José Miguel Morales

José Miguel Morales Martínez (born 26 December 1976) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Morales and the second or maternal family name is Martínez.
José Miguel Morales
Personal information
Full name José Miguel Morales Martínez
Date of birth (1976-12-26) 26 December 1976
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Gramenet
Damm
Gramenet
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1996 Meridiana Torre Baró 21 (0)
1996–1997 Gramenet B 22 (0)
1997–1999 Santboià 47 (0)
1999–2000 Mataró 33 (0)
2000–2008 Terrassa 249 (0)
2008–2015 Sant Andreu 243 (0)
2015–2020 Badalona 156 (0)
Total 771 (0)
International career
2002–2008 Catalonia 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Morales spent his entire senior career in his region of birth. His professional input consisted of 101 Segunda División matches for Terrassa FC over three seasons,[1] his debut in the competition taking place on 31 August 2002 when he replaced field player Juan Carlos early into a 1–1 home draw against Albacete Balompié after Fernando Maestro was sent off.[2]

In Segunda División B, other than Terrassa, Morales also represented UE Sant Andreu[3] and CF Badalona, retiring well past his 40s.[4][5] On 29 May 2020, when he only needed one more game to become the most veteran player to appear in that league, it was announced that he would be released by the latter club the following month.[6]

International career

Morales won five caps for the Catalonia regional team in six years.[7][8][9][10]

References
  1. Cárdenas, Ángel (2 October 2007). "La regularitat, l'arma del '13' egarenc" [Consistency, the weapon of the '13' of the egarenc]. Mundo Deportivo (in Catalan). Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  2. "El Terrassa puntúa 23 años después" [Terrassa get another point 23 years later]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 31 August 2002. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  3. Gallego, Daniel (11 January 2015). "Los granas sudan para acomodarse en el liderato" [Maroons sweat it to have an easier first place] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  4. "El Mallorca suma un punto de oro en Badalona" [Mallorca get golden point in Badalona]. Última Hora (in Spanish). 10 December 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  5. "José Miguel Morales, el futbolista en activo más veterano del fútbol profesional" [José Miguel Morales, the most veteran active footballer in professional football] (in Spanish). Catalan Football Federation. 27 September 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  6. "José Miguel Morales no continuarà al Badalona" [José Miguel Morales will not continue with Badalona]. L'Esportiu (in Catalan). 29 May 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  7. Astruells, Andrés (29 December 2002). "Guardiola capitanea otra victoria de Catalunya" [Guardiola captains another Catalonia win]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  8. Martín, Luis (30 December 2004). "Argentina se impone a Cataluña por oficio y pegada" [Argentina best Catalonia through know-how and power]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  9. "Euskadi y Cataluña empatan en un emocionante partido" [Euskadi and Catalonia draw in exciting match]. Marca (in Spanish). 29 December 2007. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  10. "Gratacós s'acomiada amb victòria" [Gratacós says goodbye with win] (in Catalan). E-Notícies. 28 December 2008. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
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