page_title: Miguel Herrera
section_title: Mexico national team
hierarchical_section_title: Miguel Herrera / Managerial career / Mexico national team
caption_attribution_description: English: Miguel Herrera and Mexico President Enrique Peña Nieto.
context_page_description: Miguel Ernesto Herrera Aguirre is a Mexican former professional footballer and current manager of Liga MX club América. He is commonly referred to by his nickname Piojo.
  A former defender, Herrera began his career playing with second division side Deportivo Neza in 1985, then transferring to Tecos UAG in 1987, and making his debut in the Primera División in 1988. After a brief period with Santos Laguna, in 1989 Herrera transferred to Atlante and went on to play for the club on three occasions, winning his only league championship as a player during the 1992–93 season. He also had a notable career with Toros Neza, making over 100 appearances for the club from 1995 until 1997. He retired with Atlante in 2000. Herrera was also a Mexican international, participating in the 1993 Copa América tournament in which Mexico finished runner-up.
  As a manager, Herrera was in charge of Atlante in 2002, and again in 2010. He also coached Monterrey, managing them to two finals in 2004 and 2005, losing to UNAM and Toluca. He went on to coach Veracruz in 2008, and Estudiantes Tecos from 2008 until 2010.
context_section_description: On 18 October 2013, Herrera was appointed interim head coach of the Mexico, replacing Víctor Manuel Vucetich to become the fourth national team coach within the span of a month. He led El Tri to a 9–3 aggregate victory over New Zealand in the inter-confederation play-off to qualify for the 2014 World Cup. On 2 December, it was announced that Herrera would remain national team coach at least through the World Cup.
  At the World Cup, Mexico finished second in their group with 7 points, obtaining wins against Cameroon and Croatia and securing a scoreless draw against the host nation.
  They faced the Netherlands in the round-of-16, where Mexico was controversially eliminated after succumbing to a 2–1 defeat.
  On 26 July 2015, Mexico won the CONCACAF Gold Cup after defeating Jamaica 3–1 in the final. Two days later, Herrera was released as coach of the Mexico national team after an alleged physical altercation with TV Azteca announcer Christian Martinoli – who had been critical of Herrera – while the two waited in the TSA line at the Philadelphia International Airport.
caption: Herrera with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto in 2014.
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