José Ángel Moreno (born 19 September 1953), simply known as Moreno, is a Spanish former

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Managerial career

Born in

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, Moreno began his managerial career with Carolinense CD in the

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. He was later in charge of

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' youth setup, being also manager of the reserves. In 1988, he was appointed Sevilla Atlético manager, remaining in charge for six seasons. Moreno subsequently managed clubs in

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, coaching Xerez CD, UD Almería,

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, Polideportivo Almería, Granada CF and Algeciras CF. In 2003, he was named manager of another

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. In 2006, after taking the

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to the third level, Moreno was appointed director of the youth setup. On 16 April 2008 he was appointed at the helm of the main squad in

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, replacing

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. After achieving a 3–1 home win against

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(and being the first manager of the club's history to do so in his first match in charge in the category), Moreno only obtained one point out of 15, and his side was eventually relegated as dead last. He subsequently returned to his previous role, and left the ''Granotes'' on 10 July 2009. On 20 April 2011 Moreno was named AD Ceuta manager until the end of the season.José Ángel Moreno, nuevo entrenador de la AD Ceuta (José Ángel Moreno, new manager of AD Ceuta)
El Pueblo de Ceuta, 20 April 2011 He only remained in charge for the last four matches, and eventually left the club.

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