Juan José Morales (born May 13, 1982 in

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) is an Argentine football forward.

Career

A native of Tucumán province, Morales (also known as ''Jota Jota'') began his football career with local side San Martín de Tucumán. He went on loan to

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and Atlético Concepción, and helped San Martín win promotion from the

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and

Primera B Nacional Primera Nacional (usually called simply Nacional B, in English "National B Division", and known as Primera B Nacional until the 2019–20 season) is the second division of the Argentine football league system. The competition is made up of 37 team ...

. Morales left San Martín in 2007, but did not settle in the Argentine Primera División with

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. Although Morales struggled at Colón, he would later enjoy success against the club, first with Universidad Católica (Copa Libertadores) and then with Quilmes (Primera División). The next season he joined

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, where he would lead the club with 16 goals in the

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. Spells with Club Deportivo Universidad Católica and

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followed. Morales would spend the rest of his career as a journeyman, with spells abroad in

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and

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. Throughout his career, Morales scored 68 league goals in Argentina's top four divisions. In late 2014, Morales made the decision to cancel his contract with Venezuelan side A.C.C.D. Mineros de Guayana and join his partner, Flaviana Seeling (a member of the Brazilian music group Axé Bahia) on the Chilean reality television competition ''Amor a prueba''.

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* * * 1982 births Living people Footballers from Tucumán Province Argentine men's footballers Men's association football forwards San Martín de Tucumán footballers Club Atlético Colón footballers Quilmes Atlético Club footballers Argentinos Juniors footballers Club Deportivo Universidad Católica footballers Paraná Clube players Huachipato FC footballers All Boys footballers Argentine Primera División players Primera Nacional players Chilean Primera División players Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil {{Argentina-footy-forward-1980s-stub