Jaime Moreno Morales (born 19 January 1974) is a Bolivian former professional

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now serving as Youth Academy Technical Training Coach for D.C. United in

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, and as the head coach of D.C. United's U-23 side. Moreno began his career at

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and then played for Colombia's

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before spending two seasons at the English club

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. The rest of his career was spent at D.C. United apart from one season at the New York MetroStars in 2003, and he was the all-time leading scorer in

at the time of his retirement in 2010. On 22 August 2007, in a match against the

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, he scored his 109th MLS goal, surpassing the previous league record set by former Dallas Burn and

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forward

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. On 17 April 2009, Moreno became the first MLS player ever to reach the mark of 100 goals and 100 assists when he assisted on a Ben Olsen stoppage time goal. From 1991 to 2008, Moreno played 75 matches for the Bolivia national team, scoring eight goals. He represented the nation in five

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tournaments and the

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Club career

Moreno was born in

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, Bolivia. He began his career attending the prestigious Tahuichi Academy and playing for Blooming from 1991 to 1994. He signed with the Colombian side

in 1994, but made only five league appearances for the team. In 1994 Moreno signed with

, and the following season he became the first Bolivian to play in the English Premiership. Moreno started in Middlesbrough's official opening of their new

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in a friendly against Italian side Sampdoria. He spent two years there, mostly coming off the bench. In total he made 20 league appearances for Boro, but only scored one league goal against

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, also scoring another goal against A.C. Cesena in the

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. In 1996, in the middle of the

season, he was signed by the league and allocated to D.C. United, and helped lead them to the

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. He was one of the league's best players in 1997, when he led the league in goals (16), was named to the MLS Best XI and won another MLS Cup for his side (he would add a third Cup and another Best XI in 1999). After the 1997 season, he spent a few games on loan back to Middlesbrough, scoring once against Stoke City. 1998 was Moreno's best season, as he scored 16 goals and added 11 assists, only losing the

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to teammate and fellow Bolivian Marco Etcheverry. He continued to play well amid constant concerns about his weight, but injuries began to take toll in 2001. He missed a large chunk of the 2002 season, and a conflict with head coach Ray Hudson led to Moreno being traded to the MetroStars after that season. JaimeMoreno20080803

Moreno missed most of his one season with the Metrostars, but did score two goals, one against United. He was shipped back to United before the 2004 season and, undertaking a strict training regimen to avoid injuries, regained much of his old form. He was a finalist for MLS MVP, was named to the league's Best XI for the second time, and led D.C. to their fourth MLS Cup. He was named to another Best XI in 2005. He was named to the MLS All-Time Best XI after the 2005 season. In 2007, he scored his 108th goal on a penalty kick against Toronto FC on 19 May, tying him with

as the all-time leading scorer in MLS. Moreno and Steve Ralston are the only players to have played in each of the first 15 MLS seasons. On 12 August 2010, Jaime Moreno and D.C. United announced that the 2010 season would be his last year with the club. His last game was at home against Toronto FC on 23 October 2010, where he scored on a penalty kick. After the

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D.C. United declined Moreno's contract option and he elected to participate in the

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. When he was not selected, Moreno retired as a player and was hired as Youth Academy Technical Training Coach for D.C. United on 4 March 2011.

International career

Moreno was a regular on the Bolivia national team for most of the 1990s and played in the

and the

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, but had been ignored for six years until recalled in 2007 for a friendly with Ireland. He played in the 2007

, where he scored his eighth international goal in the 39th minute of Bolivia's opening game against the host nation of

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. He also scored in the 24th minute against Peru, though it was not enough for Bolivia to advance from the group stage. Moreno announced his retirement from international football in October 2008, after 75 appearances and nine goals scored for his country. He played in 23

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matches and at the

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Managerial career

D.C. United announced on 1 March 2011 that Moreno had been named the club's Youth Academy Technical Training Coach. On 5 May 2011; six months after his retirement, Moreno was hired by his former club, D.C. United, to coach their U-23 side. The team represents the highest tier in United's

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, and will begin playing in the

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, the fourth division in American soccer in

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Post-playing career

On 14 September 2013, Moreno was inducted into the D.C. United Hall of Tradition at halftime of a match against the

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. On 2 October 2021, Moreno was inducted into the

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Personal life

Moreno and his wife, Louise, reside in

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, with their five children. Moreno's oldest son, James, 15, has been invited to train with Premier League club

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as of 20 October 2010.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Bolivia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Moreno goal.''

Honors

D.C. United *

MLS Cup:

1996 File:1996 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: A bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, set off by a radical anti-abortionist; The center fuel tank explodes on TWA Flight 800, causing the plane to crash and killing everyone o ...

1997 File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; '' Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of ...

1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shoot ...

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight ...

* Major League Soccer Supporter's Shield:

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2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple Inc., Apple's first iPhone (1st generation), iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakis ...

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2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

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1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ...

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: 1998 Middlesbrough *

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: 1994–95 Individual * MLS Best XI: 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2006 * MLS Cup MVP: 1997 *

: 2021 * MLS All-Time Best XI

References

External links

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Most Appearances for Bolivia
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International statistics
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Post-Match interview roll after passing Jason Kreis as the top scorer in MLS history, 8/22/07.
{{DEFAULTSORT:Moreno, Jaime 1974 births Living people Sportspeople from Santa Cruz de la Sierra Association football forwards Bolivian footballers Bolivia international footballers Bolivian expatriate footballers Club Blooming players Independiente Santa Fe footballers Expatriate footballers in Colombia Categoría Primera A players Middlesbrough F.C. players Expatriate footballers in England Premier League players English Football League players Expatriate soccer players in the United States D.C. United players New York Red Bulls players Major League Soccer players 1991 Copa América players 1993 Copa América players 1994 FIFA World Cup players 1997 Copa América players 1999 Copa América players 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup players 2007 Copa América players Bolivian expatriate sportspeople in Colombia Bolivian expatriate sportspeople in England Bolivian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Major League Soccer All-Stars National Soccer Hall of Fame members