Ángel Morales

Not to be confused with Ángel Morales (Spanish footballer).
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Morales and the second or maternal family name is Santos.
Ángel Morales
Personal information
Full nameÁngel Alejandro Morales Santos
Date of birth14 June 1975
Place of birthBuenos Aires, Argentina
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing positionAttacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
Retired
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1994–1995Independiente30(3)
1995Platense14(1)
1996–1997Independiente36(5)
1997Sampdoria9(1)
1998Mérida2(0)
1999Racing Club32(7)
1999–2002Cruz Azul107(33)
2002–2004Veracruz73(17)
2004–2005Racing Club19(0)
2006Dorados Sinaloa15(0)
2006–2007Banfield19(0)
2007–2008Olimpo28(1)
2008–2010Nacional29(3)
2010–2011Huracán22(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Ángel Alejandro Morales Santos (born 14 June 1975 in Buenos Aires), nicknamed Matute, is an Argentine retired footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

Football career

In his extensive professional career, Morales represented six teams in his country, including both Avellaneda giants, Club Atlético Independiente and Racing Club, starting his career at the former and having two spells with both.

His first abroad experience came in June 1997, at the age of 22, as he played in Italy for U.C. Sampdoria for a few months, scoring against Juventus FC. In the ensuing transfer window, he signed with CP Mérida in Spain, but collected almost no La Liga appearances in a relegation-ending season.

After returning to his country, with Racing, Morales moved abroad again, playing for Mexican outfits Cruz Azul, CD Veracruz and Dorados de Sinaloa. At 33, he signed with Uruguay's Club Nacional de Football and, two years later, in 2010, returned to his country and joined Club Atlético Huracán.[1]

Personal life

Morales' older brother, Carlos, was also a footballer. Also a midfielder, he represented Paraguay internationally, having been born in the country.

References

  1. ""Matute" Morales, el nuevo refuerzo de Huracán" ["Matute" Morales, new Huracán player] (in Spanish). La Razón. 13 July 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2010.

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