Carlos Morales (footballer, born 1979)
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Carlos Adrián Morales Higuera[lower-alpha 1] (born 6 September 1979) is a Mexican former professional footballer. He last played for Lobos BUAP on loan from Morelia in Liga MX. He recently was the manager of Atlético Morelia
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Full name | Carlos Adrián Morales Higuera | ||||||||||
Date of birth | (1979-09-06) 6 September 1979 (age 44) | ||||||||||
Place of birth | La Piedad, Michoacán, Mexico | ||||||||||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
1997–1998 | C.F. La Piedad | 28 | (6) | ||||||||
1998–2004 | Morelia | 203 | (25) | ||||||||
2001 | → Pachuca (loan) | 8 | (0) | ||||||||
2004–2006 | Tigres UANL | 81 | (6) | ||||||||
2006–2008 | Toluca | 81 | (9) | ||||||||
2009 | Tecos | 34 | (7) | ||||||||
2010–2012 | Santos Laguna | 100 | (5) | ||||||||
2012–2018 | Morelia | 172 | (16) | ||||||||
2017–2018 | → Lobos BUAP (loan) | 20 | (0) | ||||||||
2019 | Morelia | 1 | (0) | ||||||||
International career | |||||||||||
1999 | Mexico U20 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||
1999–2005 | Mexico | 8 | (0) | ||||||||
Managerial career | |||||||||||
2020 | Toluca (Interim) | ||||||||||
2023 | Atlético Morelia | ||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
A versatile midfielder and accurate set-piece taker, Carlos can play as a central midfielder, winger, wing-back and full-back. He began his career by debuting with Mexico's Ascenso MX La Piedad (based on the city in the Mexican State of Michoacán) (1997-'98), then was brought forth to Liga MX by Morelia (1998–2001, 2002–2004, 2012), later on he would move to Pachuca (2001–2002), Tigres (2003–2006), Toluca (2006–2009), Tecos (2009) and Santos Laguna (2010–2012).
Carlos is the brother of Ramón Morales, a former footballer.[1]