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Ángel Morales
Argentine footballer
Ángel Alejandro Morales Santos (born 14 June 1975), nicknamed Matute, is an Argentine retired footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ángel Alejandro Morales Santos | ||
| Date of birth | (1975-06-14) 14 June 1975 (age 49) | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1995 | Independiente | 30 | (3) |
| 1995 | Platense | 14 | (1) |
| 1996–1997 | Independiente | 36 | (5) |
| 1997 | Sampdoria | 9 | (1) |
| 1998 | Mérida | 2 | (0) |
| 1999 | Racing Club | 32 | (7) |
| 1999–2002 | Cruz Azul | 107 | (33) |
| 2002–2004 | Veracruz | 73 | (17) |
| 2004–2005 | Racing Club | 19 | (0) |
| 2006 | Dorados Sinaloa | 15 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Banfield | 19 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Olimpo | 28 | (1) |
| 2008–2010 | Nacional | 29 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | Huracán | 22 | (0) |
| Total | 435 | (71) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Morales was born in Buenos Aires. In his extensive professional career, he represented six clubs in his country, including both Avellaneda giants, Club Atlético Independiente and Racing Club, starting his career at the former and having two spells with both.
His first abroad experience came in June 1997, at the age of 22, as he played in Italy for U.C. Sampdoria for a few months, scoring against Juventus FC. In the ensuing transfer window, he signed with CP Mérida in Spain, but collected almost no La Liga appearances in a relegation-ending season.
After returning to his country, with Racing, Morales moved abroad again, playing for Mexican sides Cruz Azul, Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz and Dorados de Sinaloa. At 33, he signed with Uruguay's Club Nacional de Football and, two years later, in 2010, returned to his country and joined Club Atlético Huracán.[1]
Morales' older brother, Carlos, was also a footballer. Also a midfielder, he represented Paraguay internationally, having been born in the country.
- ""Matute" Morales, el nuevo refuerzo de Huracán" ["Matute" Morales, the new Huracán addition] (in Spanish). La Razón. 13 July 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
- Ángel Morales at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Ángel Morales – Argentine League statistics at Fútbol XXI [dead link] (in Spanish)
- Stats at Futbol360 (in Spanish)
- Ángel Morales at BDFutbol
- Ángel Morales – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
- Ángel Morales – FIFA competition record (archived)