Manuel Herrera López (born 21 November 1991), also known as Súper, is a Spanish professional

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who last plays as a

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for

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club Sangiustese VP, which is in Tier 5 of the Italian football league. He started his career in the youth and reserve teams of

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and later played for clubs in the

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. He then played for Filipino club Ceres–Negros where he won three consecutive league titles.

Club career

Born in

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, Súper graduated from the youth academy of

, and reached the reserves midway through the 2010–11 season. He made his debut in

on 2 January 2011, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–2 home draw against

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Real Betis B

On 9 March 2012, Súper was called to the first team by manager

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for a

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match against

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, but he remained on the bench in the 2–3 home loss the following day. After leaving the

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he continued to compete in the third level, representing in quick succession Elche CF Ilicitano,

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and

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Caudal Deportivo

Súper signed with

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club

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in the last minutes of the 2016 winter

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. 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.

Ceres–Negros

On 31 December 2016, Súper moved abroad for the first time as he joined Ceres-Negros of the

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(PFL). He was recruited by the club's coach,

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, who was his former coach at Betis B. Súper headed the consolation goal in their 2–1 PFL defeat by Meralco Manila on 16 August 2017. Ceres ended the season as winners of the PFL's inaugural title. He also played in the

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. In the

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group match against

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, he headed the equalising goal from Manny Ott's corner kick, forcing a 1–1 draw. In the first leg of the ASEAN zonal semifinal, he contributed a goal in their 4–2 win over Yangon United. In the 2018 PFL, Ceres successfully defended their title. Súper was part of the squad that won the 2019 domestic double without a single defeat. He scored the first goal in their 3–0 win over

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on 17 August. He last played for Ceres in the

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as tournaments were suspended or cancelled due to the

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. 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.

UD Lanzarote

In September 2020, Súper returned to Spain and joined

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of the Tercera División's Group 12 (Canary Islands).

Nagaworld

In 2021, Súper signed for Nagaworld of the

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on a two years contract.

Lion City Sailors

On 14 March 2023, Súper reunited with his former coach,

for the third time and signed for Singapore Premier League club,

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. He scored his first goal with the club in a 4–3 league defeat to

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. On 9 December 2023, Súper helped the club to win the

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Career statistics

Honours

Ceres–Negros *

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2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...

* Copa Paulino Alcantara:

Lion City Sailors

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*{{BDFutbol, 401086 1991 births Living people Footballers from Seville Spanish men's footballers Men's association football defenders Segunda División B players Tercera División players Philippines Football League players Cambodian Premier League players Singapore Premier League players Betis Deportivo Balompié footballers Elche CF Ilicitano footballers FC Cartagena footballers CD San Roque de Lepe footballers CF Villanovense players Caudal Deportivo footballers United City F.C. players UD Lanzarote players Nagaworld FC players Lion City Sailors FC players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in the Philippines Expatriate men's footballers in Cambodia Expatriate men's footballers in Singapore Spanish expatriate sportspeople in the Philippines Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Cambodia Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Singapore 21st-century Spanish sportsmen