Fernando Morena |
| Personal information |
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| Full name | Fernando Morena Belora |
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| Date of birth | (1952-02-02) 2 February 1952 |
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| Place of birth | Punta Gorda, Montevideo, Uruguay |
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| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) |
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| Playing position | Striker |
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| Senior career* |
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| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
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| 1968 | Racing Montevideo | | |
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| 1969–1972 | River Plate (URY) | 48 | (27) |
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| 1973–1979 | Peñarol | 140 | (162) |
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| 1979–1980 | Rayo Vallecano | 34 | (21) |
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| 1980–1981 | Valencia | 31 | (16) |
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| 1981–1983 | Peñarol | 50 | (39) |
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| 1983 | Flamengo | | |
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| 1984 | Boca Juniors | 7 | (1) |
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| 1985 | Peñarol | 6 | (2) |
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| Total | | 316 | (268) |
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| National team |
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| 1971–1983 | Uruguay | 53 | (22) |
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| Teams managed |
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| 1988 | Peñarol |
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| 1989 | River Plate (URY) |
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| 1991 | Real Murcia |
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| 1996–1998 | River Plate (URY) |
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| 1999–2000 | Colo-Colo |
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| 2003 | River Plate (URY) |
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| 2005 | Peñarol |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 2008.
† Appearances (Goals).
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Fernando Morena Belora (born 2 February 1952 in Montevideo) is a retired football striker from Uruguay. His most known nicknames were "Nando"(abridged form of Fernando) and "Potrillo" (Colt, although young stallion is a better translation in this case), and he is the all-time top goal scorer in the history of the Uruguayan A League with 230 goals in 244 games.[1] He scored 667 in his almost 20-year career.
Club career
Morena started as a professional soccer player in 1968 with Racing Club de Montevideo, which he left in 1969, signing for the nearby team; River Plate from Montevideo where he played until 1972. Morena joined Peñarol in 1973, in his first run with the club he won four Uruguayan Primera championships.[2] He was top scorer in the Uruguayan soccer league six consecutive years between 1973 and 1978, and was top scorer in the Copa Libertadores in 1974 and 1975.[3]
In 1979 Morena signed up with the Spanish soccer team Rayo Vallecano, but spent just one season there before changing to Valencia in 1980. Morena returned to Peñarol in 1981 where he helped the team win two more Uruguayan league titles in 1981 and 1982,[2] they also won the Copa de Oro in 1981, the Copa Libertadores in 1982,[4] and the 1982 Intercontinental Cup.[5]
In 1983 Morena joined Brazilian soccer team Flamengo and in 1984 he played for Boca Juniors of Argentina. He finished his professional career in Peñarol in 1985.
International career
Morena made his debut for the Uruguayan national team on 27 October 1971 against Chile in a 3–0 win, where he scored his first goal. He was part of the national team that represented Uruguay at the 1974 World Cup. He went on to obtain a total number of 53 international caps, scoring 22 goals which currently ranks him as the joint eighth-highest scorer in the history of the team.
Morena was part of the Uruguayan team that won the Copa América in 1983.
Coaching career
After retiring he held several coaching positions in Uruguay, Spain and Chile. His first coaching job was in River Plate, which was followed by Peñarol, Real Murcia in Spain, Huracán Buceo, Rampla Juniors, Colo Colo in Chile and a second run in Peñarol in 2005. In 2009 he was designated as Manager of Institutional Relations at Peñarol.[6]
Honours
Peñarol
Valencia
- European Super Cup (1): 1980
Uruguay
Individuals
- Uruguayan Primera top scorer (7): 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1982
- Copa Libertadores topscorer (3): 1974, 1975, 1982
Records
- He scored 230 goals in Uruguayan championships making him the highest scoring player in the history of Uruguayan league football. He scored a total of 667 goals throughout his football career.[1]
- He holds the Uruguayan domestic record for the most goals scored in a game with 7 goals against Huracán Buceo, it could have been 8 but he missed a penalty in the final minutes of the game.[7]
- He is the highest goalscorer in a Uruguayan Primera league season with 36 goals in 1978.[7]
- Three times top scorer in the Copa Libertadores (1974, 1975 and 1982).[3]
- Highest scoring Uruguayan player in the history of the Copa Libertadores with 37 goals in 77 games.[3]
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