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Claudio Marcelo Morel Rodríguez (born 2 February 1978) is a
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an former
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. He holds the player record for Copa Sudamericano wins with three - with
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in
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, and
Boca Juniors Club Atlético Boca Juniors () is an Argentine sports club headquartered in La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its professional football team which, since its promotion in 1913, has always played in the A ...
in
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and
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. He also played as a left back for the Paraguay national team. He is the son of ex-Paraguayan footballer
Eugenio Morel Eugenio Félix Morel Bogado (born 2 February 1950) is a retired professional footballer. He has been characterized as a very fast, talented left-footed player who scored many goals playing the left forward position. Childhood and youth Morel ...
.


Career


Club career


San Lorenzo

Morel Rodríguez started his career in Argentina with
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in the Primera División. In the 2000–01 season he won the
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with San Lorenzo, and in 2001 he helped them win the
Copa Mercosur The Copa Mercosur (, pt, Copa Mercosul , "Mercosur Cup") was a football competition played from 1998 to 2001 by the traditional top clubs from Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Chile. The competition was created by CONMEBOL to generate TV ...
, beating Brazilian club
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in the final. He scored his first goal for the club on 5 October 2002 in a 2–1 win over
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at the
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. He won the
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Copa Sudamericana The CONMEBOL Sudamericana, named as ''Copa Sudamericana'' (; pt, Copa Sul-Americana ), is an annual international club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 2002. It is the second-most prestigious club competition in South American fo ...
with the club, beating
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of Colombia 4–0 in the final in November 2002. He scored one more goal for San Lorenzo also in the 2002–03 season, and also against Newell's Old Boys, in a 2–1 defeat on 2 May 2003 at the
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.


Boca Juniors

He moved to Boca Juniors in 2004 and made his Boca debut in a 0–0 draw against
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on 15 August 2004. His first trophy with Boca came in 2004 when the club won the
Copa Sudamericana The CONMEBOL Sudamericana, named as ''Copa Sudamericana'' (; pt, Copa Sul-Americana ), is an annual international club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 2002. It is the second-most prestigious club competition in South American fo ...
, by beating Bolivian club Bolivar 2–1 over two legs in the final. In 2005, he won the
Recopa Sudamericana The CONMEBOL Recopa Sudamericana ( pt, CONMEBOL Recopa Sul-Americana), known also as the Recopa Sudamericana or CONMEBOL Recopa, and simply as the Recopa (, ; "Winners' Cup"), is an annual international club football competition organized by CO ...
and the
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as well as winning both the 2005 Apertura and the 2006 Clausura in the 2005–2006 season. He won the
Recopa Sudamericana 2006 The 2006 Recopa Sudamericana (officially the 2006 Recopa Visa Sudamericana for sponsorship reasons) was the 14th Recopa Sudamericana, an annual football match between the winners of the previous season's Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana comp ...
with Boca, beating
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4–3 on aggregate. On 10 February 2007, Morel scored his first goal with Boca Juniors in a 4–0 victory over Banfield, later that year in December he played in the
2007 FIFA Club World Cup The 2007 FIFA Club World Cup (officially known as the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2007 presented by Toyota for sponsorship reasons) was a football tournament played in Japan from 7 to 16 December 2007. It was the fourth FIFA Club World Cup, a tou ...
in Japan and helped Boca to the runners-up spot, losing to Italian club A.C. Milan 4–2 in the
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. He was runner-up behind fellow Paraguayan
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in the 2007
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award. He was also selected in the "Ideal Eleven of South America in 2007". In August 2008 he helped Boca win the
2008 Recopa Sudamericana The 2008 Recopa Sudamericana (officially the 2008 Recopa Visa Sudamericana for sponsorship reasons) was the 16th Recopa Sudamericana, an annual football match between the winners of the previous season's Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana com ...
, beating fellow Argentine club
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5–3 on aggregate. In December 2008 he was chosen as the
Paraguayan footballer of the year The Paraguayan Footballer of the Year is an award given to the best Paraguayan professional football player every year. The award began officially in 1997 and it is presented by Paraguayan newspaper ''ABC Color ''ABC Color'' is a major Parag ...
by the press. On 20 June 2010, prior to Paraguay's group match against
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at the
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, Boca Juniors announced they would not renew Morel Rodríguez' contract.


Return to Paraguay

In 2015, he and Sol de América colleague
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both joined 12 de Octubre of the División Intermedia.


International career

He made his international debut in 1999. Morel Rodríguez also represented Paraguay U23 at the
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, making three appearances. He played in the
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qualifiers, and has played in the qualifying games for the
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.


Later and coaching career

After a spell at Sarmiento de Leones, Morel began playing for Argentine amateur club San Eliseo in San Vicente. In the beginning of 2019 it was reported, that Morel had been appointed manager of the club. In August 2020, there were rumors about Morel would be appointed manager of Ciclón de Tarija. However, the rumors was never officially confirmed. In February 2021, Morel returned to
Boca Juniors Club Atlético Boca Juniors () is an Argentine sports club headquartered in La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its professional football team which, since its promotion in 1913, has always played in the A ...
as a youth coach.


Honours

;San Lorenzo *
Argentine Primera División The Primera División (; en, "First Division"), known officialy as Liga Profesional de Fútbol, or Torneo Binance for sponsorship reasons, is a professional football league in Argentina, organised by the Argentine Football Association (AFA). T ...
: 2001 Clausura *
Copa Mercosur The Copa Mercosur (, pt, Copa Mercosul , "Mercosur Cup") was a football competition played from 1998 to 2001 by the traditional top clubs from Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Chile. The competition was created by CONMEBOL to generate TV ...
:
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*
Copa Sudamericana The CONMEBOL Sudamericana, named as ''Copa Sudamericana'' (; pt, Copa Sul-Americana ), is an annual international club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 2002. It is the second-most prestigious club competition in South American fo ...
:
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;Boca Juniors *
Argentine Primera División The Primera División (; en, "First Division"), known officialy as Liga Profesional de Fútbol, or Torneo Binance for sponsorship reasons, is a professional football league in Argentina, organised by the Argentine Football Association (AFA). T ...
: 2005 Apertura, 2006 Clausura, 2008 Apertura *
Copa Sudamericana The CONMEBOL Sudamericana, named as ''Copa Sudamericana'' (; pt, Copa Sul-Americana ), is an annual international club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 2002. It is the second-most prestigious club competition in South American fo ...
:
2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...
,
2005 File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; "Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris (dwarf planet), Er ...
*
Recopa Sudamericana The CONMEBOL Recopa Sudamericana ( pt, CONMEBOL Recopa Sul-Americana), known also as the Recopa Sudamericana or CONMEBOL Recopa, and simply as the Recopa (, ; "Winners' Cup"), is an annual international club football competition organized by CO ...
:
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, 2006,
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*
Copa Libertadores The CONMEBOL Libertadores, also known as the Copa Libertadores de América ( pt, Copa Libertadores da América), is an annual international club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 1960. It is the highest level of competition in S ...
:
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;Individual *
Paraguayan Footballer of the Year The Paraguayan Footballer of the Year is an award given to the best Paraguayan professional football player every year. The award began officially in 1997 and it is presented by Paraguayan newspaper ''ABC Color ''ABC Color'' is a major Parag ...
: 2008


Career statistics


Club

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1Las copas locales se refieren a la
Copa del Rey The Campeonato de España–Copa de Su Majestad el Rey, commonly known as Copa del Rey or simply La Copa and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–36) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–76), is an annual knockout footb ...
.
*
2Las competiciones internacionales se refieren a la
Copa Libertadores The CONMEBOL Libertadores, also known as the Copa Libertadores de América ( pt, Copa Libertadores da América), is an annual international club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 1960. It is the highest level of competition in S ...
,
Copa Sudamericana The CONMEBOL Sudamericana, named as ''Copa Sudamericana'' (; pt, Copa Sul-Americana ), is an annual international club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 2002. It is the second-most prestigious club competition in South American fo ...
,
Copa Mercosur The Copa Mercosur (, pt, Copa Mercosul , "Mercosur Cup") was a football competition played from 1998 to 2001 by the traditional top clubs from Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Chile. The competition was created by CONMEBOL to generate TV ...
, Mundial de Clubes y
Recopa Sudamericana The CONMEBOL Recopa Sudamericana ( pt, CONMEBOL Recopa Sul-Americana), known also as the Recopa Sudamericana or CONMEBOL Recopa, and simply as the Recopa (, ; "Winners' Cup"), is an annual international club football competition organized by CO ...
.


See also

* Players and Records in Paraguayan Football


References


External links


Deportivo official profile

Argentine Primera statistics
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