José Moratón Explained

José Moratón
Fullname:José Moratón Taeño
Birth Date:14 July 1979
Birth Place:Santander, Spain
Height:1.860NaN0
Position:Defender
Currentclub:Racing Santander (academy manager)
Youthclubs1:Racing Santander
Years1:1997–2001
Years2:1998–2010
Caps2:188
Goals2:4
Years3:2010–2011
Caps3:33
Goals3:5
Manageryears1:2011–2012
Managerclubs1:Racing Santander (U19)
Manageryears2:2016–2018
Managerclubs2:Racing B
Manageryears3:2018–2020
Managerclubs3:Bezana
Manageryears4:2020–2021
Managerclubs4:Escobedo
Manageryears5:2022–2023
Managerclubs5:Laredo (assistant)
Manageryears6:2023–
Managerclubs6:Racing Santander (academy manager)

José Moratón Taeño (born 14 July 1979) is a Spanish former footballer who played usually as a central defender, and the current academy manager of Racing de Santander.

In a 13-year professional career he played mainly for Racing de Santander, appearing in 156 La Liga matches over nine seasons for the club (three goals).

Club career

Racing

Moratón was born in Santander, Cantabria. Since first appearing as a professional for his hometown's Racing de Santander on 13 December 1998, in a 0–0 La Liga home draw against CD Tenerife,[1] he has played for the club the vast majority of his career. During 2001–02's second division, at Campos de Sport de El Sardinero, he scored a decisive goal against Atlético Madrid as Racing returned to the top flight after just one year out.[2]

Already established as one of the team's captains,[3] Moratón suffered a severe injury which made him miss most of 2006–07.[4] He played 18 games the following season, as the side achieved a first-ever qualification to the UEFA Europa League.[5]

In the following two top level campaigns, Moratón was used exclusively as a backup, but still contributed with 23 matches combined as Racing managed to retain their league status. He also helped them to the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey, notably netting in a 3–2 win at AD Alcorcón (which had previously ousted Real Madrid), also the final aggregate score[6] – precisely in the last-four stage, he scored in his own net against Atlético Madrid, in an insufficient 3–2 home victory and 3–6 overall loss.[7] In June 2010 he was released by the club, ending a relationship which spanned nearly two decades.[8]

Salamanca

Moratón played in 2010–11 with UD Salamanca in the second tier, starting in all the matches he appeared in and scoring a career-best five goals.[9] [10] [11] [12] In early June 2011, however, following his team's relegation, the 32-year-old chose to retire from professional football.[13]

Coaching career

After returning, Moratón took charge of Racing Santander's U-19 squad.[14] After the 2011-12 season, he then worked a few years at the Federación Cántabra de Fútbol as a coach.

In June 2016, Moratón was appointed manager of Racing B, signing .[15] In July 2017, he extended his deal for one further year.[16] In 2018-19 and 2019-20, he then managed CD Bezana, before signing for UM Escobedo on 23 May 2020.[17] He decided to resign on 27 May 2021.[18]

On 24 May 2022, he was appointed assistant manager of CD Laredo.[19]

Managerial statistics

Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamNatFromToRecord
Racing B17 June 201630 May 2018[20]
Bezana30 May 201823 May 2020[21]
Escobedo23 May 202027 May 2021[22]
Total—

Notes and References

  1. News: El Tenerife regala dos puntos en El Sardinero. Tenerife give away two points at El Sardinero. Mundo Deportivo. Ernesto. Vicario. Spanish. 14 December 1998. 19 April 2018.
  2. News: El Racing vuelve a Primera. Racing return to Primera. Mundo Deportivo. Ernesto. Vicario. Spanish. 20 May 2002. 21 February 2014.
  3. News: Munitis seguirá siendo el capitán del Racing. Munitis to continue as Racing captain. Marca. Spanish. 31 July 2008. 21 February 2014.
  4. News: El Racing aplaza hasta diciembre la posibilidad de fichar a Iván Helguera. Racing postpone possibility of signing Iván Helguera until December. El Diario Montañés. F.. Fernández-Cueto. Spanish. 2 September 2006. 19 April 2018.
  5. News: El Racing se mete por primera vez en la UEFA al ganar a Osasuna (1–0). Racing reach UEFA for the first time after beating Osasuna (1–0). 20 minutos. Spanish. 18 May 2008. 19 April 2018.
  6. News: El Alcorcón se baja de la carroza. Alcorcón get off pedestal. El País. Eleonora. Giovio. Spanish. 6 January 2010. 22 June 2013.
  7. News: El Atlético pasa con faltas nimias. Atlético go through with minor lapses. ABC. José Manuel. Cuéllar. Spanish. 11 February 2010. 19 April 2018.
  8. News: El Racing comunica a Moratón y Oriol que no cuenta con ellos. Racing tell Moratón and Oriol they are free to leave. El Diario Montañés. Marcos. Menocal. Spanish. 20 May 2010. 21 February 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140224113953/http://racing.eldiariomontanes.es/noticias/2010-05-20/racing-comunica-moraton-oriol-20100520.html. 24 February 2014.
  9. News: Un discreto Salamanca derrota a un feble Tenerife. Unassuming Salamanca beat weak Tenerife. Diario de Sevilla. Spanish. 6 September 2010. 19 April 2018.
  10. News: El Salamanca remonta y gana a Las Palmas en un gran partido (4–2). Salamanca come from behind and beat Las Palmas in great match (4–2). El Mundo. Spanish. 20 November 2010. 19 April 2018.
  11. News: El Tenerife resucita ante un Salamanca directo al abismo. Tenerife come back to life against freefalling Salamanca. Marca. Spanish. 5 February 2011. 19 April 2018.
  12. News: Épica victoria del Salamanca ante el Elche (5–4). Epic Salamanca win against Elche (5–4). El Mundo. J. M.. Blanco. Spanish. 30 April 2011. 21 February 2014.
  13. News: Moratón anuncia que se retira como futbolista. Moratón announces retirement as footballer. La Gaceta de Salamanca. Spanish. 6 June 2011. 21 February 2014.
  14. https://www.realracingclub.es/noticias/moratn-debuta-como-entrenador-al-frente-del-cadete-a Moratón debuta como entrenador al frente del cadete A
  15. https://eldiariocantabria.publico.es/articulo/deportes/ezequiel-loza-y-moraton-regresan-racing/20160617222435014530.html Ezequiel Loza y Moratón regresan al Racing
  16. https://www.realracingclub.es/noticias/jose-moraton-dirigira-al-filial-racinguista-la-temporada-201718 José Moratón dirigirá al filial racinguista la temporada 2017/18
  17. https://twitter.com/UMEscobedo/status/1264160308387512320 U.M. Escobedo on Twitter: "Jose Moratón será el Nuevo ...
  18. https://cadenaser.com/emisora/2021/05/27/radio_santander/1622124544_723973.html Moratón dimite y Vichi dirigirá al Escobedo en el Play Off
  19. https://www.cdlaredo.com/jose-moraton-se-incorpora-al-cd-laredo/ José Moratón se incorpora al CD Laredo
  20. Web site: Rayo Cantabria. Resultados Fútbol. Spanish. 21 March 2018.
    Web site: Rayo Cantabria. Resultados Fútbol. Spanish. 21 March 2018.
  21. Web site: Bezana. Resultados Fútbol. Spanish. 25 November 2018.
    Web site: Bezana. Resultados Fútbol. Spanish. 9 May 2024.
  22. Web site: UM Escobedo. Resultados Fútbol. Spanish. 9 May 2024.

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