Carlos Morales Santos
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Carlos Leonardo Morales Santos | ||
Date of birth | 4 November 1968 | ||
Place of birth | Asunción, Paraguay | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Guaraní | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1985–1988 | Guaraní | ||
1988–1991 | Independiente | ||
1991–1992 | Universidad Chile | ||
1993 | Gimnasia La Plata | 11 | (1) |
1993–1994 | Newell's Old Boys | 6 | (1) |
1995–1999 | Gimnasia Jujuy | 129 | (34) |
1999–2001 | Colón Santa Fe | 52 | (2) |
2002 | Tampico Madero | 18 | (5) |
2002–2003 | Gimnasia Jujuy | 37 | (5) |
2003–2004 | Racing Córdoba | ||
2004–2006 | San Martín Tucumán | ||
2006 | Central Norte | ||
National team | |||
1997–1998 | Paraguay | 7 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Carlos Leonardo Morales Santos (born 4 November 1968 in Asunción) is a Paraguayan retired footballer who played mainly as an attacking midfielder.
Football career
Having started with local Club Guaraní in 1985, Morales played most of his career in Argentina, appearing for eight different clubs in that country (11 overall) and retiring in 2006 at the age of 38. He represented Paraguay at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, playing the first half of the 0–0 group stage draw against Bulgaria[1] and gaining a total of seven caps in one year, since making his debut in 1997 (aged 29).
He is the older brother of another footballer – and midfielder – Argentine Ángel Matute Morales. Both played for Club Atlético Independiente, but in separate spells.
References
- ↑ Paraguay – Bulgaria 0–0; Planet World Cup, 12 June 1998
External links
- Argentine League statistics (Spanish)
- BDFA profile (Spanish)
- Carlos Morales at National-Football-Teams.com
- Carlos Morales – FIFA competition record