Carlos Morales (footballer, born 1968)

Carlos Morales

Personal information
Full name	Carlos Leonardo Morales Santos
Date of birth	(1968-11-04) 4 November 1968
Place of birth	Asunción, Paraguay
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Youth career
	Guaraní
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1985–1988	Guaraní
1988–1991	Independiente
1991–1992	Universidad de Chile
1993	Gimnasia La Plata	11	(1)
1993–1994	Newell's Old Boys	6	(1)
1995–1999	Gimnasia Jujuy	129	(34)
1999–2001	Colón Santa Fe	52	(2)
2002	Tampico Madero	18	(5)
2002–2003	Gimnasia Jujuy	37	(5)
2003–2004	Racing Córdoba
2004–2006	San Martín Tucumán
2006	Central Norte
International career
1997–1998	Paraguay	7	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Morales and the second or maternal family name is Santos.

Carlos Leonardo Morales Santos (born 4 November 1968 in Asunción) is a Paraguayan retired footballer who played mainly as an attacking midfielder.

Football career

Having started with local Club Guaraní in 1985, Morales played most of his career in Argentina, appearing for eight different clubs in that country (11 overall) and retiring in 2006 at the age of 38. He represented Paraguay at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, playing the first half of the 0–0 group stage draw against Bulgaria and gaining a total of seven caps in one year, since making his debut in 1997 (aged 29).

He is the older brother of another footballer – and midfielder – Argentine Ángel Matute Morales. Both played for Club Atlético Independiente, but in separate spells.

External links

• Argentine League statistics at Fútbol XXI (in Spanish)
• Carlos Morales at BDFA (in Spanish)
• Carlos Morales at National-Football-Teams.com
• Carlos Morales – FIFA competition record (archived)