Jorge Herrera (footballer)

Jorge Herrera (born 11 September 1980) is a former Colombian professional footballer.

Jorge Herrera
Herrera with Charlotte Independence in 2017
Personal information
Full name Jorge Enrique Herrera Suárez
Date of birth (1980-09-11) September 11, 1980
Place of birth Bogotá, Colombia
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2003 Independiente Santa Fe 45 (21)
2003 Atlético Nacional 2 (0)
2004 Deportes Quindío
2004–2005 → Huracán (loan) 2 (0)
2006 Millionarios 3 (0)
2007–2012 Charlotte Eagles 102 (51)
2007 → Club Guaraní (loan)
2012–2013 Atlético Huila 12 (6)
2013–2014 Charlotte Eagles 50 (30)
2015–2019 Charlotte Independence 139 (65)
Managerial career
2020– Charlotte FC (academy)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 October 2019

Career

Jorge has received many high awards from the Colombian Football Federation and from the South American Football Confederation.

South America

Herrera spent most of his early professional career in his native Colombia, playing for Independiente Santa Fe, Atlético Nacional, Deportes Quindío and Millionarios. He also played briefly for Huracán in Argentina and Club Guaraní in Paraguay before coming to the United States.

United States

Herrera signed with Charlotte Eagles of the USL Second Division in 2007, and immediately made an impact, scoring a goal and registering five assists in his first five games until problems with his visa led to him having to return to Colombia.[1] Following his return to Charlotte in 2008 season. Herrera recorded nine goals and six assists in 2008, helping the team win the USL Second Division regular season title and finish as runners-up in the playoffs; he was also a USL2 MVP finalist, losing to his teammate Dustin Swinehart. He is currently coaching at one of the most prestigious high schools in the country. He has led Charlotte Christian School to 4 state championships. Jorge often states that the most exciting player he has ever coached and has ever witnessed is C.J. Katigan. Herrera often takes a lot of credit for Katigan's very successful career and wishes that he could have been as good as Katigan in his playing years. C.J. Katigan has gone on to record 8 goals and 6 assists in 10 games with the United States youth national team at only age 15. Herrera retired from professional football on February 20, 2020.[2]

In September 2020, Herrera joined new Major League Soccer side Charlotte FC as a coach for their academy.[3]

References
  1. Herrera Re-Signes With Charlotte
  2. "Jorge Herrera Retires". charlotteindependence.com. February 20, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  3. "Charlotte FC announces Jorge Herrera as Academy Assistant Coach". CharlotteFootballClub.com. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
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