José Manuel García (footballer)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García and the second or maternal family name is Herrero.

José Manuel García Herrero (4 April 1950 – 30 November 2014) was a Spanish professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

José Manuel Garcia

Personal information
Full name	José Manuel García Herrero
Date of birth	(1950-04-04)4 April 1950
Place of birth	Gijón, Spain
Date of death	30 November 2014(2014-11-30) (aged 64)
Place of death	Gijón, Spain
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Colegio Inmaculada
	Sporting Gijón
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1967–1976	Sporting Gijón	136	(15)
1976–1978	Racing Santander	8	(0)
Total		142	(15)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Football career

Born in Gijón, Asturias, García played for Sporting de Gijón and Racing de Santander during an 11-year professional career.^[2] He made his debut for the former in 1968, excelling against marker Ferran Olivella in a 2–0 home win against FC Barcelona for the Copa del Generalísimo (2–5 aggregate loss).^[3][4]

With Sporting, García spent three years in La Liga, sharing teams with namesake Ángel Herrero and thus being known as Herrero II. He retired from racing in 1978 at age 28 due to an ulna injury.^[5]

Death

Garcia died in his hometown on 30 November 2014, aged 64.^[5]

Honours

Sporting Gijón

• Segunda División: 1969–70^[6]

References

1. "Luto rojiblanco: falleció Herero [sic] II" [Red-and-white mourning: Herrero II died] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 30 November 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
2. "Muere José Manuel García Herrero, jugador del Racing en 1976/77" [Death of José Manuel García Herrero, Racing player in 1976/77]. 20 minutos (in Spanish). 30 November 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
3. Alonso, Maese (20 May 1968). "2–0: El Gijón que marcó sus goles en el primer tiempo, se creció peligrosamente" [2–0: Gijón came dangerously of age, having scored their goals in the first half]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 December 2016.
4. Barrio, Javier (30 November 2014). "Fallece Herrero II, exjugador del Sporting" [Herrero II, former Sporting player, dies]. El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 December 2016.
5. "Fallece el exjugador del Racing y del Sporting José Manuel García Herrero" [Former Racing and Sporting player José Manuel García Herrero dies]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 30 November 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
6. Braña, Mario D. (13 January 2014). "Fallece Herrero I, jugador del Sporting en los años 60 y 70" [Herrero I, Sporting player in the 60s and 70s, dies]. La Nueva España (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 December 2016.

External links

• Herrero II: José Manuel García Herrero at BDFutbol