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Career & Clubs
Argentina and Uruguay
Errea started football at an amateur level at Sacachispas in the Villa Soldati region of Buenos Aires. His professional career began in 1959 when he joined Atlético Atlanta. He played there until 1962 and then joined Boca Juniors, where he won 3 Championships. In 1966 he signed for Colón playing for a year before he traveled to Uruguay to play for Peñarol, where during his short spell he managed to win an Uruguayan Primera División in 1967. Afterwards he made his return at Boca Juniors in 1968. In 1969 he signed for Estudiantes and in his only season at the club he won the Copa Libertadores two consecutive times and play in the 1970 Intercontinental Cup, where they lost 3–2 on aggregate to Feyenoord. In 1971 he played for Banfield for a year.
Greece
In the summer of 1972, the transfers of Latin American footballers to Greece according to the current of the time, brought Errea to AEK Athens, alongside Rodolfo Vicente and Hugo Zeer. In his first season he was the main goalkeeper of the team, while in his second season he shared the spot with the newcomer Giorgos Sidiropoulos. In the summer of 1974 AEK signed the Germans, Walter Wagner and Timo Zahnleiter, who occupied the foreign player slots in the squad. Consequently, Errea was ineligible to compete with the club in official matches throughout the season, despite the efforts of the president, Loukas Barlos. On 28 July 1975, he signed for the newly-promoted Apollon Athens, where he…
He played in two matches for Argentina in 1959 and 1961. He made his debut on 9 December 1959 in Argentina's 4–2 win over Paraguay for the 1959 South American Championship that took place in Ecuador, setting a record for the youngest player to appear in the national team. In 1961 he was called up again, where he played for the last time in a 4–1 away defeat by Italy on 15 June.
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- Club Atlético Peñarol (1967–1967)
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- Boca Juniors (1968–1968)
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- Estudiantes de La Plata (1969–1970)
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- Club Atlético Atlanta (1958–1961)
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- Boca Juniors (1962–1965)
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- Club Atlético Colón (1966–1967)
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- Club Atlético Banfield (1971–1971)
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- AEK Athens F.C. (1972–1975)
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- Apollon Smyrnis F.C. (1975–1977)
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- Argentina national under-20 football team (1958–1958)
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- Argentina national football team (1959–1961)
Legacy
Boca Juniors
Argentine Primera División: 1962, 1964, 1965 Peñarol
Uruguayan Primera División: 1967 Estudiantes
Copa Libertadores: 1969, 1970
Clubs
- Argentina national under-20 football team1958–1958
- Club Atlético Atlanta1958–1961
- Argentina men's national football team1959–1961
- Boca Juniors1962–1965
- Club Atlético Colón1966–1967
- Club Atlético Peñarol1967–1967
- Boca Juniors1968–1968
- Estudiantes de La Plata1969–1970
- Club Atlético Banfield1971–1971
- AEK Athens F.C.1972–1975
- Apollon Smyrnis F.C.1975–1977
Played together with
Aaron AnselminoBoca Juniors · 2023–2025- Aaron QuirósClub Atlético Banfield · 2022
Aarón WergifkerArgentina men's national football team · 1934–1936
Abel BalboArgentina men's national football team · 1989–1998
Abel BalboBoca Juniors · 2002–2002- Abel Ernesto HerreraEstudiantes de La Plata · 1972–1988
Abel HernándezClub Atlético Peñarol · 2008–2009
Abel HernándezClub Atlético Peñarol · 2023–2023
Abel HernándezClub Atlético Peñarol · 2026- Abel MasueroArgentina men's national football team
Abel MoralejoClub Atlético Colón · 1990–1991
Adhemar CanavesiClub Atlético Peñarol · 1928–1935
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Identifiers & aliases
Néstor Errea was an Argentine professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. His nickname was "El Flaco" (English: "The Skinny") because of his tall, slender physique.
Opinions of fans — not verified facts.
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