas | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1965-06-17)17 June 1965 (age 60) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tala,Uruguay | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1984–1989 | Peñarol | 137 | (18) | ||||||||||||||
| 1989–1990 | Figueres | 23 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 1990–1995 | Cagliari | 147 | (13) | ||||||||||||||
| 1995–1996 | Atalanta | 41 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 1997 | Cruz Azul | 12 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 1997–1998 | Newell's Old Boys | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1998 | Peñarol | 11 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 1999 | Racing Montevideo | 26 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 2000 | Montevideo Wanderers | 31 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2001 | Peñarol | 5 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2001 | Shandong Luneng | ? | (?) | ||||||||||||||
| 2001 | Persib | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2002 | Montevideo Wanderers | ||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Peñarol | ||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1988–1997 | Uruguay | 57 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
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José Oscar Herrera Corominas (born 17 June 1965 inTala) is aUruguayan former internationalfootballer who played as adefender for various clubs.
Herrera started his playing career withPeñarol where he was part of two championship winning squads in (1985 & 1986) and a winner of theCopa Libertadores in 1987.
In 1989, he joinedFigueres of Spain, and in 1990 he joinedCagliari inItaly where he played over 100 games for the club.
In 1995, he joinedAtalanta and in 1996 he moved toMexico to play forCruz Azul. In 1997, he played forNewell's Old Boys ofArgentina.
Herrera returned to Uruguay later in his career where he played for Peñarol,Racing Club de Montevideo andMontevideo Wanderers.
At international level, Herrera played for theUruguay national team on 57 occasions between 1988 and 1997, scoring four goals.[1] He was part of the squad that won theCopa América in1995.[2]
Herrera's daughter, Sofia, married Uruguayan internationalDiego Godín.[3]
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