Manuel Herrera Yagüe

Born in Madrid, Herrera joined Real Madrid's youth setup in 1995, aged 13, and made his senior debut with the C team in 2000–01, in Tercera División. He was promoted to the reserves in the Segunda División B the following year, but failed to make an appearance during the season. After a brief period with amateurs UD Casetas, Herrera joined Palamós CF in the third division. In June 2004 he moved to Atlético Levante UD in the same league, and served as third choice for the main squad in 2006–07 behind José Francisco Molina and Pablo Cavallero. On 8 August 2007, Herrera was loaned to Segunda División club SD Eibar. His first game as a professional occurred on 10 October, in a 2–1 away loss against Elche CF in the third round of the Copa del Rey. His maiden appearance in the league came late in the same month, a 2–2 home draw with UD Salamanca. In summer 2008, Herrera returned to the Valencian side, now in division two. Initially a backup to Manolo Reina, he enjoyed a run in the starting XI from November 2009 until March of the following year, and also achieved promotion. Herrera joined AD Alcorcón also of the second tier on 23 July 2010. After two years as a starter (playing all league matches in the second), he moved to Elche in June 2012. Herrera won the Ricardo Zamora Trophy in his debut season with the Franjiverdes, who won the league and returned to La Liga after 24 years. On 19 August 2013, one month shy of his 32nd birthday, he made his debut in the competition, starting…

Elche

Segunda División: 2012–13 Individual

Ricardo Zamora Trophy: 2012–13