José Moratón Taeño

José Moratón

Personal information
Full name	José Moratón Taeño
Date of birth	July 14, 1979 (1979-07-14)
Place of birth	Santander, Spain
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Retired
Youth career
	Racing Santander
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1997–2001	Racing B
1998–2010	Racing Santander	188	(4)
2010–2011	Salamanca	33	(5)
* 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 Moratón and the second or maternal family name is Taeño.

José Moratón Taeño (born 14 July 1979 in Santander, Cantabria) is a retired Spanish footballer who played usually as a central defender.

In a 13-year professional career, he played mainly for Racing de Santander, appearing in 156 La Liga games over the course of nine seasons for the club (three goals).

Football career

Racing

Since first appearing as a professional for hometown Real Racing Club de Santander on 13 December 1998 (a 0–0 home draw against CD Tenerife), Moratón would play for the Cantabria outfit the vast majority of his career. During 2001–02's second division, at El Sardinero, he scored a decisive goal against Atlético Madrid, as Racing returned to La Liga after just one year out.

Already established as one of the team's captains, he suffered a severe injury which made him miss most of 2006–07, but featured in 18 contests the following season, as Racing achieved a first-ever UEFA Cup qualification.

In the following two top flight seasons, Moratón was used exclusively as a backup, but still contributed with 23 matches combined as Racing managed to maintain its division status. He also helped his team to the semifinals of the Spanish Cup, notably scoring in a 3–2 win at AD Alcorcón (which had previously ousted Real Madrid), also the final aggregate score – precisely in the last-four stage, he scored in his own net against Atlético Madrid, in an insufficient 3–2 home triumph (3–6 on aggregate). In June 2010, he was released by the club, ending a relationship which spanned nearly two decades.

Salamanca

Moratón played in 2010–11 with UD Salamanca in the second level, starting in all the league games he appeared in and scoring a career-best five goals. In early June 2011, however, following his team's relegation, the 32-year old chose to retire from professional football.

External links

• Racing Santander profile (Spanish)
• Stats at Liga de Fútbol Profesional (Spanish)
• BDFutbol profile