Javi Moreno

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Javi Moreno
Personal information
Full name Javier Moreno Varela
Date of birth October 9, 1974 (age 32)
Place of birth    ?, Spain
Height 1.80 m
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club Córdoba CF
Number 9
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1996–1997
1997–1998
1998–2001
2001–2002
2002–2004
2004–
2004–2005
2005
Córdoba CF
Numancia
Alaves
A.C. Milan
Atletico Madrid
Bolton
Real Zaragoza
Córdoba CF
 ? (?)
38 (18)
62 (30)
16 (2)
29 (5)
8 (0)
18 (4)   
National team2
2001–? Spain 5 (1)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 5 February 2007.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 5 February 2007.
* Appearances (Goals)

Javier Moreno Varela is a Spanish Footballer, who currently plays for Córdoba CF, the club he started his career with. During his career he had short spells in Italy and England. Javi Moreno has played five games for Spain, scoring one goal. Moreno first shot to prominence during his spell with Alaves in Spain after playing a pivotal role in their run to the UEFA Cup final of 2001. Along the way Alaves defeated the likes of Gaziantepspor, Lillestrom, Rosenborg, Inter Milan, fellow La Liga club Rayo Vallecano and Kaiserslautern before going down bravely 4-5 to Liverpool with Moreno bagging himself two goals in three minutes. His performances and goals especially in the competition as well as in La Liga convinced AC Milan to buy him amid attention from Europe's other elite clubs. The striker however struggled in Serie A and after one season returned to Spain to join Atletico Madrid. With goals hard to come by, a loan move to Bolton ensued but after eight goalless appearances for "The Trotters", Moreno found himself on the move again, this time to Real Zaragoza.