Carlos Morales Santos

Carlos Morales

Personal information
Full name	Carlos Leonardo Morales Santos
Date of birth	11 April 1968 (1968-04-11)
Place of birth	Asunción, Paraguay
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Attacking midfielder
Youth career
	Guaraní
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1985–1988	Guaraní	?	(?)
1988–1991	Independiente	?	(?)
1991–1992	Universidad 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	?	(?)
National team
1997–1998	Paraguay	5	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Morales and the second or maternal family name is Santos.

Carlos Leonardo Morales Santos (born 11 April 1968 in Asunción) is a former Paraguayan footballer, who played mainly as an attacking midfielder.

Football career

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 five 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 (Spanish)
• BDFA profile (Spanish)
• Carlos Morales Santos at National-Football-Teams.com
• Carlos Morales Santos – FIFA competition record