José Luis Morales (footballer, born 1973)

Not to be confused with José Luis Morales (footballer, born 1987).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Morales and the second or maternal family name is Martín.

José Luis Morales
Personal information
Full name José Luis Morales Martín
Date of birth (1973-08-02) 2 August 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1981–1992 Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1993 Real Madrid C
1993–1994 Real Madrid B 33 (17)
1994 Real Madrid 7 (2)
1994–1995 Sporting Gijón 35 (6)
1995–1996 Mallorca 24 (15)
1996–1998 Logroñés 54 (7)
1998–2000 Numancia 17 (3)
2000 Salamanca 16 (2)
2000 New England Revolution 10 (1)
2000–2001 Jaén 3 (0)
2001 Gimnástica 11 (3)
2001–2002 Santa Clara 4 (1)
2002–2003 Palamós 5 (1)
2003–2004 Móstoles
Total 219 (58)
International career
1989–1990 Spain U16 6 (3)
1990–1991 Spain U17 8 (3)
1991 Spain U18 6 (1)
1994–1995 Spain U21 7 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

José Luis Morales Martín (born 2 August 1973) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

Morales debuted with Real Madrid in 1995.[1] He played with UD Salamanca in the Second Division of the Spanish League during the 1999-2000 season.[1]

After a week-long trial, Morales signed for the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer on July 10, 2000, filling the club's fourth and final "foreign spot."[1] He made his Revolution debut 9 days later in a 1-0 victory over the Kansas City Wizards, and his home debut on August 2 in a 2-1 loss to the Dallas Burn.[2] Morales' first (and only) Revolution goal came on August 30, 2000, the Revolution's only goal in a 1-0 home victory over D.C. United.[2] The goal helped the Revolution qualify for the playoffs for only the second time in club history.[3] In the 2000 MLS Cup Playoffs, Morales provided an assist on Mauricio Wright's game-winning goal against Chicago Fire FC in the second match of the series.[2] The goal provided the Revolution with their first-ever playoff victory.[4] On November 1 the Revolution elected not to exercise the option on Morales' contract.[5]

Honours

Real Madrid

References

  1. ^ a b c "Morales sign with Revolution". 10 July 2000. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b c 2024 Media Guide. New England Revolution. Archived from the original on 22 March 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2024.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ Dell'Apa, Frank (13 May 2017). "May 13, 2000 – Free kick hat trick, Revolution defeat D.C. Utd.; new striker on way?". Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  4. ^ Dell'Apa, Frank (15 September 2017). "Sept. 19, 2000 – Revolution 2:1 Chicago, Revolution's first MLS playoff win at Foxboro Stadium (Att.: 10,723)". Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  5. ^ "ClubHistory_CoachandPlayerRegistry.pdf" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  6. ^ Roncero, Tomás (15 April 2020). "El título que le 'robaron' al Real Madrid ante el Boca de Menotti" [The title Real Madrid was 'robbed' of against Menotti's Boca]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 January 2024.