Miguel Mora (footballer)

Miguel Mora Morales (born 3 June 1974) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Miguel Mora
Personal information
Full name Miguel Mora Morales
Date of birth (1974-06-03) 3 June 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1991–1992 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1993 Lleida 0 (0)
1993–1996 Balaguer
1996 Gavà 1 (0)
1996–1998 Binéfar
1998–2000 Lleida 33 (0)
2000Badajoz (loan) 4 (0)
2001–2003 União Madeira 64 (0)
2003–2010 Rio Ave 132 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Mora was an unsuccessful FC Barcelona youth graduate, spending his first professional years with modest clubs, also mostly in his native region.[1] His biggest success was appearing in 27 matches in 1998–99's Segunda División, with UE Lleida.[2]

Mora moved to neighbouring Portugal in January 2001, first with another lowly side, Madeira's C.F. União. For the 2003–04 season he joined Rio Ave F.C. of the Primeira Liga, and was the Vila do Conde team's first choice for the vast majority of his spell.[3][1]

In 2007–08, Rio Ave returned from the Segunda Liga but Mora only managed to be backup in the following two top-flight campaigns, successively to Márcio Paiva and Carlos Fernandes, totalling four games. He retired in June 2010 at the age of 36.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Mora (Rio Ave): um aventureiro por definição" [Mora (Rio Ave): adventurer by definition] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. 29 November 2003. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  2. ^ Moncayo, Carmelo (4 April 1999). "Empate insuficiente" [Insufficient draw] (PDF). Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  3. ^ Vaza, Marco (3 August 2010). "Internacionais e desconhecidos, é este o retrato dos jogadores espanhóis na Liga portuguesa" [Internationals and unknown, meet the Spanish players in the Portuguese League]. Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 September 2017.
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