Francisco Javier 'Fran' Moreno Jiménez (born 7 May 1984) is a Spanish former professional
footballer who played as an
attacking midfielder.
Club career
Born in
Pamplona,
Navarre
Navarre (; es, Navarra ; eu, Nafarroa ), officially the Chartered Community of Navarre ( es, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, links=no ; eu, Nafarroako Foru Komunitatea, links=no ), is a foral autonomous community and province in northern Spain, ...
, Moreno appeared seven times for his local club
CA Osasuna in the
2005–06 season, as they tied a best-ever fourth place in
La Liga (no games complete, two starts). He made his debut in the competition on 18 September 2005, playing 22 minutes in a 1–0 home win against
Sevilla FC.
After two
Segunda División
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loans, at
CD Numancia
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and
Albacete Balompié, Moreno was released in 2008, resuming his career in the
Segunda División B
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, first with lowly
CD Linares
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. He only returned to the second tier in
2014–15, contributing 19 appearances as
CD Leganés
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retained their league status and being released at the end of the campaign.
Moreno continued to compete in the lower leagues until his retirement, representing a host of teams before his retirement in July 2022 aged 38.
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1984 births
Living people
Spanish men's footballers
Footballers from Pamplona
Men's association football midfielders
La Liga players
Segunda División players
Segunda División B players
Tercera División players
Segunda Federación players
CA Osasuna B players
CA Osasuna players
CD Numancia players
Albacete Balompié players
CD Linares players
Deportivo Alavés players
Ontinyent CF players
CD Alcoyano footballers
CD Olímpic de Xàtiva footballers
CD Leganés players
Real Murcia CF players
Lleida Esportiu footballers
FC Jumilla players
CF La Nucía players
Racing Murcia FC players
Racing Cartagena Mar Menor FC players