Fernando Morena Belora (born 2 February 1952) is a Uruguayan former professional

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who played as a striker. His most known nicknames were "Nando"(abridged form of Fernando) and "Potrillo" (Colt, although young stallion is a better translation in this case), and he is the all-time top goal scorer in the history of the

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with 230 goals in 244 games. He scored 268 in his almost 20-year career.

Club career

Fernando Morena started as a professional football player in 1968 with

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, which he left in 1969, signing for the nearby team; River Plate from Montevideo where he played until 1972. Morena joined

Peñarol Club Atlético Peñarol (; English: ''Peñarol Athletic Club'') —also known as ''Carboneros'', ''Aurinegros,'' and (familiarly) ''Manyas''— is a Uruguayan sports club from Montevideo. The name "Peñarol" comes from the Peñarol neigh ...

in 1973, in his first run with the club he won four Uruguayan Primera championships. He was top scorer in the Uruguayan soccer league six consecutive years between 1973 and 1978, and was top scorer in the Copa Libertadores in 1974 and 1975. In 1979 Fernando Morena signed up with the Spanish team

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, but spent just one season there before changing to

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in 1980. Morena returned to

in 1981 where he helped the team win two more Uruguayan league titles in 1981 and 1982, they also won the Copa de Oro in 1981, the Copa Libertadores in 1982, and the 1982 Intercontinental Cup. In 1983 Fernando Morena joined Brazilian soccer team

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and in 1984 he played for Boca Juniors of Argentina. He finished his professional career in Peñarol in 1985.

International career

Fernando made his debut for the Uruguay national team on 27 October 1971 against

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in a 3–0 win, where he scored his first goal. He was part of the national team that represented Uruguay at the

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. He went on to obtain a total number of 54 international caps, scoring 22 goals which currently ranks him as the joint eighth-highest scorer in the history of the team. On September 4, 1983, Morena suffered a tibia and fibula fracture when playing

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for the Copa America. He never played for the national team after that incident, though he is still officially considered a part of the Uruguayan team that won the Copa América in

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Coaching career

After retiring, he held several coaching positions in Uruguay, Spain and Chile. His first coaching job was in River Plate, which was followed by Peñarol,

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in Spain,

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, Rampla Juniors,

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in Chile and a second run in Peñarol in 2005. In 2009, he was designated as Manager of Institutional Relations at Peñarol.Official Peñarol Website

Career statistics

International

Honours

Club

Peñarol *

(6):

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, 1974,

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, 1978,

1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...

, 1982 * Copa Libertadores: 1982 * Intercontinental Cup: 1982 Valencia * European Super Cup: 1980

International

Uruguay * Copa América:

Individual

top scorer (7): 1973, 1974, 1975,

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1977 Events January * January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democrat ...

, 1978, 1982 * Copa Libertadores top scorer: 1974, 1975, 1982

Records

*He scored 230 goals in Uruguayan championships making him the highest scoring player in the history of Uruguayan league football. He scored a total of 268 goals throughout his football career. *He holds the Uruguayan domestic record for the most goals scored in a game with 7 goals against Huracán Buceo, it could have been 8 but he missed a penalty in the final minutes of the game. *He is the highest goalscorer in a Uruguayan Primera league season with 36 goals in 1978. *Three times top scorer in the Copa Libertadores (1974, 1975 and 1982). *Highest scoring Uruguayan player in the history of the Copa Libertadores with 37 goals in 77 games.

References

External links

Profile

Daily El Observador. - Referi - España - Morena fue homenajeado en Valencia. - Montevideo, 3 de agosto de 2011.
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