Lorenzo Morón Vizcaíno (born 16 February 1970), known as Loren, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central defender, currently a manager.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lorenzo Morón Vizcaíno | ||
| Date of birth | 16 February 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Marbella, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Atlético Marbella | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1993 | Atlético Marbella | 65 | (6) |
| 1990 | → Galáctico Pegaso (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 1993–1996 | Mérida | 78 | (2) |
| 1996–2000 | Salamanca | 103 | (7) |
| 2000–2001 | Sevilla | 24 | (2) |
| 2001–2005 | Recreativo | 147 | (3) |
| 2005–2007 | Marbella | 59 | (2) |
| Total | 482 | (22) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2007–2008 | Atlético Marbella (assistant) | ||
| 2008–2009 | Los Barrios (assistant) | ||
| 2010–2011 | Villanovense (assistant) | ||
| 2011–2012 | Malaga B (assistant) | ||
| 2012–2013 | Unión Estepona (assistant) | ||
| 2013–2014 | Marbella (assistant) | ||
| 2014–2015 | Atlético Mancha Real | ||
| 2015–2016 | Marbella | ||
| 2016–2017 | Vélez | ||
| 2017–2018 | Mérida | ||
| 2019 | Mons Calpe | ||
| 2020 | Los Barrios | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He amassed Segunda División totals of 279 games and 11 goals, representing five clubs. He appeared in 99 La Liga matches over four seasons (five goals), with Mérida, Salamanca and Recreativo.
Playing career
editBorn in Marbella, Andalusia, Loren kickstarted his 18-year senior career with CA Marbella, helping the club promote from Tercera División to Segunda División in only two seasons. He made his debut in the latter competition on 6 September 1992, in a 1–1 home draw against CD Castellón.
In the summer of 1993, Loren signed with second-tier side CP Mérida, helping them promote to La Liga for the first time ever in his second year. In the following campaign, he started in all his 22 league appearances in an eventual relegation as second from bottom.
Loren split the following nine years between the top flight and division two, in representation of UD Salamanca, Sevilla FC and Recreativo de Huelva. He scored a career-best three goals – at the professional level – with the second team in 2000–01, adding his second championship in the second tier in the process. Two seasons later, his two goals from 32 appearances could not help prevent Recreativo from being relegated from the top tier, and he also started in the final of the Copa del Rey, a 0–3 loss to RCD Mallorca in Elche.[1]
Loren retired in 2007 at the age of 37, after two years in Segunda División B with his first club, now renamed UD Marbella.
Coaching career
editLoren started working as a head coach in late 2014, with amateurs Atlético Mancha Real.[2] On 23 March 2015, he replaced Pablo Alfaro at the helm of Marbella as the team was placed inside the relegation zone,[3] eventually leading them to a comfortable tenth-place finish in the third division.
After leaving Marbella by mutual consent in April 2016,[4] Loren took over at nearby Tercera División club Vélez CF in October.[5] In December 2017, over two decades after playing in the Extremaduran capital, he was hired as manager of Mérida AD, replacing Mehdi Nafti who returned to the helm the following March when the situation had not improved.[6]
On 1 August 2019, Loren was appointed coach of Mons Calpe S.C. in the Gibraltar National League.[7] He left shortly after, returning to his country and signing with amateurs UD Los Barrios in the same capacity.[8]
Personal life
editLoren's son, also named Lorenzo, was also a footballer. A striker, he represented mainly Real Betis.[9]
Managerial statistics
edit- As of 10 March 2018
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||||
| Atlético Mancha Real | 
|
17 December 2014 | 23 March 2015 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 35.71 | [10] |
| Marbella |
|
23 March 2015 | 25 April 2016 | 43 | 14 | 19 | 10 | 32.56 | [11] |
| Vélez |
|
17 October 2016 | 15 May 2017 | 29 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 31.03 | |
| Mérida |
|
27 December 2017 | 11 March 2018 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 20.00 | [12] |
| Career total | 96 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 31.25 | — | |||
Honours
editMarbella
Mérida
Sevilla
- Segunda División: 2000–01
Recreativo
- Copa del Rey runner-up: 2002–03[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Miguelez, José (29 June 2003). "Eto'o pone Mallorca a brindar" [Eto'o has Mallorca toasting]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 April 2016.
- ^ "El marbellí Loren Morón ficha como entrenador del Mancha Real" [Marbella's own Loren Morón signs as manager of Mancha Real] (in Spanish). Marbella 24 Horas. 17 December 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
- ^ "El Marbella destituye a Pablo Alfaro por los malos resultados" [Marbella fire Pablo Alfaro due to poor results]. Diario Sur (in Spanish). 23 March 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
- ^ "Loren acuerda su marcha del Marbella: "Mi mensaje no llega a los futbolistas"" [Loren agrees to leave Marbella: "My message doesn't get to the players"] (in Spanish). Europa Sur. 26 April 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
- ^ "El marbellí Loren será el nuevo entrenador del Vélez" [Marbella-born Loren will be the new manager of Vélez] (in Spanish). Marbella Directo. 17 October 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
- ^ Kuklinski, Alfredo (11 March 2018). "El Mérida destituye a Loren Morón" [Mérida dismiss Loren Morón]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ^ "El marbellí Loren Morón, nuevo entrenador del Mons Calpe de Gibraltar" [Marbella-born Loren Morón, new manager of Gibraltar's Mons Calpe] (in Spanish). Al Sol de la Costa. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- ^ Almagro, Rubén (10 January 2020). "Loren Morón, nuevo entrenador de la UD Los Barrios" [Loren Morón, new UD Los Barrios manager] (in Spanish). Europa Sur. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ^ Ubric, Ricardo (4 September 2017). "El hijo de Loren explota en el Betis B, mejor ataque y peor defensa de la categoría" [The son of Loren sets off in Betis B, best attack and worst defence of the category] (in Spanish). Huelva 24. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ "Tercera División (Grupo 9) 2014–15" [Tercera División (Group 9) 2014–15] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- ^ "Loren: Lorenzo Morón Vizcaíno". BDFutbol. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
"Loren: Lorenzo Morón Vizcaíno". BDFutbol. Retrieved 28 October 2016. - ^ "Loren: Lorenzo Morón Vizcaíno". BDFutbol. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
External links
edit- Loren at BDFutbol
- Loren manager profile at BDFutbol