Ángel Morales
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ángel Alejandro Morales Santos | ||
| Date of birth | 14 June 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Retired | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1994–1995 | Independiente | 30 | (3) |
| 1995 | Platense | 14 | (1) |
| 1996–1997 | Independiente | 36 | (5) |
| 1997 | Sampdoria | 9 | (1) |
| 1998 | Mérida | 2 | (0) |
| 1999 | Racing Club | 32 | (7) |
| 1999–2002 | Cruz Azul | 107 | (33) |
| 2002–2004 | Veracruz | 73 | (17) |
| 2004–2005 | Racing Club | 19 | (0) |
| 2006 | Dorados Sinaloa | 15 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Banfield | 19 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Olimpo | 28 | (1) |
| 2008–2010 | Nacional | 29 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | Huracán | 22 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Ángel Alejandro Morales Santos (born 14 June 1975 in Buenos Aires), nicknamed Matute, is an Argentine retired footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
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[edit] Football career
In his extensive professional career, Morales represented six teams in his country, including both Avellaneda giants, Club Atlético Independiente and Racing Club, starting his career at the former and having two spells with both.
His first abroad experience came in June 1997, at the age of 22, as he played in Italy for U.C. Sampdoria for a few months, scoring against Juventus FC. In the ensuing transfer window, he signed with CP Mérida in Spain, but collected almost no La Liga appearances in a relegation-ending season.
After returning to his country, with Racing, Morales moved abroad again, playing for Mexican outfits Cruz Azul, CD Veracruz and Dorados de Sinaloa. At 33, he signed with Uruguay's Club Nacional de Football and, two years later, in 2010, returned to his country and joined Club Atlético Huracán.[1]
[edit] Personal life
Morales' older brother, Carlos, was also a footballer. Also a midfielder, he represented Paraguay internationally, having been born in the country.
[edit] References
- ^ ""Matute" Morales, el nuevo refuerzo de Huracán ["Matute" Morales, new Huracán player]" (in Spanish). La Razón. 13 July 2010. http://www.larazon.com.ar/deportes/Matute-Morales-nuevo-refuerzo-Huracan_0_148800090.html. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
[edit] External links
- BDFA profile (Spanish)
- Argentine League statistics (Spanish)
- Stats at Futbol360 (Spanish)
- BDFutbol profile
- Ángel Morales stats at Medio Tiempo.com (Spanish)
- Ángel Morales – FIFA competition record
- 1975 births
- Living people
- People from Buenos Aires
- Sportspeople from Buenos Aires
- Argentine footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Primera División Argentina players
- Club Atlético Independiente footballers
- Club Atlético Platense footballers
- Racing Club footballers
- Banfield footballers
- Olimpo footballers
- Huracán footballers
- Serie A footballers
- U.C. Sampdoria players
- La Liga footballers
- CP Mérida footballers
- Primera División de México players
- Cruz Azul footballers
- Dorados de Sinaloa players
- CD Veracruz players
- Club Nacional de Football players
- Argentine expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Expatriate footballers in Mexico
- Expatriate footballers in Uruguay