Javi Moreno (footballer, born 1974)

For the Spanish footballer born in 1997, see Javi Moreno (footballer, born 1997).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Moreno and the second or maternal family name is Valera.

Javi Moreno
Personal information
Full name Javier Moreno Valera
Date of birth (1974-09-10) 10 September 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth Silla, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Silla
1990–1994 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1996 Barcelona C 19 (9)
1996 Barcelona B 10 (5)
1996–1997 Córdoba 15 (0)
1997 Yeclano 16 (6)
1998–2001 Alavés 82 (30)
1998–1999 → Numancia (loan) 39 (18)
2001–2002 Milan 16 (2)
2002–2004 Atlético Madrid 36 (7)
2004 → Bolton Wanderers (loan) 8 (0)
2004–2005 Zaragoza 18 (4)
2005–2008 Córdoba 94 (48)
2008–2009 Ibiza 14 (2)
2009 Lucena 8 (1)
Total 368 (130)
International career
1992–1993 Spain U18 16 (10)
2001 Spain 5 (1)
Managerial career
2012-2015 Utiel
2015–2016 Novelda
2016 Alcorcón B
2018–2019 Córdoba (youth)
2019–2020 Pozoblanco
2020–2021 Ejea
2021–2022 Badalona
2022–2023 Tarazona
2023–2024 Numancia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Javier Moreno Valera (born 10 September 1974) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a striker, and a manager.

Best known for his Alavés stint,[1] he amassed totals of 118 matches and 38 goals in La Liga, where he also represented Atlético Madrid and Zaragoza. He had brief spells with Milan in Serie A and Bolton Wanderers of the Premier League, with little impact.

Moreno, who earned five caps for Spain in 2001, later managed in the lower divisions.

Club career

Early years and Alavés

Born in Silla, Valencian Community, Moreno made his professional debuts with Barcelona's B-team. After stints with lowly Córdoba and Yeclano he first joined Alavés in January 1998, with the Basque team competing in Segunda División.

After being instrumental in Numancia's first ever La Liga promotion in 1999,[2][3] Moreno returned to Alavés, shooting to prominence during his second spell after playing a pivotal role in their run to the 2001 UEFA Cup final. Along the way, defeated were the likes of Gaziantepspor, Lillestrøm, Rosenborg, Inter Milan, fellow league club Rayo Vallecano and Kaiserslautern, before an eventual 4–5 extra time loss to Liverpool in the decisive match, where he scored two goals in three minutes (he also finished the league season with 22 successful strikes, good enough for third).[4][5][6]

Abroad

Moreno's performances and goals during 2000–01 convinced Serie A side A.C. Milan to buy him, amid attention from Europe's other elite clubs.[7] However, he struggled immensely in his sole campaign in Italy,[8] returning to his country to join Atlético Madrid who had just returned to the top flight.[9]

With goals hard to come by, a January 2004 loan move to Bolton Wanderers ensued[10] but, after eight goalless appearances for The Trotters, including one in the final of the Football League Cup against Middlesbrough,[11] Moreno found himself on the move again, this time to Real Zaragoza, where he appeared sparingly.[12]

Return to Spain

Moreno refound his goalscoring form for old acquaintance Córdoba in July 2005, helping them to promotion to the second division in 2007 while finishing the Segunda División B top scorer with 24 goals in 32 appearances.[13] After three years he was released, subsequently joining SE Eivissa-Ibiza in the third level; as he did not play the number of minutes he was expecting upon signing, he announced his retirement in December 2008.[14] Roughly one year after, he returned to active aged 35, joining another club in division three, Lucena, and retiring for good at the season's end.[2]

International career

Moreno played five games for Spain in 2001, scoring once. His debut came on 28 February against England, in a friendly match played in Birmingham (0–3 loss) where he had a penalty saved by Nigel Martyn.[15]

On 2 June, a mere seconds after having come on as a substitute for Luis Enrique, Moreno netted the nation's second goal in an eventual 4–1 home win over Bosnia and Herzegovina for the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[16]

Coaching career

Moreno began his coaching career with two amateur clubs in his birth region, Utiel – where his father and grandfather had played – and Novelda.[17] On 23 September 2016, he was named as Alcorcón B manager after replacing Óscar Mena,[18] but was dismissed before the turn of the year.[19] In 2018–19, he managed the youths of former employer Córdoba, leaving with a parting shot against the ownership for the state of the training facilities.[20]

After 13 months in charge of Pozoblanco in the Tercera División, Moreno moved up to the third division for the first time in his coaching career, at Ejea in November 2020.[21] Nearly a year later, he was hired at Badalona;[22] following their relegation from Segunda Federación in June 2022, he remained in the division at Tarazona.[23]

Moreno led the Aragonese club into Primera Federación, their first ever experience of the third tier, having defeated Navalcarnero 3–2 on aggregate in the playoff final in June 2023.[24] He immediately chose to stay in the previous league, at relegated Numancia.[25]

Career statistics

International

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 2 June 2001 Carlos Tartiere, Oviedo, Spain  Bosnia and Herzegovina 2–1 4–1 2002 World Cup qualification[16]

Honours

Alavés

Bolton Wanderers

Zaragoza

Individual

References

  1. ^ Un delantero al gusto inglés (Forward made in England); El País, 27 February 2001 (in Spanish)
  2. ^ a b Vasco, Miguel Ángel (28 March 2013). "'Reconozco que no me cuidaba: no era de salir pero sí de comer'" [I admit I did not take care of myself: I did not hang out but I ate] (in Spanish). Diario AS. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Breve enciclopedia numantina" [Brief numantina encyclopedia] (in Spanish). Desde Soria. 29 May 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  4. ^ Andrados, Juan Pedro. "Spain 2000/01". RSSSF. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  5. ^ a b 16 May; UEFA, 16 May 2008
  6. ^ "Liverpool win nine-goal epic with golden goal". UEFA. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  7. ^ Webster, Rupert. "Moreno reigning in Spain". Sky Sports. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  8. ^ Mocciaro, Gaetano (5 May 2013). "Javi Moreno, l'ennesimo abbaglio Made in Spain" [Javi Moreno, umpteenth blunder Made in Spain] (in Italian). Tutto Mercato Web. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  9. ^ Torelló, Roger (16 July 2002). "Presentación con ilusión" [Hungry presentation] (PDF) (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  10. ^ Moreno bound for Bolton; UEFA, 5 January 2004
  11. ^ "Boro lift Carling Cup". BBC Sport. 29 February 2004. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  12. ^ Paricio, Isabel (20 September 2004). "Javi Moreno resucita y da el triunfo al Zaragoza" [Javi Moreno comes back to life and gives win to Zaragoza] (in Spanish). El País. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  13. ^ a b "Javi Moreno sueña con "entrenar" al Córdoba" [Javi Moreno dreams of "coaching" Córdoba] (in Spanish). Diario Córdoba. 5 December 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  14. ^ Javi Moreno anuncia su retirada (Javi Moreno announces retirement); Diario AS, 4 December 2008 (in Spanish)
  15. ^ Inglaterra golea (3–0) a España (England rout (3–0) Spain); El País, 1 March 2001 (in Spanish)
  16. ^ a b Una goleada sin mucho brillo (Unassuming rout); El País, 3 June 2001 (in Spanish)
  17. ^ Lazkano, Borja (5 March 2021). "¿Qué fue de Javi Moreno?" [What became of Javi Moreno?] (in Spanish). Noticias de Álava. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  18. ^ "Javi Moreno nuevo entrenador del filial" [Javi Moreno new reserves coach] (in Spanish). AD Alcorcón. 23 September 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  19. ^ "Javi Moreno: "El Alavés no nos ha invitado a la final de Copa"" [Javi Moreno: "Alavés haven't invited us to the Cup final"] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  20. ^ "Javi Moreno deja de ser entrenador del Córdoba Juvenil: "La Ciudad Deportiva está llena de ratas, orugas, pulgas y garrapatas"" [Javi Moreno no longer manager of Córdoba Youth: "The Sports City is full of rats, caterpillars, fleas and ticks] (in Spanish). 20 minutos. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  21. ^ "Javi Moreno deja el Pozoblanco para hacerse cargo del Ejea, de Segunda B" [Javi Moreno leaves Pozoblanco to take charge of Ejea, of Segunda B] (in Spanish). El Día de Córdoba. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  22. ^ "Javi Moreno, nou entrenador del Badalona" [Javi Moreno, new manager of Badalona] (in Catalan). L'Esportiu. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  23. ^ "Javi Moreno seguirá entrenando en Segunda RFEF en Tarazona" [Javi Moreno will continue managing in Segunda RFEF with Tarazona] (in Spanish). Córdoba Deporte. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  24. ^ "Javi Moreno y su primer ascenso como entrenador con el Tarazona" [Javi Moreno and his first promotion as manager of Tarazona] (in Spanish). Córdoba Deporte. 10 June 2023. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  25. ^ Cano, Rafael (21 June 2023). "Javi Moreno es el nuevo entrenador del Numancia" [Javi Moreno is the new manager of Numancia] (in Spanish). El Día de Córdoba. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  26. ^ "Boro lift Carling Cup". BBC Sport. 29 February 2004. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  27. ^ "El Zaragoza gana su primera Supercopa frente al Valencia" [Zaragoza win their first Supercup against Valencia] (in Spanish). El País. 25 August 2004. Retrieved 16 March 2017.