Nelson Morales

Nelson Noel Morales Barrientos (born 20 September 1976) is a Guatemalan football defender who currently plays for Xelajú in Guatemala's top division. Nelson Morales is actually of Honduran descent and is a black belt in Taekwondo. He also handles on THE DEL PLAYA.

For the Puerto Rican basketball player, see Nelson Morales (basketball).
Nelson Morales
Personal information
Full name Nelson Noel Morales Barrientos
Date of birth (1976-09-20) September 20, 1976
Place of birth Cobán, Guatemala
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) defender
Club information
Current team
 Xelajú
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2008 Cobán Imperial 62 (0)
2008–2010 Jalapa
2010–present Xelajú
National team‡
2001–2005 Guatemala 31 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 July 2010
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 July 2010
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Morales and the second or maternal family name is Barrientos.

Club career

Born in Cobán, Morales started his professional career at local side Cobán Imperial and joined Jalapa in July 2008. In July 2010 he trained with Heredia Jaguares de Peten but decided not to sign up with them.[1]

International career

He made his debut for Guatemala in a March 2001 friendly match against El Salvador and has earned a total of 31 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in 4 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[2] and played at the 2003[3] and 2005 UNCAF Nations Cup[4] as well as at the 2003[5] and 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cups.[6]

His most recent international was an October 2005 friendly match against Jamaica.

References
  1. Nelson Morales se fue de Heredia - LaRed Deportiva (in Spanish)
  2. Record at FIFA Tournaments - FIFA
  3. UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2003 - Details - RSSSF
  4. UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2005 - Details - RSSSF
  5. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2003 - Full Details - RSSSF
  6. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2005 - Full Details - RSSSF
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