Iván Moreno y Fabianesi

Iván Moreno y Fabianesi

Personal information
Full name	Iván Diego Moreno y Fabianesi
Date of birth	June 4, 1979 (1979-06-04)
Place of birth	Badajoz, Spain
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Colón
Number	16
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1998–2001	Rosario Central	80	(13)
2001–2002	Villarreal	0	(0)
2002	Porto	0	(0)
2002–2003	Banfield	36	(7)
2003–2005	Colón	86	(17)
2006	Morelia	18	(2)
2006–2007	Vélez Sársfield	31	(4)
2007–2008	Estudiantes	52	(6)
2009	Rosario Central	18	(5)
2009–2010	Skoda Xanthi F.C.	8	(0)
2010–	Colón	52	(6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:59, 6 August 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

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

Iván Moreno y Fabianesi (born 4 June 1979) is a Spanish - Argentine football midfielder, who plays for Colón de Santa Fe in Argentina.

Early life

He was born in Badajoz, Spain, the third child of a Spanish father (a professional footballer) and an Argentine mother. As a child, Moreno lived in Spain and Argentina following his parents' multiple relocations.

Playing career

Moreno y Fabianesi made his professional debut for Rosario Central on 18 October 1998 in a 1-1 away draw against Independiente. During his stint with Rosario Central he claimed his Argentine citizenship right, to avoid filling up a "foreigner" slot in Argentine clubs. When drafted by then-coach José Pekerman to the Argentine under-20 team, Moreno accepted, thus preempting any eventual call to the Spain national football team.

Moreno's career in Spain had little success. During his tenure with Villarreal CF, he played mostly with the Onda farm team. He was more successful in Mexico, to the point that Argentina's Vélez Sársfield brought him to fulfill a key slot in midfield. After a modest success under coach Ricardo LaVolpe, Moreno was transferred in June 2007 to Estudiantes de La Plata, where he played as a creative midfielder, mostly on the right, while helping Rodrigo Braña in the defensive department. After a brief return to Rosario Central, in 2009 he played for Greek side Skoda Xanthi, but he returned to Argentina after only 8 games in Greece to sign for Cólon.

Nickname

In Argentina, he is known as the "Torero (bullfighter)" because of his signature goal celebration, imitating a matador's pass, which was conceived to dedicate the goal to his parents in Spain.

External links

• (Spanish) Argentine Primera statistics
• (Spanish) Nota sobre Iván Moreno en Mundo Deportivo
• (Spanish) Artículo sobre su conflicto en Colón
• (Spanish) Nota tras su incorporación a Vélez