Carlos Morales (footballer, born 1979)

Carlos Morales
Morales playing for Santos Laguna
Personal information
Full name Carlos Adrián Morales Higuera
Date of birth (1979-09-06) 6 September 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth La Piedad, Michoacán, Mexico
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Puebla (women) (Manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1998 C.F. La Piedad 28 (6)
1998–2004 Morelia 203 (25)
2001Pachuca (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)
2017–2018Lobos 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
2024– Puebla (women)
Medal record
Representing  Mexico
Runner-up Copa America 2001
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Carlos Adrián Morales Higuera[a] (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

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]

Honours

Morelia

Tigres UANL

Pachuca

Toluca

Santos Laguna

Notes

  1. ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Morales and the second or maternal family name is Higuera.

References

  1. ^ Jiménez, Alexander (4 December 2006). "Ramón Morales enfrentará a su hermano Carlos en la Final" [Ramón Morales will face his brother Carlos in the Final] (in Spanish). Medio Tiempo.