Júnior_Morales
Júnior Morales
Honduran footballer (born 1978)
Júnior Exequiel Morales Maradiaga (born 23 March 1978) is a Honduran footballer who plays as goalkeeper for Liga Nacional de Honduras club Atlético Choloma.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Júnior Exequiel Morales Maradiaga | ||
| Date of birth | (1978-03-23) March 23, 1978 (age 46) | ||
| Place of birth | San Pedro Sula, Honduras | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Atlético Choloma | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2001 | Real España | 31 | (0) |
| 2002 | Platense | ||
| 2003–2005 | Real España | ||
| 2006 | Broncos UNAH | ||
| 2006 | Atlético Olanchano | ||
| 2007 | Hispano | ||
| 2007 | Deportes Savio | 14 | (0) |
| 2008 | Platense | 25 | (0) |
| 2009 | Vida | 15 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Deportes Savio | 16 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Victoria | (0) | |
| 2011–2012 | Deportes Savio | 3 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Atlético Choloma | ||
| 2014– | KRC Genk | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2001–2005 | Honduras | 8 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 August 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 August 2011 | |||
A much-travelled goalkeeper, Morales played for several clubs before joining Platense for the 2008 Clausura championship. In October 2008, Morales was dismissed by Platense during the 2008 Apertura season.[1] At the end of 2008 he joined Vida[2] but in May 2009, the club announced Morales would leave the club.[3]
Victoria
On 1 July 2010, Júnior Morales moved to Victoria replacing John Bodden, who moved to Necaxa, signing a one-year contract.[4]
On 21 August 2010, Morales made his domestic league debut with Victoria in a 1–1 in the Clásico Ceibeño against Vida.[5]
Morales made his debut for Honduras in a March 2001 friendly match against Peru and has earned a total of 8 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country at the 2001 UNCAF Nations Cup,[6] as well as at the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[7]
His final international was a September 2005 friendly match against Japan.
Morales is married to Katherine and the couple have two children, Pedro and Katherine. Morales has two other kids named Junior Alexander y Daniel Alejandro..[8]
- Platense separa a Júnior Morales Archived 2013-04-12 at archive.today - La Prensa (in Spanish)
- Vida contrata al portero Júnior Morales Archived 2013-04-19 at archive.today - La Prensa (in Spanish)
- Júnior Morales no seguirá en el Vida Archived 2013-04-12 at archive.today - La Prensa (in Spanish)
- "Júnior Morales fichó por el Victoria". Diez.hn. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
- "Vida y Victoria no se hicieron daño". Diez.hn. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
- Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2001 - Details Archived October 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
- CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2005 - Full Details Archived October 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
- Júnior Morales: "Soy fan número uno de Galilea Montijo" - Diez (in Spanish)
- Júnior Morales at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile - Diez