Carlos Morales (footballer, born 1979)
![]() Morales playing for Santos Laguna | |||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||
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Full name | Carlos Adrián Morales Higuera | ||||||||||
Date of birth | 6 September 1979 | ||||||||||
Place of birth | La Piedad, Michoacán, Mexico | ||||||||||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
1997–1998 | C.F. La Piedad | 28 | (6) | ||||||||
1998–2004 | Morelia | 203 | (25) | ||||||||
2001 | → Pachuca (loan) | 8 | (0) | ||||||||
2004–2006 | Tigres UANL | 81 | (6) | ||||||||
2006–2008 | Toluca | 81 | (9) | ||||||||
2009 | Tecos | 34 | (7) | ||||||||
2010–2012 | Santos Laguna | 100 | (5) | ||||||||
2012–2018 | Morelia | 172 | (16) | ||||||||
2017–2018 | → Lobos BUAP (loan) | 20 | (0) | ||||||||
2019 | Morelia | 1 | (0) | ||||||||
International career | |||||||||||
1999 | Mexico U20 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||
1999–2005 | Mexico | 8 | (0) | ||||||||
Managerial career | |||||||||||
2020 | Toluca (Interim) | ||||||||||
2023 | Atlético Morelia | ||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Carlos Adrián Morales Higuera[a] (born 6 September 1979) is a Mexican former professional footballer. He last played for Lobos BUAP on loan from Morelia in Liga MX. He recently was the manager of Atlético Morelia
A versatile midfielder and accurate set-piece taker, Carlos can play as a central midfielder, winger, wing-back and full-back. He began his career by debuting with Mexico's Ascenso MX La Piedad (based on the city in the Mexican State of Michoacán) (1997-'98), then was brought forth to Liga MX by Morelia (1998–2001, 2002–2004, 2012), later on he would move to Pachuca (2001–2002), Tigres (2003–2006), Toluca (2006–2009), Tecos (2009) and Santos Laguna (2010–2012).
Carlos is the brother of Ramón Morales, a former footballer.[1]
Honours
Morelia
- Primera División: Invierno 2000
- Copa MX: Apertura 2013
- Supercopa MX: 2014
Tigres UANL
Pachuca
- Primera División: Invierno 2001
Toluca
- Primera División: Apertura 2008
Santos Laguna
- Primera División: Clausura 2012
Notes
- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Morales and the second or maternal family name is Higuera.
References
- ^ Jiménez, Alexander (4 December 2006). "Ramón Morales enfrentará a su hermano Carlos en la Final" [Ramón Morales will face his brother Carlos in the Final] (in Spanish). Medio Tiempo.
External links
- Carlos Morales – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)