Toni Moral

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Del Moral and the second or maternal family name is Segura.
Toni Moral
Personal information
Full name Antonio del Moral Segura
Date of birth (1981-08-29) 29 August 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Terrassa, Spain
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
1991–1993 Mercantil
1993–2000 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2002 Barcelona C 64 (10)
2002–2004 Real Madrid B 63 (6)
2004–2005 Celta B 28 (9)
2005 Celta 6 (1)
2005–2006 Tenerife 32 (5)
2006–2008 Alavés 92 (12)
2009–2010 Racing Santander 36 (2)
2010–2012 Cartagena 69 (9)
2012–2013 Girona 17 (3)
2013–2014 Platanias 9 (0)
2014 Al-Ittihad
2014–2015 Hatta
Total 416 (57)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Antonio 'Toni' del Moral Segura (born 29 August 1981) is a Spanish retired footballer who played usually as a left winger.

He amassed Segunda División totals of 214 games and 30 goals during eight seasons, in representation of Celta, Tenerife, Alavés, Cartagena and Girona. In La Liga, he appeared for Racing de Santander.

Football career

Born in Terrassa, Barcelona, Catalonia, Moral appeared with the reserves of both FC Barcelona and Real Madrid,[1] joining RC Celta de Vigo of the second division in 2004–05 only to spend the majority of the season with its B-side. In two of his few appearances with the main squad, against Terrassa FC and Xerez CD, he played while registered with the second team, leading three promotion rivals to unsuccessfully request that the Royal Spanish Football Federation dock points from the Galicians.[2]

From 2006 to 2008, after one year with CD Tenerife, Moral was an instrumental attacking figure for Deportivo Alavés (both teams also competed in the second level). He moved in January 2009 to Racing de Santander,[3] as another forward, Juanjo, was loaned in the opposite direction. He made his La Liga debut as a second-half substitute in a 1–0 away win against Real Valladolid, on the 4th.[4]

In late August 2010, after two seasons being used sparingly, Moral terminated his contract with Racing and signed for FC Cartagena in division two.[5] On 11 September, he scored twice for his new club in a 5–1 home win over FC Barcelona B;[6] he contributed with three goals[7][8][9] from 32 games in his second year, with the Murcians being relegated after a three-year stay.

Free agent Moral joined another side in the second tier, Girona FC, for the 2012–13 campaign.[10] Subsequently, at the age of 32, he moved abroad for the first time in his career, signing with Platanias F.C. in the Superleague Greece.[11]

References

  1. ^ Munitis y Toni Moral se enfrentan a su pasado (Munitis and Toni Moral face their past); Defensa Central, 2 April 2010 (in Spanish)
  2. ^ El Celta podría perder su ascenso por la alineación indebida de Toni Moral (Celta might lose promotion for unlawful Toni Moral lineup); ABC, 8 June 2005 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Moral to join Racing in January; UEFA, 18 December 2008
  4. ^ Zigic resuelve en su regreso al Racing (Zigic decides in Racing return); El Mundo, 4 January 2009 (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Toni Moral cambia el Racing por el Cartagena (Toni Moral swaps Racing for Cartagena); El Correo, 20 August 2010 (in Spanish)
  6. ^ Betis y Rayo Vallecano siguen marcando el ritmo (Betis and Rayo Vallecano still setting the pace); La Verdad, 11 September 2010 (in Spanish)
  7. ^ El Cartagena se hunde y el Alcoyano ya gana (Cartagena sink and Alcoyano are already winning); Marca, 1 October 2011 (in Spanish)
  8. ^ Media hora que se podían haber ahorrado (They could have done without those thirty minutes); Marca, 8 May 2012 (in Spanish)
  9. ^ Goleada y pañolada en la despedida de Cartagonova (Routing and hankies in farewell from Cartagonova); Marca, 27 May 2012 (in Spanish)
  10. ^ Toni Moral llega al Girona FC (Toni Moral arrives at Girona FC); Vavel, 23 July 2012 (in Spanish)
  11. ^ Toni Moral busca horizontes en Grecia y firma en el Platanias (Toni Moral searches horizons in Greece and signs with Platanias) Archived 5 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine; Sport Cartagena, 12 July 2013 (in Spanish)