1. Francisco "Paco" Herrera Lorenzo was born on 2 December 1953 and is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a midfielder, and is a manager.
13 Facts About Paco Herrera
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In 1986, after a two-season spell with Levante UD, Paco Herrera retired from football with CD Badajoz, at the age of 32, having played mainly for the Extremaduran in Segunda Division B, the new third level created in 1977.
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Paco Herrera was connected to his last club, Badajoz, for several years as a manager, first coaching its youth sides and later acting as assistant.
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Paco Herrera would manage the first team in 24 games in two separate second division campaigns.
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Paco Herrera left England in June 2006 and returned to his country, serving as director of football at RCD Espanyol for three seasons.
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Paco Herrera left the club in February 2009 to manage CD Castellon, replacing Atletico Madrid-bound Abel Resino for the final 21 games of the campaign and leading the Valencians to the seventh place in the second division.
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On 4 February 2010, Paco Herrera replaced Juan Carlos Garrido at the helm of Villarreal CF' reserves, in the second division, as Garrido had been promoted to the main squad following the sacking of Ernesto Valverde.
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Paco Herrera was appointed at UD Las Palmas in the second division, on 3 July 2014.
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Paco Herrera achieved promotion in his first season, with the team returning to the top tier after 13 years.
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On 15 June 2017, Paco Herrera was hired as Sporting de Gijon coach after agreeing to a two-year contract.
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Paco Herrera returned to active on 31 May 2018, being appointed at Aris Thessaloniki FC from the Superleague Greece.
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On 16 November 2018, Paco Herrera returned to Las Palmas after three years, replacing sacked Manolo Jimenez.
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On 6 July 2019, Paco Herrera joined the coaching staff at Birmingham City, becoming assistant head coach to Pep Clotet.