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.

Playing career

Born in

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, Morales made his professional debut with

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in the

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in 2004. He moved to

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in 2006, and was a regular starter before joining

Deportivo Italia Petare Fútbol Club (until summer 2010 called Deportivo Italia Fútbol Club and known as Deportivo Petare Fútbol Club until summer 2015) is a Venezuelan football club based in Caracas. Formed in 1948 as "Deportivo Italia F.C.", the club after ...

in 2008. In 2011, Morales agreed to a contract with

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. He signed for

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on 5 June 2013, 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. He subsequently represented

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's Gran Valencia Maracay, where he retired in 2016 at the age of 33.

Managerial career

Immediately after retiring, Morales was appointed manager of his last club Gran Valencia. On 11 December 2017, after achieving promotion to the top tier, he renewed his contract until 2019.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Morales, Bladimir 1983 births Living people Footballers from San Cristóbal, Táchira Venezuelan men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Venezuelan Primera División players Venezuelan Segunda División players Trujillanos F.C. players Zamora F.C. players Deportivo Miranda F.C. players Asociación Civil Deportivo Lara players Caracas FC players Portuguesa F.C. players Venezuelan football managers Venezuelan Primera División managers Venezuelan Segunda División managers Academia Puerto Cabello managers