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Fernando Morena
Uruguayan footballer (born 1952) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Morena and the second or maternal family name is Belora.
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Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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Full name | Fernando Morena Belora | |||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1952-02-02) 2 February 1952 (age 72) | |||||||||||||
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) | ||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||
1971–1983 | Uruguay | 53 | (22) | |||||||||||
Managerial career | ||||||||||||||
1988 | Peñarol | |||||||||||||
1989 | Huracán Buceo | |||||||||||||
1991 | Real Murcia | |||||||||||||
1996–1998 | River Plate Montevideo | |||||||||||||
1999–2000 | Colo-Colo | |||||||||||||
2003 | River Plate Montevideo | |||||||||||||
2005 | Peñarol | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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