Daniel Morales

Morales

Personal information
Full name	Daniel Alexandre Morales Batagello
Date of birth	December 6, 1975 (1975-12-06) (age 35)
Place of birth	Jaú, São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	defensive midfileder
Club information
Current club	retired
Youth career
	XV de Jau
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1993–1997	XV de Jau	?	(?)
1998	Mogi Mirim	?	(?)
1998	Fernandópolis	?	(?)
1999-2000	Garça FC	?	(?)
2000-2002	Coritiba	?	(?)
2002–2004	Naftex	35	(6)
2004–2005	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	9	(0)
2005–2006	Cherno More	19	(3)
2007	CSKA Sofia	10	(1)
2007-2008	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	19	(0)
2008–2009	Spartak Varna	27	(7)
2009–-2010	Loko Mezdra	13	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 22, 2009. † Appearances (Goals).

Daniel Alexandre Morales Batagello (born December 6, 1975 in Brazil) is a former Brazilian footballer. Currently (as of 2009^[update]) he is playing for Lokomotiv Mezdra as a midfielder. Morales typically plays as a defensive midfielder. In April 2009, he received a Bulgarian passport.

Career

After spending the first nine years of his career in his home country with XV de Jau, Mogi Mirim, Fernandópolis, Garça FC and Coritiba, Morales relocated to Bulgaria in December 2002, signing a contract with Naftex Burgas. During playing at Brazil Morales earned 200 appearances, scored twenty goals. He made his competitive debut for Naftex on 15 March 2003 against Cherno More Varna in the seventeen round of the Bulgarian top division. In next season (2003–04), Morales earned 27 appearances playing in the A PFG, scored six goals and provided seven assists. On 13 February 2004 he scored two goals and provided one assist in a match against Bulgarian champions CSKA Sofia. The result of the match was a 3-3 draw. In June 2004 Daniel joined the defended A PFG champions Lokomotiv Plovdiv for fee of 100 000 €. He wears shirt number twenty eight for Loko. Morales made his debut for Loko Plovdiv on 15 August 2004 against his previous team Naftex. In season 2004/05 he played in only 9 matches and in summer'2005 signed with Cherno More Varna. Morales fast becomes part of the titular team of Cherno More. The Brazilian player is uncompromising in defence and very dangerous in attack. In December 2006 he was honoured as Footballer of the Year of Varna. One months later he transferred to the most successful Bulgarian football team - CSKA Sofia. For six months in CSKA Morales earned 10 appearances playing in the A PFG, scored one goal. In season 2007/08 he played in Lokomotiv Plovdiv. On 3 August 2008 Morales signed a one-and-a-half year contract with Spartak Varna. In the season 2008-09 he earned 27 appearances playing in the A PFG, scored seven goals and provided two assists. In June 2009 Morales signed with Lokomotiv Mezdra.

External links

• (Portuguese) Brazilian FA Database
• Profile at spartak1918.com

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Name	Morales, Daniel
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Date of birth	1975-12-06
Place of birth	Jaú, São Paulo, Brazil
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