Antonio Moreno (forward) explained

Antonio Moreno
Full Name:Antonio Moreno Ruiz
Birth Date:1 February 1983
Birth Place:Málaga, Spain
Height:1.83 m
Position:Forward
Years1:2000–2001
Years2:2001–2003
Clubs2:Extremadura B
Years3:2003–2008
Caps3:115
Goals3:20
Years5:2008–2009
Caps5:22
Goals5:3
Years6:2009–2010
Caps6:15
Goals6:7
Years7:2010–2011
Caps7:15
Goals7:0
Years8:2011
Caps8:11
Goals8:2
Years9:2011–2012
Caps9:23
Goals9:2
Years10:2012–2013
Caps10:5
Goals10:0
Years11:2013–2015
Caps11:9
Goals11:2
Totalcaps:215
Totalgoals:36

Antonio Moreno Ruiz (born 1 February 1983) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

Born in Málaga, Andalusia, Moreno made his senior debut in the 2000–01 season with hometown club CD El Palo. He signed for CF Extremadura in 2001, only appearing for the reserve team over two years.

Moreno joined Sevilla FC's B side in the Segunda División B in summer 2003.[1] On 21 September 2005, he was an unused substitute for the main squad in a 0–0 home draw against Cádiz CF. He finally featured for the latter on 13 November 2007, playing the last three minutes of a 1–1 draw at CD Dénia in the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey.[2]

In June 2008, Moreno was linked with FK Partizan.[3] A month later, however, he joined Lorca Deportiva CF.

Moreno competed in the third tier the following campaigns, representing UD Marbella, Pontevedra CF, Cádiz CF,[4] CD Puertollano,[5] Barakaldo CF[6] and El Palo.[7]

Personal life

Moreno's parents are Spanish and his stepfather is Honduran. His younger half brother, Jonathan Mejía, was also a footballer and a forward who represented Honduras internationally.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ¿Qué fue de los integrantes del Sevilla Atlético de Segunda división?. What happened to members of Sevilla Atlético of Segunda división?. Sevillismo en Vena. Spanish. 5 November 2015. 29 May 2019.
  2. http://www.elmundo.es/elmundodeporte/2007/11/13/futbol/1194992036.html El Denia planta cara al campeón (Denia give champions a hard time)
  3. http://archivo.marca.com/edicion/marca/futbol/2a_division/sevilla_atletico/es/desarrollo/1132235.html Antonio Moreno se compromete con el Partizán de Belgrado (Antonio Moreno commits to Partizan Belgrade)
  4. http://cadizcf.lavozdigital.es/noticia/2011-01-27/llama-antonio-moreno-20110127.html El gol llama a Antonio Moreno (Goal calls for Antonio Moreno)
  5. http://www.lacomarcadepuertollano.com/diario/noticia/2011_07_19/03 Antonio Moreno presentado oficialmente en el CD Puertollano (Antonio Moreno officially presented in CD Puertollano)
  6. http://www.ofercita.com/Bizkaigol2013/index.php/noticias/1/400.html Antonio Moreno ficha por el Barakaldo (Antonio Moreno signs for Barakaldo)
  7. http://cadizcf.lavozdigital.es/noticia/2013-08-18/malagueno-antonio-moreno-ficha-20130818.html El malagueño Antonio Moreno ficha por El Palo (Málaga-born Antonio Moreno signs for El Palo)
  8. https://www.elheraldo.hn/zonadeportiva/821717-215/jona-mej%C3%ADa-ante-un-posible-llamado-a-la-selecci%C3%B3n-lo-primero-es Jona Mejía ante un posible llamado a la selección: “Lo primero es el Cádiz” (Jona Mejía regarding national team call-up: "Cádiz is the priority")