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José Luis Morales (footballer, born 1973)

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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[1]
Date of birth (1973-08-02) 2 August 1973 (age 51)[1]
Place of birth Madrid, Spain[1]
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
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)
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

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Real Madrid

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Born in Madrid, Morales joined Real Madrid's academy at the age of eight.[2] He made his La Liga debut with the first team on 5 February 1994, opening a 2–0 win against Deportivo de La Coruña through a bicycle kick; his other goal also awarded a home victory, 1–0 over Atlético Madrid two weeks later.[3]

On 19 May 1994, Morales netted twice in the first leg of the Copa Iberoamericana, helping the hosts to beat Boca Juniors 3–1. Again as a substitute, he also took the field in the second game, a 2–1 loss at La Bombonera.[4][5]

Journeyman and Mallorca

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After leaving the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in summer 1994, Morales represented sides in both the top division and the Segunda División.[2] In the 1995–96 season, he scored a career-best 15 goals for second-tier Mallorca in spite of only having been there six months, eight coming in his first six appearances.[6][7]

New England Revolution

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Morales signed for the New England Revolution on 10 July 2000 after a week-long trial, filling the club's fourth and final foreign spot[8] and becoming in the process the first Spaniard to take part in the Major League Soccer.[9] He made his debut nine days later in a 1–0 defeat of the Kansas City Wizards.[10] He scored his only goal on 30 August, the only in a home win over D.C. United;[10] this helped them to qualify for the playoffs for the second time in their history,[11] where he provided the assist for Mauricio Wright's winner against Chicago Fire in the second match of the series[10] for a first-ever victory at that stage.[12]

On 1 November 2000, the Revolution elected not to exercise the option on Morales' contract.[13]

Later career

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Morales' last experience in top-flight football was in the 2001–02 campaign with Santa Clara of the Portuguese Primeira Liga,[14] scoring in a 1–1 draw at Belenenses on 6 January 2002.[15] He retired at the age of 31, following a spell in the Tercera División with Móstoles.[2]

International career

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Morales won seven caps for Spain at under-21 level, scoring twice.[2]

Honours

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Real Madrid

References

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  1. ^ a b c d José Luis Morales at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ a b c d Casado, Edu (10 October 2013). "Qué fue de... José Luis Morales, el prometedor delantero del Madrid de los 90" [What happened to... José Luis Morales, Madrid's promising forward of the 90s]. 20 minutos (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  3. ^ Lanseros, José María (27 January 2024). "30 años del delantero que provocó un nuevo efecto 'Beatle' en el Bernabéu" [30th anniversary of the forward who caused a new 'Beatle' effect at the Bernabéu] (in Spanish). Merca2. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  4. ^ a b 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.
  5. ^ Gandini, Luca. "Copa Iberoamericana". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  6. ^ Roig, Joan (23 November 1995). "José Luis Morales, nuevo fichaje del Mallorca" [José Luis Morales, new signing of Mallorca] (in Spanish). RCD Mallorca 1916. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  7. ^ Candia, Patricio (22 January 1996). "El oportunismo de Morales da el triunfo al Mallorca" [Morales' sense of opportunity gives win to Mallorca]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  8. ^ "Morales sign [sic] with Revolution". ESPN. 10 July 2000. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  9. ^ Dilan López, Jonathan (20 July 2018). "José Luis Morales, el primer español que jugó en la MLS" [José Luis Morales, the first Spaniard who played in the MLS]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  10. ^ 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)
  11. ^ Dell'Apa, Frank (13 May 2017). "May 13, 2000 – Free kick hat trick, Revolution defeat D.C. Utd.; new striker on way?". Frank Dell'Apa. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  12. ^ 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)". Frank Dell'Apa. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  13. ^ "2018 New England Revolution Media Guide" (PDF). New England Revolution. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  14. ^ "Quiosque: Morales chega para o Santa Clara (A Bola e Record)" [Newsstand: Morales arrives for Santa Clara (A Bola and Record)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 15 December 2001. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  15. ^ "Belenenses-Santa Clara, 1–1 (destaques)" [Belenenses-Santa Clara, 1–1 (highlights)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 6 January 2002. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
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