Javier Moreno Valera (born 10 September 1974) is a Spanish former
footballer
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who played as a
striker, and the current
manager
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of
CF Badalona
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.
Best known for his
Alavés stint, he also had short spells in Italy and England, with little impact, amassing
La Liga
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totals of 118 matches and 38 goals.
Club career
Early years and Alavés
Born in
Silla
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,
Valencian Community
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, Moreno made his professional debuts with
FC Barcelona
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Found ...
's
B-team. After stints with lowly
Córdoba CF and
Yeclano CF he first joined
Deportivo Alavés
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in January 1998, with the
Basque
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team competing in
Segunda División.
After being instrumental in
CD Numancia
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's first ever
La Liga
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promotion in
1999
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,
Moreno returned to Alavés, shooting to prominence during his second spell after playing a pivotal role in
their run to the 2001 UEFA Cup
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final. Along the way, defeated were the likes of
Gaziantepspor
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,
Lillestrøm SK
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,
Rosenborg BK,
Inter Milan
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, fellow league club
Rayo Vallecano
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and
1. FC Kaiserslautern
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, before an eventual 4–5
extra time loss to
Liverpool
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in
the decisive match, where he scored two goals in three minutes (he also finished
the league season with 22 successful strikes, good enough for third).
[16 May]
UEFA, 16 May 2008
Abroad
Moreno's performances and goals during 2000–01 convinced
Serie A
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's
A.C. Milan
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to buy him, amid attention from Europe's other elite clubs. However, he struggled immensely in
his sole campaign in Italy, returning to his country to join
Atlético Madrid who had just
returned to the top flight.
With goals hard to come by, a January 2004 loan move to
Bolton Wanderers ensued but, after eight goalless appearances for The Trotters, including one in
the final
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of the
Football League Cup against
Middlesbrough
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Until the early 1800s, the a ...
, Moreno found himself on the move again, this time to
Real Zaragoza
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, where he appeared sparingly.
Return to Spain
Moreno refound his goalscoring form for old acquaintance Córdoba in July 2005, helping them to
promotion to the second division in 2007 while finishing the
Segunda División B top scorer with 24 goals in 32 appearances.
After three years he was released, subsequently joining
SE Eivissa-Ibiza
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in the third level; as he did not play the number of minutes he was expecting upon signing, he announced his retirement in December 2008.
Roughly one year after, Moreno returned to active aged 35, joining another club in division three,
Lucena CF
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History
''Lucena Club de Fútbol'' was founded in 1968. It was originally ...
, and retiring for good at
the season's end.
[ On 23 September 2016, he was named ]AD Alcorcón B
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manager after replacing Óscar Mena.
International career
Moreno played five games for Spain
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, i ...
in 2001, scoring once. His debut came on 28 February against England
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, in a friendly match
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played in Birmingham
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(0–3 loss) where he had a penalty
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A p ...
saved by Nigel Martyn
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.
On 2 June, a mere seconds after having come on as a substitute for Luis Enrique
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A versatile player with good technique, he was capable of playing in several different positions, but usually played as ...
, Moreno netted the nation's second goal in an eventual 4–1 home win over Bosnia and Herzegovina
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for the 2002 FIFA World Cup
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qualifiers.[Una goleada sin mucho brillo (Unassuming rout)]
El País, 3 June 2001 (in Spanish)
Career statistics
International
Honours
Club
Alavés
* Segunda División: 1997–98
*UEFA Cup
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runner-up: 2000–01[
Zaragoza
* Supercopa de España: 2004]
Individual
* Segunda División B Top Scorer: 2006–07[
]
References
External links
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1974 births
Living people
People from Horta Sud
Sportspeople from the Province of Valencia
Spanish footballers
Footballers from the Valencian Community
Association football forwards
La Liga players
Segunda División players
Segunda División B players
Tercera División players
FC Barcelona C players
FC Barcelona Atlètic players
Córdoba CF players
Yeclano CF players
Deportivo Alavés players
CD Numancia players
Atlético Madrid footballers
Real Zaragoza players
Lucena CF players
Serie A players
A.C. Milan players
Premier League players
Bolton Wanderers F.C. players
Spain youth international footballers
Spain international footballers
Spanish expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Italy
Expatriate footballers in England
Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Spanish expatriate sportspeople in England
Spanish football managers