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Bladimir Morales
Venezuelan football manager (born 1983)
Bladimir Alejandro Morales Duarte (born 9 April 1983) is a Venezuelan football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the current manager of Academia Puerto Cabello's reserve team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bladimir Alejandro Morales Duarte | ||
| Date of birth | (1983-04-09) 9 April 1983 (age 41) | ||
| Place of birth | San Cristóbal, Venezuela | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Academia Puerto Cabello (reserves manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | Trujillanos | 54 | (2) |
| 2006–2008 | Zamora | 59 | (1) |
| 2008–2011 | Deportivo Petare | 69 | (1) |
| 2011–2013 | Deportivo Lara | 35 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Caracas | 21 | (0) |
| 2014 | REDI Colón | ||
| 2015 | Portuguesa | 7 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Gran Valencia | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2016–2021 | Gran Valencia | ||
| 2022– | Academia Puerto Cabello (reserves) | ||
| 2022 | Academia Puerto Cabello (interim) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Born in San Cristóbal, Táchira, Morales made his professional debut with Trujillanos in the Primera División in 2004. He moved to Zamora in 2006, and was a regular starter before joining Deportivo Italia in 2008.
In 2011, Morales agreed to a contract with Deportivo Lara.[1] He signed for Caracas on 5 June 2013,[2] but stayed in the club for just a year before moving to Tercera División side REDI Colón.
On 26 December 2014, Morales joined Portuguesa back in the first division.[3] He subsequently represented Segunda División's Gran Valencia Maracay, where he retired in 2016 at the age of 33.
Immediately after retiring, Morales was appointed manager of his last club Gran Valencia.[4] On 11 December 2017, after achieving promotion to the top tier, he renewed his contract until 2019.[5]
- "Bladimir «El Pomponio» Morales no seguirá en el CD Lara" [Bladimir "El Pomponio" Morales will not continue at CD Lara] (in Spanish). Grana Digital. 3 June 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- "Bladimir «Pomponio» Morales es el nuevo jugador del Caracas FC" [Bladimir "Pomponio" Morales is the new player of Caracas FC] (in Spanish). Grada Digital. 5 June 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- "Bladimir Morales es el sexto refuerzo que anuncia el Portuguesa" [Bladimir Morales is the sixth addition announced by Portuguesa] (in Spanish). Balonazos.com. 26 December 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- "Bladimir «Pomponio» Morales dirigirá el Gran Valencia por dos años más" [Bladimir "Pomponio" Morales will manage Gran Valencia for two further years] (in Spanish). Balonazos.com. 28 December 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ""Pomponio" Morales renovó con el Gran Valencia" ["Pomponio" Morales renewed with Gran Valencia] (in Spanish). Visión Noventa. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- Bladimir Morales coach profile at Soccerway