Luis Moreno (footballer)

Luis Moreno
Personal information
Date of birth19 March 1981
Place of birthPanama City, Panama
Height1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Playing positionRight back, centre back
Club information
Current team
Tauro
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2000–2001Deportivo Italia0(0)
2001–2004Tauro
2005–2006Envigado43(0)
2006–2007Tauro
2007Independiente Santa Fe15(0)
2007Tiburones de Coatzacoalcos
2008–2010Tauro51(5)
2011Deportivo Pereira3(0)
2011–Tauro
National team‡
2001–Panama67(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 March 2011.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 March 2011

Luis Moreno (born 19 March 1981) is a football defender who plays for Tauro. He gained notoriety after violently kicking an injured owl that had landed on the pitch during a league match between Junior de Barranquilla and Deportivo Pereira. The owl died due to the kick.

Club career

Born in Panama City, Moreno began playing football with local side Deportivo Italia. He was signed by first division club Tauro F.C. in 2001. He had a brief spell with Colombian side Envigado Fútbol Club during 2005 and 2006, before returning to Tauro. Peruvian side Universitario de Deportes attempted to sign him in 2006,[1] but he stayed with Tauro.

In January 2007, Moreno returned to the Colombian league, joining Independiente Santa Fe.[2] The club terminated his contract in May 2007, after a disciplinary incident.[3] He returned to Tauro, but shortly after joined Mexican Primera División A side Tiburones Rojos de Coatzacoalcos.[4]

Moreno was loaned to Deportivo Pereira, but returned to Tauro in 2011, where he would help the club win its tenth league title in 2013.[5]

International career

Moreno made his debut for the Panama national football team in 2001. He has been a key member of the side, participating in the 2005, 2007 and 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup finals.[6][7][8]

Owl kicking incident

During a February 2011 league match between Junior de Barranquilla and Deportivo Pereira, Junior's unofficial mascot owl landed on the field during play and was struck by a pass. As the owl lay stunned on the field, Moreno, from the opposing team, kicked it approximately 3 meters (~10 feet) to the touchline.[9] Shortly after, he claimed he was prompting it to fly away[10][11] but in a later interview he admitted "The kick was a product of tension on the field at the time."[9] The owl was treated for its injuries at a local veterinary clinic, but later died of stress related to the incident. Moreno received a two-match ban, a $560 fine from Colombian football's governing body in addition to veterinary costs for the owl's treatment and was ordered to do community service at a zoo. Though many believe he should have been kick from the roster and charged with animal abuse. [12]

References

  1. ↑ "Un panameño a la "U"" (in Spanish). Peru.com. 19 August 2006.
  2. ↑ "Moreno es uno de los cinco refuerzos" (in Spanish). Prensa.com. 15 December 2006.
  3. ↑ "Luis Moreno separado del equipo Santa Fe" (in Spanish). Prensa.com. 9 May 2007.
  4. ↑ Figueroa, Carlos (18 August 2007). "Luis Moreno y Edwin fueron presentados" (in Spanish). Panamá America.
  5. ↑ "Luis 'Lucho' Moreno cree en Tauro" (in Spanish). CONCACAF.com. 13 February 2014.
  6. ↑ Courtney, Barrie and Saaid, Hamdan (30 July 2005). "CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2005 - Full Details". RSSSF.
  7. ↑ Saaid, Hamdan (19 July 2007). "CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 - Full Details". RSSSF.
  8. ↑ Lugo, Erik Francisco (12 August 2009). "CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 - Full Details". RSSSF.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Owl kicked by player dies from shock". Smh.com.au. 2011-03-02. Retrieved 2012-06-12.
  10. ↑ "Football player faces sanctions for kicking injured owl in Colombia", The Canadian Press, February 28, 2011.
  11. ↑ "Luis Moreno Owl Abuse". Southamerican-futbol.blogspot.com. 2011-02-27. Retrieved 2012-06-12.
  12. ↑ Reuters (28 April 2011). "Owl-killing footballer ordered to do community service at a zoo | Football | guardian.co.uk". London: Guardian. Retrieved 2012-06-12.

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