Mariano Andrés Herrón Valera (born 24 February 1978 in

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) is an Argentine

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and former player who played as a

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. He is the current assistant manager of

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Career

Herrón began his playing career with

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on 10 August 1998 in a 2–2 draw with

Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy Club Atlético Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy , (usually known as Gimnasia de Jujuy or just GEJ) is an Argentine sports club based in San Salvador de Jujuy, Jujuy Province. The club was founded in 1931 and is best known for its football team, whi ...

. In 2000, he had a loan spell with French side

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but returned to play for Argentinos until 2002. After single seasons with

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and

Rosario Central Club Atlético Rosario Central () is a sports club based in Rosario, Argentina, that plays in the Argentine Primera División. The club was officially founded on December 24, 1889, by a group of railway workers, taking its name from the Englis ...

he joined Spanish side

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in 2004. In 2005, he returned again to Argentina to play for Independiente. He spent the whole of 2009 on loan to

Deportivo Cali Asociación Deportivo Cali, best known as Deportivo Cali, is a Colombian sports club based in Cali, most notable for its football team, which currently competes in the Categoría Primera A. Deportivo Cali is one of the most successful footba ...

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. In July 2010, Herrón moved to the

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to play for Aldosivi.

Coaching career

After retiring, Herrón became a part of Bichi Borghi's coaching staff at

. On 18 December 2017, Herrón was appointed as the assistant coach of

Cristian Raúl Ledesma Cristian Raúl Ledesma (born 29 December 1978 in San Isidro, Buenos Aires, San Isidro) is a former Argentina, Argentine Association football, footballer. He is nicknamed ''Lobo'' ("Wolf"). He was most recently the head coach of Club Atlético Ti ...

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. He left on 11 February 2019 alongside manager Mariano Echeverría. In January 2020, he was appointed assistant coach to his former coach

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. In 2023, he was interim manager of

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on TN, 29 March 2023

Honours

San Lorenzo *

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References

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Argentine Primera statistics
* * 1978 births Living people Argentine men's footballers Argentinos Juniors footballers San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers Copa Sudamericana-winning players Rosario Central footballers Montpellier HSC players Club Atlético Independiente footballers UE Lleida players Deportivo Cali footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia Expatriate men's footballers in France Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Argentine expatriate men's footballers Club Atlético Aldosivi footballers Ligue 1 players Argentine Primera División players Categoría Primera A players Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Colombia Argentine expatriate sportspeople in France Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Footballers from Buenos Aires Men's association football midfielders Argentine football managers Argentine Primera División managers Boca Juniors managers {{Argentina-footy-midfielder-1970s-stub