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My Take
Miguel "Piojo" Herrera wears his heart so openly that I can't help being drawn to him. A diminutive defender who suited up for six Mexican clubs, he reinvented himself into one of the league's most charismatic managers. The touchline theatrics, the tears, the unfiltered passion when he led Mexico at the World Cup, that's coaching as pure emotion, and it's magnetic. Still grinding away in Liga MX with Atlante, he refuses to fade into administration. In an era of clipboard tacticians, Herrera moves people by sheer force of will. I find that old-school fighting spirit genuinely refreshing.
Overview
Miguel Ernesto Herrera Aguirre (born 18 March 1968), popularly referred to by his nickname "Piojo" (Spanish for "louse"), is a Mexican professional football manager and former player. He is the current head coach of Liga MX club Atlante. As a player, Herrera represented six different clubs in Mexican football.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Miguel Herrera
- Name (Japanese)
- ミゲル・エレーラ
- Reading
- みげる・えれーら
- Born
- March 18, 1968 (age 58)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Monkey
- Origin
- Cuautepec de Hinojosa Municipality, Hidalgo, Mexico
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 168 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · Association football coach — see all → · More people from Mexico →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.