Juan José Morales (born May 13, 1982, in Bella Vista, Tucumán, Argentina) is an Argentine football forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan José Morales | ||
| Date of birth | 13 May 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Bella Vista, Tucumán, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2007 | San Martín de Tucumán | 103 | (25) |
| 2002–2003 | → Central Norte (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2004 | → A. Concepción (loan) | 8 | (6) |
| 2008 | Colón de Santa Fe | 5 | (0) |
| 2008–2011 | Quilmes | 63 | (21) |
| 2009–2010 | → Universidad Católica (loan) | 32 | (12) |
| 2011–2012 | Argentinos Juniors | 25 | (5) |
| 2012–2013 | Atlético Venezuela | 10 | (3) |
| 2013–2014 | Paraná Clube | 35 | (8) |
| 2014 | Huachipato | 9 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | Mineros de Guayana | 15 | (7) |
| 2015 | All Boys | 22 | (5) |
| 2016 | Terengganu | 7 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | San Jorge de Tucumán | 21 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 December 2020 | |||
Career
editA native of Tucumán province, Morales (also known as Jota Jota) began his football career with local side San Martín de Tucumán. He went on loan to Central Norte and Atlético Concepción, and helped San Martín win promotion from the Torneo Argentino C and Primera B Nacional.[1]
Morales left San Martín in 2007, but did not settle in the Argentine Primera División with Club Atlético Colón. Although Morales struggled at Colón, he would later enjoy success against the club, first with Universidad Católica (Copa Libertadores) and then with Quilmes (Primera División).[2] The next season he joined Quilmes Atlético Club, where he would lead the club with 16 goals in the 2008–09 Primera B Nacional. Spells with Club Deportivo Universidad Católica and Argentinos Juniors followed. Morales would spend the rest of his career as a journeyman, with spells abroad in Venezuela, Brazil, Chile and Malaysia.[3] Throughout his career, Morales scored 68 league goals in Argentina's top four divisions.[4]
In late 2014, Morales made the decision to cancel his contract with Venezuelan side A.C.C.D. Mineros de Guayana and join his partner, Flaviana Seeling (a member of the Brazilian music group Axé Bahia) on the Chilean reality television competition Amor a prueba.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Del fútbol al 'Reality Show': la desconocida historia de Juan José Morales". nexofin.com (in Spanish). 1 October 2015.
- ^ "J.J. Morales cumplió con su tradición" (in Spanish). Clarín. 8 August 2010.
- ^ a b "Goleador argentino cambió el fútbol por un reality" (in Spanish). El Tribuno. 3 December 2014.
- ^ "Jota Morales: "Si San Martín me necesita, voy corriendo a Jujuy" (in Spanish). El Tucumano. 4 January 2018.
External links
edit- Juan José Morales at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Juan José Morales at Soccerway
- Juan José Morales at ESPN FC
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