Pere Valentí Mora

Pere Valentí Mora Mariné (born 18 December 1947) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and a coach.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mora and the second or maternal family name is Mariné.
Pere Valentí Mora
Personal information
Full name Pere Valentí Mora Mariné
Date of birth (1947-12-18) 18 December 1947
Place of birth Vilaplana, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Reus
1965–1967 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1967–1968 Atlètic Catalunya
1968–1979 Barcelona 71 (0)
1968–1969 → Mestalla (loan) 12 (0)
1969–1970 → Oviedo (loan) 32 (0)
1971–1973 → Elche (loan) 71 (0)
1979–1983 Rayo Vallecano 141 (0)
1983–1986 Murcia 30 (0)
Total 357 (0)
International career
1966 Spain U18 6 (0)
1969–1971 Spain U23 4 (0)
1967–1968 Spain amateur 13 (0)
1973–1976 Catalonia 2 (0)
Managerial career
1986–1987 TARR
1987–1989 Igualada
1989–1993 Barcelona (youth)
1993–1995 Gimnàstic
1995–1996 Murcia
1996 Murcia
1997–1998 Cartagena
1998–1999 Benidorm
1999–2002 Sabadell
2005–2006 Sabadell
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He made 133 appearances in La Liga, mostly with Barcelona, and added a further 224 in Segunda División.

Playing career

Born in Vilaplana, Tarragona, Catalonia, Mora joined FC Barcelona's youth setup in 1965, aged 17.[1] After appearing with the club's farm team, Atlètic Catalunya CF, and serving loans at CD Mestalla, Elche CF and Real Oviedo,[2] he made his first-team debut on 17 February 1974, starting in a 5–0 routing of Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium.[3]

Mora was mainly used as a backup to Salvador Sadurní and Pedro María Artola during his spell at Barça, but still featured in the 1978 Copa del Rey Final. He also held a record of being 406 minutes without conceding in European competitions, which was subsequently broken by Víctor Valdés.[4]

In the summer of 1979, Mora signed with fellow La Liga side Rayo Vallecano. He was an undisputed starter during his stint, appearing in no less than 34 matches per season but suffering relegation in his first.

In 1983, Mora joined Real Murcia in the top level. He retired three years later with the club in Segunda División, aged 38.

Managerial career

Mora took up coaching immediately after retiring, his first stop being at the TARR football academy. After two years at CF Igualada he returned to his former club Barcelona, being appointed as manager of the youth sides.[5]

In 1993, Mora became the coach of Gimnàstic de Tarragona from Segunda División B. He continued to manage in that tier in the following years, with Murcia, Benidorm CF and CE Sabadell FC (two stints),[6] also with a brief period in Tercera División with FC Cartagena.

Personal life

Mora's son, also known as Pere Mora, was also a footballer and a goalkeeper.[7] He died on 20 September 2005, in a motorcycle accident in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat.[8][9]

Honours

Barcelona

References
  1. "Pere Valentí Mora: "Me dieron la camiseta de Ramallets remendada"" [Pere Valentí Mora: "They gave me a patched shirt of Ramallets"]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 19 May 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  2. "El sentido de la vida" [The meaning of life]. El Periódico de Catalunya (in Spanish). 15 February 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  3. "Mora: Debutó con un 0–5 al Real Madrid" [Mora: Made debut with a 0–5 to Real Madrid]. Sport (in Spanish). 14 April 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  4. "Valdés sets Barça shutout record". UEFA. 8 November 2007. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  5. "Barcelona: nacido para ganar" [Barcelona: born to win] (PDF). Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 15 November 1990. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  6. "El Sabadell destitueix el tècnic Pere Valentí Mora pels mals resultats" [Sabadell sack manager Pere Valentí Mora due to poor results] (in Catalan). Televisió de Catalunya. 4 October 2005. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  7. "Pere Mora: Pere Valentí Mora Duño". BDFutbol. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  8. "El porter del Sants, Pere Mora, mor en un accident de trànsit" [Sants goalkeeper, Pere Mora, dead in traffic accident] (in Catalan). Televisió de Catalunya. 21 September 2005. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  9. "Fallece en accidente de moto el futbolista Pere Mora, hijo del ex portero del Barcelona" [Footballer Pere Mora, son of former Barcelona goalkeeper, dies in a motorcycle accident] (in Spanish). Interbusca. 21 September 2005. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
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