José Manuel Pérez Herrera (born 4 October 1978) is a Spanish

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, currently in charge of

Atlético Sanluqueño CF Atlético Sanluqueño Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team based in Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Province of Cádiz, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1948, although its registration in official competitions took place in 195 ...

Career

Herrera was born in

Jerez de la Frontera Jerez de la Frontera () or simply Jerez, also cited in old English-language sources as , is a city and Municipalities of Spain, municipality in the province of Cádiz in the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia, Sp ...

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, and played for hometown side

Xerez CD Xerez Club Deportivo S. A. D. is a Spanish association football, football club based in the city of Jerez de la Frontera. It was founded in 1947 and plays in . History Due to the link between Jerez de la Frontera and the United Kingdom created b ...

as a youth before retiring. He began his managerial career with SD Mundo Nuevo at the age of 23, and went on to work at CF Rapid Ibiza, Nueva Jarilla AD and Liberación CF before joining

in 2011, as a manager of the ''Cadete'' squad. Herrera was subsequently in charge of the ''Juvenil'' and B teams of Sanluqueño before being appointed manager of the first team in

Tercera División Tercera División () was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Until 1977, it was the third tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segund ...

on 31 December 2014, after Puma resigned. On 2 July 2016, after leading the side to a

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Segunda División B Segunda División B (English: second division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish ...

, he opted to leave the club, and took over Arcos CF in the fourth division two days later. On 19 June 2017, Herrera was named manager of

San Fernando CD San Fernando Club Deportivo Isleño is a Spanish football team based in San Fernando, Cádiz, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 2009, it plays in , holding home matches at Estadio Bahía Sur, with a capacity of 8,000 seats. H ...

in the third tier. On 4 June 2019, after two mid-table campaigns, he departed the club. On 26 June 2019, Herrera agreed to become the manager of fourth division side CD Ibiza Islas Pitiusas on a two-year contract. On 2 July of the following year, the club announced that he would depart the side after the play-offs, which they ultimately lost to

RCD Mallorca B Real Club Deportivo Mallorca B is a Spanish football team based in Palma, Majorca, in the Balearic Islands. Founded in 1967, it is the reserve team of RCD Mallorca and currently plays in , holding home matches at ''Estadi i Son Bibiloni'', with ...

. On 9 August 2020, Herrera was named at the helm of

Xerez Deportivo FC Xerez Deportivo Fútbol Club, also known as Xerez DFC, is a football club in Jerez de la Frontera. It was founded in 2013 by a group of fans due to the critical situation of Xerez CD. It plays in the , holding home matches at the Estadio Munici ...

also in division four. He led the club to a promotion to Segunda División RFEF in his first season, later becoming the manager with most matches in charge of the side, before being sacked on 24 October 2022. On 4 May 2025, Herrera returned to Sanluqueño as the club's fifth manager of the campaign, with the club in

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