Fernando Morán Escudero (born 27 April 1976) is a Spanish retired

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who played as a

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. He amassed

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totals of 140 games and six goals over eight seasons, almost exclusively at the service of

Racing de Santander Real Racing Club de Santander, S.A.D. (), also known as Racing de Santander () or simply Racing, is a football club based in Santander, Cantabria, Spain, that currently competes in Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish league syst ...

. In a 19-year senior career he added 342 matches and 42 goals in Segunda División, in representation of nine teams.

Club career

Morán was born in

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, played youth football with local and

giants Real Madrid. He kickstarted his professional career with the club's reserves, spending one and a half seasons in Segunda División. In late January 1997, Morán signed with

of the top flight, making his debut in the competition on the 26th by coming on as a late substitute in a 0–0 away draw against

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. He scored his first league goal on 9 September 2000, a last-minute 2–2 equaliser at Real Sociedad, as the

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ns went on to suffer relegation; during his beginnings with the club he was also loaned twice, to second level sides

CD Numancia Club Deportivo Numancia de Soria, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club in Soria, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 9 April 1945, it plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2, holding home games at ''Nuevo Estadio Los ...

and

CD Ourense Club Deportivo Ourense, S.A.D. was a Spanish football team based in Ourense, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Founded in 1952 after the dissolution of old UD Orensana, it played in Segunda División B – Group 1, holding home games at ' ...

. Morán left Racing in June 2005, joining Cádiz CF of the same league. He was sparingly played over the course of two seasons, being relegated in his first. Until his retirement in June 2013 at the age of 37, Morán subsequently competed solely in the second tier, appearing for

Albacete Balompié Albacete Balompié is a Spanish football team based in Albacete, in the autonomous community of Castile–La Mancha. Founded on 2 August 1940, it currently plays in Segunda División, the second tier of Spanish football, holding home matches ...

, Hércules CF,

Gimnàstic de Tarragona Club Gimnàstic de Tarragona, commonly known as Gimnàstic Tarragona or sometimes just Nàstic, is a Spanish sports club based in Tarragona, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Its football team plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2. ...

and

AD Alcorcón Agrupación Deportiva Alcorcón S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Alcorcón, in the autonomous community of Madrid. Founded in 1971, it currently plays in Primera Federación – Group 1, holding home matches at the Municipal de Sant ...

. In the 2009–10 campaign he netted a career-best seven goals in 39 games for

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's ''Nàstic'', helping them to the 18th position and narrowly avoid relegation.

Personal life

Morán worked with several

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, also sponsoring underprivileged youths. He served as drummer for

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band ''Hacia donde''.

References

External links

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Stats and bio at Cadistas1910
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Moran, Fernando 1976 births Living people Footballers from Madrid Spanish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Real Madrid C footballers Real Madrid Castilla footballers Racing de Santander players CD Numancia players CD Ourense footballers Cádiz CF players Albacete Balompié players Hércules CF players Gimnàstic de Tarragona footballers AD Alcorcón footballers Spain men's youth international footballers