Bladimir Alejandro Morales Duarte (born 9 April 1983) is a Venezuelan football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the current manager of Academia Puerto Cabello's reserve team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bladimir Alejandro Morales Duarte | ||
| Date of birth | 9 April 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | San Cristóbal, Venezuela | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Academia Puerto Cabello (reserves manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | Trujillanos | 54 | (2) |
| 2006–2008 | Zamora | 59 | (1) |
| 2008–2011 | Deportivo Petare | 69 | (1) |
| 2011–2013 | Deportivo Lara | 35 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Caracas | 21 | (0) |
| 2014 | REDI Colón | ||
| 2015 | Portuguesa | 7 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Gran Valencia | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2016–2021 | Gran Valencia | ||
| 2022– | Academia Puerto Cabello (reserves) | ||
| 2022 | Academia Puerto Cabello (interim) | ||
| 2022 | Academia Puerto Cabello (interim) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editBorn in San Cristóbal, Táchira, Morales made his professional debut with Trujillanos in the Primera División in 2004. He moved to Zamora in 2006, and was a regular starter before joining Deportivo Italia in 2008.
In 2011, Morales agreed to a contract with Deportivo Lara.[1] He signed for Caracas on 5 June 2013,[2] but stayed in the club for just a year before moving to Tercera División side REDI Colón.
On 26 December 2014, Morales joined Portuguesa back in the first division.[3] He subsequently represented Segunda División's Gran Valencia Maracay, where he retired in 2016 at the age of 33.
Managerial career
editImmediately after retiring, Morales was appointed manager of his last club Gran Valencia.[4] On 11 December 2017, after achieving promotion to the top tier, he renewed his contract until 2019.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Bladimir «El Pomponio» Morales no seguirá en el CD Lara" [Bladimir "El Pomponio" Morales will not continue at CD Lara] (in Spanish). Grana Digital. 3 June 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ "Bladimir «Pomponio» Morales es el nuevo jugador del Caracas FC" [Bladimir "Pomponio" Morales is the new player of Caracas FC] (in Spanish). Grada Digital. 5 June 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ "Bladimir Morales es el sexto refuerzo que anuncia el Portuguesa" [Bladimir Morales is the sixth addition announced by Portuguesa] (in Spanish). Balonazos.com. 26 December 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ "Bladimir «Pomponio» Morales dirigirá el Gran Valencia por dos años más" [Bladimir "Pomponio" Morales will manage Gran Valencia for two further years] (in Spanish). Balonazos.com. 28 December 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ ""Pomponio" Morales renovó con el Gran Valencia" ["Pomponio" Morales renewed with Gran Valencia] (in Spanish). Visión Noventa. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
External links
edit- Bladimir Morales coach profile at Soccerway