Súper
Súper playing for Lion City Sailors during the 2023–24 AFC Champions League match fixtures against Kitchee
Personal information
Full name Manuel Herrera López
Date of birth (1991-11-21) 21 November 1991
Place of birth Seville, Spain
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Lion City Sailors
Number 4
Youth career
Betis
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Betis C 1 (0)
2011–2013 Betis B 72 (5)
2013–2014 Elche B 1 (0)
2014 Cartagena 13 (0)
2014–2015 San Roque 29 (2)
2015–2016 Villanovense 11 (1)
2016–2017 Caudal 25 (4)
2017–2020 Ceres-Negros 53 (2)
2020 Lanzarote 4 (0)
2021–2022 Nagaworld 33 (1)
2023– Lion City Sailors 9 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 June 2023

Manuel Herrera López (born 21 November 1991), also known as Súper, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Singapore Premier League club Lion City Sailors.

He started his career in the youth and reserve teams of Real Betis and later played for clubs in the Segunda División B. He then played for Filipino club Ceres–Negros where he won three consecutive league titles.

Club career

Born in Seville, Andalusia, Súper graduated from the youth academy of Real Betis, and reached the reserves midway through the 2010–11 season. He made his debut in Segunda División B on 2 January 2011, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–2 home draw against Lucena CF.[1]

Real Betis B

On 9 March 2012, Súper was called to the first team by manager Pepe Mel for a La Liga match against Real Madrid,[2] but he remained on the bench in the 2–3 home loss the following day.[3] After leaving the Estadio Benito Villamarín he continued to compete in the third level, representing in quick succession Elche CF Ilicitano,[4] FC Cartagena,[5] CD San Roque de Lepe and CF Villanovense.[6]

Caudal Deportivo

Súper signed with Tercera División club Caudal Deportivo in the last minutes of the 2016 winter transfer window.[7] He appeared in 16 matches across all competitions in his debut campaign (including the play-offs), helping to promotion. On 10 December 2017, he was released.[8]

Ceres–Negros

On 31 December 2016, Súper moved abroad for the first time as he joined Ceres-Negros of the Philippines Football League (PFL). He was recruited by the club's coach, Risto Vidaković, who was his former coach at Betis B.[9] Súper headed the consolation goal in their 2–1 PFL defeat by Meralco Manila on 16 August 2017.[10][11] Ceres ended the season as winners of the PFL's inaugural title.[12] He also played in the 2017 AFC Cup.[13] In the 2018 AFC Cup group match against Home United, he headed the equalising goal from Manny Ott's corner kick, forcing a 1–1 draw.[14]

In the first leg of the ASEAN zonal semifinal, he contributed a goal in their 4–2 win over Yangon United.[15] In the 2018 PFL, Ceres successfully defended their title.[16] Súper was part of the squad that won the 2019 domestic double without a single defeat.[17] He scored the first goal in their 3–0 win over Philippine Air Force on 17 August.[18] He last played for Ceres in the 2020 AFC Cup as tournaments were suspended or cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[19][20] The financial impact of the pandemic forced the club to terminate its players' contracts. After a change in ownership, majority of the Ceres players re-signed but Súper did not.[21]

UD Lanzarote

In September 2020, Súper returned to Spain and joined UD Lanzarote of the Tercera División's Group 12 (Canary Islands).[22]

Nagaworld

In 2021, Súper signed for Nagaworld of the Cambodian Premier League on a two years contract.[23]

Lion City Sailors

On 14 March 2023, Súper reunited with his former coach, Risto Vidaković for the third time and signed for Singapore Premier League club, Lion City Sailors. He scored his first goal with the club in a 4–3 league defeat to Tampines Rovers. On 9 December 2023, Súper helped the club to win the 2023 Singapore Cup.

Career statistics

As of match played on 25 April 2018
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Betis C 2010–11[24] Primera División Andalucía 10——10
Betis B 2010–11[25] Segunda División B 200—1[lower-alpha 1]0210
2011–12[25] Segunda División B 323——323
2012–13[25] Segunda División B 202——202
Total 725—10735
Elche B 2013–14[25] Segunda División B 10——10
Cartagena 2013–14[25] Segunda División B 130001[lower-alpha 2]0140
San Roque 2014–15[25] Segunda División B 29210—302
Villanovense 2015–16[25] Segunda División B 11120—131
Caudal 2015–16[24] Tercera División 123004[lower-alpha 2]0163
2016–17[25] Segunda División B 13120—151
Total 2542040314
Ceres Negros 2017[26] Philippines Football League 1010[lower-alpha 3]1111
2018[26] Philippines Football League 008[lower-alpha 4]181
Total 10182192
Lion City Sailors 2023 Singapore Premier League 91000091
Total 91000091
Career total 163136024219315
  1. ↑ Appearance in Relegation Play-off
  2. 1 2 Appearances in Promotion Play-off
  3. ↑ Appearances in AFC Cup
  4. ↑ Appearances in AFC Cup and AFC Champions League

Honours

Ceres–Negros

Lion City Sailors

References

  1. ↑ "Igualada agridulce del Betis B" [Bittersweet draw for Betis B]. Diario de Cádiz (in Spanish). 3 January 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "Súper, central del B, será la novedad mañana" [Súper, stopper from B's, will be the novelty tomorrow]. ABC (in Spanish). 9 March 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "Crónica del Betis-Real Madrid, 2–3" [Betis-Real Madrid, 2–3 match report] (in Spanish). Europa Press. 11 March 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "Caras nuevas en el Ilicitano" [New faces at Ilicitano] (in Spanish). Diario Franjiverde. 10 July 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "El filial del Elche se cruza en el camino de Álvaro Fernández hacia Cartagena" [Elche reserves cross road of Álvaro Fernández to Cartagena]. La Opinión de Murcia (in Spanish). 31 January 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  6. ↑ "El Villanovense ficha al 'Súper' defensa Manuel Herrera" [Villanovense sign 'Súper' defender Manuel Herrera]. Hoy (in Spanish). 11 July 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  7. ↑ Núñez, H. (2 February 2016). "Martins y Súper son los dos refuerzos del Caudal" [Martins and Súper are the two additions of Caudal]. La Nueva España (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  8. ↑ "Manuel Herrera "Super" deja la disciplina de nuestro club" [Manuel Herrera "Super" leaves the discipline of our club] (in Spanish). Caudal Deportivo. 10 December 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  9. ↑ Belmonte, Diego (8 May 2018). "Entrevista a Manuel Herrera, Súper, futbolista de Ceres-Negros" (in Spanish). El Córner del Sur. Archived from the original on 12 September 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  10. ↑ Tamayao, Brian (17 August 2017). "PFL Roundup: Meralco-Manila halts Ceres-Negros domination at home". Tiebreaker Times. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021. Manuel Herrera pulled one back for the Negrenses...
  11. ↑ "Match Report: Ceres-Negros 1-2 Meralco Manila". Ceres-Negros FC. 16 August 2017. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2021. Ceres-Negros pulled a goal back when Manuel "Super" Herrera headed in goal from a corner kick...
  12. 1 2 Alison, Mars (16 December 2017). "Ceres overpowers Global 4-1 to win inaugural PFL title". Rappler. Archived from the original on 14 September 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  13. ↑ Tamayo, Brian (21 February 2017). "Ceres-Negros earns valuable point against Hanoi FC". Tiebreaker Times. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  14. ↑ "Global, Ceres draw in second AFC Cup matches". Rappler. 28 February 2018. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  15. ↑ Murillo, Michael Angelo (10 May 2018). "Ceres takes two-goal advantage vs Yangon". BusinessWorld. BusinessWorld Publishing. Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  16. 1 2 Guadalquiver, Nanette (26 August 2018). "Ceres Negros seals 2nd PFL title with 4-1 win over Stallion Laguna". Philippine News Agency. Archived from the original on 26 August 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  17. ↑ Saldajeno, Ivan Stewart (18 November 2019). "PFL commish elated by success of SEAG football test event". Philippine News Agency. Archived from the original on 17 December 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  18. ↑ "Ceres-Negros wins third straight vs PAF". The Daily Guardian. 19 August 2019. Archived from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  19. ↑ Del Carmen, Lorenzo (11 March 2020). "Marañon scores brace as Ceres routs Bali United to go top of AFC Cup Group G". Tiebreaker Times. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  20. ↑ "Asia's AFC Cup matches postponed over coronavirus". Rappler. Agence France-Presse. 11 February 2020. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  21. ↑ Tupas, Cedelf P. (20 July 2020). "New group of owners to keep popular Ceres core for PFL, AFC". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on 17 August 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  22. ↑ "La UD Lanzarote ficha a Manuel Herrera "Super"". Radio Marca Lanzarote (in Spanish). 7 September 2020. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  23. ↑ López, Juan (5 March 2021). "España también tiene hueco en el fútbol de Camboya". Españoles Por El Mundo (in Spanish). Migrantes del Balón. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  24. 1 2 "Súper" (in Spanish). La Preferente. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  25. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Súper: Manuel Herrera López". BDFutbol. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  26. 1 2 "Súper". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  27. ↑ Leyba, Olmin (21 October 2019). "Ceres Negros XI completes unbeaten run to cap three-peat". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on 23 October 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  28. ↑ Tupas, Cedelf (16 November 2019). "Ceres-Negros caps unbeaten season with Copa triumph". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on 17 November 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
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