Ramón Morales

Ramón Morales

Personal information
Full name	Ramón Morales Higuera
Date of birth	(1975-10-10) October 10, 1975
Place of birth	La Piedad, Michoacán, Mexico
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Left Wing Midfielder Left Wingback
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1995–1998	Monterrey	84	(3)
1999–2010	Guadalajara	373	(60)
2010–2011	Estudiantes Tecos	28	(1)
International career‡
2001–2007	Mexico	64	(6)
Medal record Representing Mexico Runner-up CONCACAF Gold Cup 2007 Copa America 2007
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 May 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 July 2007

Template:Spanish name 2 Ramón Morales Higuera (born October 10, 1975 in La Piedad, Michoacán) is a retired Mexican international footballer who last played for Estudiantes Tecos as a midfielder.

Biography

Morales made his professional debut in the Mexican Primera División in 1995, playing for Rayados de Monterrey in a 0–0 draw match, against Tecos UAG.

He was regarded as one of Mexico's most outstanding and skillful attacking Left Midfielders, with explosive speed, dribbling, fast attacking abilities and a powerful left foot he is an outstanding free kick shooter. Ramón is known as one of the best Midrange Free kick takers in Mexico's Primera División. Morales is a versatile player often playing as a Left Wing Midfielder, however it is not uncommon to see him move up in the pitch as a Left Forward or down on the defensive side as a Portero(football)|Left Wingback]].

Ramón was a key figure for Guadalajara and has been so for years, aiding the team with swift counterattacks, precise crosses and through passes. He was a vital part in Chivas' Championship Apertura 2006 season. On December 27, 2006 Ramón Morales was appointed as Chivas' new Captain for the 2007 season following the departure of ex-Chiva Oswaldo Sánchez to Santos Laguna.

His younger brother Carlos, currently plays for Monarcas Morelia and is also a Left Midfielder just like Ramón.

On August 11, 2011, Morales announced his retirement from professional football after a 16 year career.

Coaching career

On 30 July 2012, he signed a contract to become the coach of CD Oro from the Segunda Division de Mexico, which is the Second division.

On January 6, 2013, he was presented as the new coach for Chivas Sub 17 Team.

International career

He made his international debut for the Mexican national team on July 12, 2001, playing against Brazil. Morales played with the Mexican Squad at the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Korea-Japan, where he appeared in four matches. He also played in the 2004 Copa América where he scored a freekick goal for Mexico's first official win over Argentina. The game ended 1–0 in favor of Mexico. He also played four games in the 2005 Confederations Cup, in Germany and five games in Mexico's qualification matches for the 2006 World Cup. Morales played in three matches in the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He scored a freekick in Mexico's 2–0 win over Brazil in the first round of the Copa América.

International goals

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	August 23, 2001	Estadio Luis de la Fuente, Veracruz, Mexico	Liberia	1–0	5–4	Friendly
2.	March 13, 2002	Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, United States	Albania	3–0	4–0	Friendly
3.	July 10, 2004	Estadio Elías Aguirre, Chiclayo, Peru	Argentina	1–0	1–0	2004 Copa América
4.	March 30, 2005	Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama	Panama	1–0	1–1	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.	April 27, 2005	Soldier Field, Chicago, United States	Poland	1–0	1–1	Friendly
6.	June 27, 2007	Polideportivo Cachamay, Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela	Brazil	2–0	2–0	2007 Copa América

Honors

Club

Guadalajara

• Mexican Championship – Apertura 2006

External links

• Ramón Morales Article (In Spanish)
• Football Database.com provides Ramón Morales's profile and Stats
• Ramón Morales – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)