Ander Herrera is not the most famous of professional Spanish footballers, but he has certainly won the admiration of football fans around the world as a midfielder for the Spain national team and of course Manchester United of the English Premier League (EPL) – also known as the Red Devils.
Individually, this Spaniard was honoredseveral. In 2011, he was named as one of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship Team of the Tournament. Moreover, the 2016-17 football season ended with him. On top of that, he received the Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year award and was recognized as the best assist provider in the 2017 EFL Cup.
As a member of the Manchester United squad, Herrera won the UEFA Europa League, EFL Cup, FA Community Shield and FA Cup. The following are the things you need to know about the footballer.
Ander Herrera Age, early childhood and fame to fame
It was on August 14 and 1989 that this Spanish Red Devils midfielder was born to his parents, Pedro Maria Herrera and Yolanda Aguera. His birthplace was in Bilbao, Spain, where he was also raised. While almost nothing is known about the woman who gave birth to this football star, it is common knowledge that his father, Pedro, was a footballer and also a midfielder. He played professionally for Real Zaragoza in Aragon where his son would later launch his own career.
Ander Herrera’s youth career, which began in 2001 and 2008, was spent at Real Zaragoza. It was with the Spanish football team that he started his senior career, first with the reserves – from 2008 to 2009 – and then with the first team – from 2009 to 2011, before joining Athletic Bilbao later during this year. He stayed with the team until 2014 when he found a new home at Old Trafford.
This guy was one of the guys Louis van Gaal brought to Manchester United. He joined the Red Devils in June 2014 and started to feature in Premier League matches. Adjusting to English football was not a big deal for Ander, who quickly found his place in the league and quickly became one of the club’s playmakers. He won the Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year award in 2016/17.
Representing Spain internationally, he blazed for the national Under-20, Under-21 and Under-23 teams, making around 30 appearances in total and finding the net at least seven times. Ander was invited to join the country’s senior team in October 2016. He eventually made his senior debut against England in November 2016.
Ander Herrera’s wife
A lot of people thought Ander Herrera would be a tough nut to crack for love. The football star was believed to have sold his soul to football and was expressing his deep love for football when he said that you can change your wife or girlfriend but not your football team. Yeah, the Manchester United midfielder reportedly said: “You can change your wife, you can change your girlfriend but you can’t change your football team.”
Anyway, Ander is not incapable of love, although he still has to get married, we can say that his heart beats just as much for Isabel Collado as for football. The lady has been the love of his life for quite some time. In fact, the two have been repeatedly confirmed to have an informal marriage. Although they have not organized any religious or civil ceremony to mark their relationship, they cohabit, even start a family. So far, the Ander-Isabel relationship has seen the birth of one child.
No one can say what is going on with Isabel, the events unfolding for her have been largely overshadowed by her man’s career. The duo have been spotted multiple times having fun with their young daughter.
Height, weight and body measurements
Beyond skill, fitness largely determines a player’s performance in soccer. In fact, any player who does not have a satisfactory level of fitness attributes desired by footballers would be a liability for any team and would be doomed to a disappointing career.
As such, maintaining decent anaerobic endurance and toughness is a priority for footballers. This is why they train and train constantly to maintain a physique that guarantees flexibility, agility, speed, strength and endurance.
Luckily, Ander Herrera has little to worry about in this regard. Although there was nothing he could do to change his height of 1.82m, he maintained body weight commensurate with height. The Spanish midfielder weighs (73 kg); his waist, arms/biceps and chest are 33.14 and 39 inches respectively.