José María Morr

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Morr and the second or maternal family name is Azuaje.
José María Morr
Personal information
Full name José María Morr Azuaje
Date of birth (1981-04-12) 12 April 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Acarigua, Venezuela
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2000 Portuguesa
2001 Llaneros
2002 Portuguesa
2003 Unión Lara
2004–2005 Estudiantes de Mérida
2005 Unión Lara
2006–2007 Guaros ? (15)
2007 Minervén
2007–2008 Policía de Lara [es]
2009 Guaros
2009 Llaneros 14 (5)
2010 Deportivo Lara 3 (0)
2010 Portuguesa
International career
2001 Venezuela U20
2004 Venezuela U23
Managerial career
2010–2015 Deportivo Lara (youth)
2015–2018 Venezuela U20 (assistant)
2016–2018 Venezuela (assistant)
2018 Estudiantes de Caracas
2019–2024 Metropolitanos
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

José María Morr Azuaje (born 12 April 1981) is a Venezuelan football manager and former player who played as a forward.

Playing career

Born in Acarigua, Morr began his career with Portuguesa FC in 1997. He left the club in 2001 for Llaneros, but returned to his former side in 2002.

Morr subsequently resumed his career in the country's Primera División and Segunda División, representing Unión Lara (two stints), Estudiantes de Mérida, Guaros (two stints), Minervén, Policía de Lara [es], Llaneros,[1] Deportivo Lara and Portuguesa. He retired with the latter in 2010, aged just 29.

Managerial career

Shortly after retiring Morr took up coaching, being in charge of Deportivo Lara's youth sides. In August 2015, he was appointed Rafael Dudamel's assistant in the Venezuela under-20 team.[2]

In April 2016, after Dudamel was appointed in charge of the full side, Morr was again named his assistant.[3] He left the role on 30 August 2018, to take over first division side Estudiantes de Caracas.[3]

Morr left Estudiantes on a mutual agreement on 28 November 2018, and was named in charge of Metropolitanos on 19 December.[4]

Honours

Manager

Metropolitanos

References

  1. ^ "Con acento italiano" [With Italian accent] (in Spanish). ESPN. 22 November 2009. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Dudamel toma las riendas de la Vinotinto Sub 20" [Dudamel takes the reins of the Vinotinto under-20s] (in Spanish). El Impulso. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  3. ^ a b "José María Morr asumirá el banquillo de Estudiantes de Caracas" [José María Morr will be in charge of Estudiantes de Caracas' bench] (in Spanish). Diario Meridiano. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  4. ^ "José María Morr asumió la dirección técnica del Metropolitanos FC" [José María Morr took over Metropolitanos FC] (in Spanish). Balonazos.com. 19 December 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2021.