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Fernando Morena Belora (born 2 February 1952) is a Uruguayan former professional footballer who played as a striker. His most known nicknames were "Nando"(abridged form of Fernando) and "Potrillo" (Colt, although young stallion is a better translation in this case), and he is the all-time top goal scorer in the history of the Uruguayan Primera División with 230 goals in 244 games.[1] He scored 268 in his almost 20-year career.

Fernando Morena
Morena in 2011
Personal information
Full name Fernando Morena Belora
Date of birth (1952-02-02) 2 February 1952 (age 70)
Place of birth Punta Gorda, Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1968 Racing Montevideo
1969–1972 River Plate Montevideo 48 (27)
1973–1979 Peñarol 140 (162)
1979–1980 Rayo Vallecano 34 (21)
1980–1981 Valencia 31 (16)
1981–1983 Peñarol 50 (39)
1984 Boca Juniors 7 (1)
1984 Peñarol 6 (2)
Total 316 (268)
National team
1971–1983 Uruguay 53 (22)
Teams managed
1988 Peñarol
1989 Huracán Buceo
1991 Real Murcia
1996–1998 River Plate Montevideo
1999–2000 Colo-Colo
2003 River Plate Montevideo
2005 Peñarol
Honours
Representing  Uruguay
Copa America
Winner1983
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career


Morena drinking mate in 1982
Morena drinking mate in 1982

Fernando Morena started as a professional football player in 1968 with Racing Club de Montevideo, which he left in 1969, signing for the nearby team; River Plate from Montevideo where he played until 1972. Morena joined Peñarol in 1973, in his first run with the club he won four Uruguayan Primera championships.[2] He was top scorer in the Uruguayan soccer league six consecutive years between 1973 and 1978, and was top scorer in the Copa Libertadores in 1974 and 1975.[3]

In 1979 Fernando Morena signed up with the Spanish team Rayo Vallecano, but spent just one season there before changing to Valencia in 1980. Morena returned to Peñarol in 1981 where he helped the team win two more Uruguayan league titles in 1981 and 1982,[2] they also won the Copa de Oro in 1981, the Copa Libertadores in 1982,[4] and the 1982 Intercontinental Cup.[5]

In 1983 Fernando Morena joined Brazilian soccer team Flamengo and in 1984 he played for Boca Juniors of Argentina. He finished his professional career in Peñarol in 1985.


International career


Fernando made his debut for the Uruguay national team on 27 October 1971 against Chile in a 3–0 win, where he scored his first goal. He was part of the national team that represented Uruguay at the 1974 World Cup. He went on to obtain a total number of 54 international caps, scoring 22 goals which currently ranks him as the joint eighth-highest scorer in the history of the team. On September 4, 1983, Morena suffered a tibia and fibula fracture when playing Venezuela for the Copa America. He never played for the national team after that incident, though he is still officially considered a part of the Uruguayan team that won the Copa América in 1983.


Coaching career


After retiring, he held several coaching positions in Uruguay, Spain and Chile. His first coaching job was in River Plate, which was followed by Peñarol, Real Murcia in Spain, Huracán Buceo, Rampla Juniors, Colo Colo in Chile and a second run in Peñarol in 2005. In 2009, he was designated as Manager of Institutional Relations at Peñarol.[6]


Career statistics



International


Morena with Uruguay at the 1974 World Cup
Morena with Uruguay at the 1974 World Cup
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Uruguay[7] 197111
197250
197385
1974107
197553
1976100
197762
197831
197900
198000
198100
198200
198353
Total5322

Honours



Club


Peñarol

Valencia


International


Uruguay


Individual



Records



References


  1. Maxim Olenev. "Uruguay — All-Time Topscorers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
  2. Karel Stokkermans. "Uruguay — List of Champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
  3. Juan Pablo Andrés; Frank Ballesteros. "Copa Libertadores — Topscorers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
  4. John Beuker. "Copa Libertadores 1982". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
  5. Josef Bobrowsky. "Intercontinental Club Cup 1982". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
  6. Official Peñarol Website
  7. "Fernando Morena - AUF". Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  8. Martín Tabeira. "Uruguay — League Top Scorers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 31 December 2010.



На других языках


- [en] Fernando Morena

[es] Fernando Morena

Fernando Morena Belora (Montevideo, 2 de febrero de 1952) es un exfutbolista y director técnico uruguayo. Se consagró como unos de los máximos ídolos de Peñarol y del fútbol uruguayo.

[fr] Fernando Morena

Fernando Morena, né le 2 février 1952 à Montevideo, est un footballeur international uruguayen.

[it] Fernando Morena

Fernando Morena Belora (Montevideo, 2 febbraio 1952) è un ex calciatore e allenatore di calcio uruguaiano che ha giocato nel ruolo di attaccante.

[ru] Морена, Фернандо

Ферна́ндо Море́на Бело́ра (исп. Fernando Morena Belora; 2 февраля 1952, Пунта-Горда) — уругвайский футболист, нападающий, участник чемпионата мира 1974. Лучший бомбардир в истории чемпионата Уругвая с 230 мячами в 240 играх.



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