Dayro Mauricio Moreno Galindo (born 16 September 1985) is a Colombian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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. Moreno began his career with

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, winning the 2004 Copa Libertadores. After that, he moved to

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to play for

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n club Steaua București for two years,before returning to Once Caldas in 2010 and winning the 2010 Finalizacion league title with them. In 2011, he moved to

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, where he stayed until 2018 with loans in between to

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, and

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. His time at Atletico Nacional was a success, winning the 2016 Copa Libertadores,

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, and 2017 Apertura while being the top goalscorer of both Apertura and Finalización tournaments in 2017. After being dismissed from the club due to disciplinary problems in October 2018, he transferred to

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of Argentina in December, and stayed at the club until September 2020, where he made another short return to Once Caldas. Moreno has been capped internationally, making 31 appearances and scoring 3 goals for

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. Moreno was part of the squad that got third place at the

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Club career

Once Caldas

Moreno made his professional debut with

in the

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. The following year, Once Caldas won the 2004 Copa Libertadores, beating

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in the finals, with Moreno participating for seventy minutes in the second leg. That same year, he was an unused substitute in the

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, where Once Caldas lost the game in a penalty shoot-out against

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winners

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. Moreno also participated in both legs of the 2005 Recopa Sudamericana, where Once Caldas lost 4–3 on aggregate to Boca Juniors. In January 2007, Moreno was loaned out to Brazilian club

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. However, he only played 2 games and scored once, which came on his debut against

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in the first matchday of the Campeonato Brasileiro on 12 May 2007. He returned to Once Caldas in June 2007. In the summer of 2007 there were rumors and subsequent offers for Moreno to play in the Croatian league. Argentine club

also had interest in him. However, after the Croatians demanded too much, the deal was cancelled and he stayed with Caldas, where he was the top scorer of the 2007 Finalizacion with 16 goals.

Steaua București

In January 2008, after an outstanding season with Once Caldas where he finished as top scorer in the 2007 Finalizacion,

n club Steaua București signed him for a club record US$2 million on a four-year contract. With his arrival at the club, he joined fellow

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, Pepe Moreno, and

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, who were also playing for the club at the time. He made his debut for the club in a 2–1 loss against Politehnica Iași on 24 February. His first goal in Romania came a week later in a 3–1 victory against

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. On 3 August, Moreno scored the opening goal of a 2–1 victory against FC Brașov. Ten days later, on 13 August, he scored his first

goal in a 2–2 draw against Turkish club

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. At the end of the 2008–09 season, Moreno left Steaua to his native country without the club's consent, and failed to show up for the team's preseason. As a result, he was fined €15,000 for indiscipline. The player also said he was not going to return to the club and demanded a transfer. However, Moreno eventually rejoined the club, but was demoted to the B squad for the beginning of the 2009–10 season for indiscipline. He agreed to play for the second team with a 85% salary reduction until he was prepared to come back to the first squad. In October 2009, following a series of good performances for the B team, he was called back to the first team by new Steaua manager

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. Moreno left the club in January 2010, citing that he was not happy playing as a midfielder instead of his natural striker position, and that his family failed to adapt to the country. Overall his time at Steaua was filled with problems; he was fined on numerous occasions for indiscipline and had problems with manager

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as well as club owner George Becali.

Return to Once Caldas

Shortly after his exit from Steaua, it was reported on

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that Moreno wanted to join another Romanian club, FC Timisoara. However, a week later, Moreno and Timisoara cancelled negotiations, and on 24 January 2010, he returned to

on a transfer worth approximately €500,000. On 26 February, he scored the winner in a 2–1 home victory against

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in the

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. In December, he scored in a 2–1 loss against

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in the first leg of the Finalizacion finals, but Once Caldas later won the title with a 3–1 victory in the second leg at

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, with Moreno winning the golden boot in the process, scoring 16 goals.

Club Tijuana

In the summer of 2011 he was linked with a transfer to Portugal's

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, but the deal was canceled after he failed to agree on personal terms. On 2 June 2011, it was announced that Moreno would move to

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team

for a fee of US$3.5 million. In January 2012, the Colombian forward requested to leave Tijuana after having a minor facial fracture while on vacation.

Loans to Caldas and Junior

In February 2012, he rejoined Once Caldas on loan after rejecting an offer from

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. Moreno then joined

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on loan in late July 2012 to play the 2012 Finalizacion On 2 September, he scored 2 goals in a 4–3 win against

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Millonarios FC (loan)

On 6 July 2013, the

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side

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announced that Moreno would join them for the upcoming season. Moreno then changed his mind and moved to

instead after stating that he did not want to join a Second Division side. On 18 August, he scored a hat trick in a 3–0 win against Once Caldas. He scored another hat-trick on 29 March 2014, in a 4–0 win over Patriotas. Dayro Moreno2015

Return to Club Tijuana

On 10 July 2014, Club Tijuana announced that Moreno had rejoined the club. On 28 February 2015, he scored a last minute winner to give Tijuana a 3–2 victory against

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, after having trailed by two goals at halftime. On 24 February 2016, he scored a double in a 4–0 win against

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in the

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. On 16 July, Moreno scored a brace in a 2–0 win vs Atletico Morelia. Moreno was the top scorer of the 2016 Apertura alongside Raul Ruidiaz, with 11 goals.

Atlético Nacional

On 8 January 2017, Moreno signed with

on a year-long loan with option to purchase. He made his debut on 9 February against

, and three days later, scored his first two goals for the club in a 3–0 victory against

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. On 10 May, he scored 2 goals in the

second leg against Chapecoense that contributed to his team's 4–1 victory. Moreno scored a brace, including an injury time winning goal, to contribute to his club's 3–2 victory after having trailed 0–2 against

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on 4 June. On 18 June, he scored a penalty in the second leg of the finals against

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, which ended in a 5–1 victory for Nacional. Nacional eventually won the title 5–3 on aggregate, having come from a 2–0 deficit in the first leg. On 17 September, Moreno scored a brace, including an injury time game winner, in a 3–2 win against Millonarios. A week later, he scored another brace in a 2–0 victory against

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. On 14 October 2018 he had a fight inside the pitch with teammate

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in a match against

. They argued over who should take a free kick. He was expelled from the team on 16 October due to reiterated disciplinary behavior. Lucumi was also fined as a result.

Talleres

On 18 December 2018, Moreno joined

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side Talleres on a two-year deal.

International career

Moreno played 7 games for the Colombia under-20 squad that won the

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. He also made 3 appearances for the same team at the

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. In total he made 10 appearances for the u-20 team and didn't score any goals. Moreno made his Senior team debut on 1 March 2006 against

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. He scored his first goal on 20 November 2007, the game-winner in a 2–1 victory against

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. On 6 June 2011, he was included in the 23-man squad chosen by coach

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for the

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. After a five-year-absence from the national team, he returned and opened the scoring in a 3–1 friendly win against Haiti on 29 May 2016. A few days later, he was included in

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’s squad for the

. Moreno played three games at the tournament and started the match against

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, but failed to score and didn’t complete 90 minutes in any of the games he played. Moreno currently has 31 caps for the national team and has scored 3 goals.

International goals

:''As of match played 18 June 2016. Colombia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Moreno goal.''

Career statistics

Club

; Notes

International

Honors

Club

Once Caldas *

(2): 2003 Apertura, 2010 Finalización *

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Atlético Nacional *

: 2017 Apertura *

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International

Colombia *

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(Third Place)

Individual

top goalscorer (6): 2007 Finalización, 2010 Finalización, 2013 Finalización, 2014 Apertura, 2017 Apertura, 2017 Finalización * Liga MX Golden Boot (Shared): Apertura 2016 *

Best XI: Apertura 2016

References

External links

Dayro Moreno
at BDFA.com.ar
Dayro Moreno
at Oncecaldas.com.co
Dayro Moreno
at Copa Libertadores.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Moreno, Dayro 1985 births Living people Colombian footballers Colombian expatriate footballers Colombia international footballers Colombia under-20 international footballers Once Caldas footballers Club Athletico Paranaense players FC Steaua București players FC Steaua II București players Club Tijuana footballers Atlético Junior footballers Millonarios F.C. players Atlético Nacional footballers Talleres de Córdoba footballers Oriente Petrolero players Categoría Primera A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Argentine Primera División players Liga I players Liga II players Liga MX players Bolivian Primera División players 2011 Copa América players Copa América Centenario players Expatriate footballers in Argentina Expatriate footballers in Romania Expatriate footballers in Mexico Expatriate footballers in Brazil Expatriate footballers in Bolivia Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Romania Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Bolivia People from Tolima Department Association football forwards