Eduardo Herrera Bueno (5 July 1914 – 15 August 1991), known as Herrerita, was a Spanish footballer who played as a

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. He was

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's all-time top scorer in La Liga, with 117 goals in 213 games.

Club career

Born in Gijón, Asturias as the youngest of eight siblings,Herrera Bueno, «Herrerita», Eduardo
at Vivir Asturias Herrerita played youth football with local Sporting de Gijón. In 1933 he moved to the professionals, joining neighbouring

for a then-record 30.000 pesetas and finishing his first season in La Liga with 11 goals in only 18 games. During the better part of the following 15 years, Herrerita would be part of an attacking line that would be dubbed ''Delanteras Eléctricas'' (Electric Forwards), also including the likes of Casuco, Emilín, Ricardo Gallart and

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. The players combined for an astonishing 174 goals in 62 matches in their first three seasons together. The competition was resumed in 1939–40 following the Spanish Civil War, but Oviedo could not take part in the tournament due to the state in which the city was left after the conflict. Thus, Herrera and Emilín signed for FC Barcelona for that campaign, with the Catalans only ranking in ninth place. Returned to Oviedo, Herrerita continued to feature and score regularly for the team, helping it to four five-place finishes from 1943 to 1949. In the latter season, he netted 12 goals in only 15 contests, but featured only twice in the following year as the ''Carbayones'' eventually suffered relegation; in 13 years, he appeared in 270 official games for his main side. In 1950, Herrerita returned to his first club Sporting, playing one season in

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and retiring afterwards. Subsequently, he acted as assistant manager with Oviedo, and died on 15 August 1991 at the age of 77.

International career

Herrerita played six games with Spain, during three years. His debut came on 18 March 1934, in a 2–1

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win in Portugal.

Personal life

Herrerita's son, Jesús, was also a footballer and a forward. He too represented Oviedo, and played in the top division with

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and

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.«Chus» Herrera ha muerto («Chus» Herrera is dead)
ABC, 21 October 1962

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