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Nelson Morales Personal information Full name Nelson Noel Morales Barrientos Date of birth September 20, 1976 Place of birth Cobán, Guatemala Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) Playing position defender Club information Current club Xelajú Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2000–2008 Cobán Imperial 62 (0) 2008–2010 Jalapa 2010–present Xelajú National team‡ 2001–2005 Guatemala 31 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 July 2010.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 July 2010This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Morales and the second or maternal family name is Barrientos.Nelson Noel Morales Barrientos (born 20 September 1976) is a Guatemalan football defender who currently plays for Xelajú in Guatemala's top division.
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Club career
Born in Cobán, Morales started his professional career at local side Cobán Imperial and joined Jalapa in July 2008. In July 2010 he trained with Heredia Jaguares de Peten but decided not to sign up with them.[1]
International career
He made his debut for Guatemala in a March 2001 friendly match against El Salvador and has earned a total of 31 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in 4 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[2] and played at the 2003[3] and 2005 UNCAF Nations Cup[4] as well as at the 2003[5] and 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cups.[6]
His most recent international was an October 2005 friendly match against Jamaica.
References
- ^ Nelson Morales se fue de Heredia - LaRed Deportiva (Spanish)
- ^ Record at FIFA Tournaments - FIFA
- ^ UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2003 - Details - RSSSF
- ^ UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2005 - Details - RSSSF
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2003 - Full Details - RSSSF
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2005 - Full Details - RSSSF
External links
- Nelson Morales at National-Football-Teams.com
Guatemala squads Guatemala squad – 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup 
Guatemala squad – 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup 1 Klee • 2 Morales • 3 Melgar • 4 Chen • 5 Hernández • 6 G. Cabrera • 7 Thompson • 8 Romero • 9 Zacarías • 10 Villatoro • 11 Ramírez • 12 Figueroa • 13 Martínez • 14 E. Ponciano • 17 Pezzarossi • 20 C. Ruiz • 21 R. Gómez • 22 Molina • 23 Sandoval • 24 Dávila • 25 P.C. Motta • 26 Sanabria • Coach: MaradiagaCategories:- 1976 births
- Living people
- People from Cobán
- Guatemalan footballers
- Guatemala international footballers
- 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- Guatemalan football biography stubs
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