Martín Gerardo Morel (born 5 November 1980 in

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) is a retired

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midfielder.

Career

Morel was a late developer, not playing professionally until the age of 25. Morel was discovered playing for

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and joined Tigre in 2006. In his first season with Tigre Morel helped the club to gain promotion to the

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. The Apertura 2007 was Tigre's first season in the Primera since 1980, and Morel's first taste of top flight football. Morel was not a regular in the first team, but chipped in with three goals in his seven appearances. The club finished in 2nd place which was the highest league finish in their history. During the

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Morel was an important part of the Tigre squad that again reached the runner-up position. He scored a total of 13 goals throughout the tournament. In the summer 2010 Martin Morel signed for Colombian team

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. He will play the 2010/11 season in

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. He announced his arrival at Deportivo Cali with a superb hat-trick in their 5-3 victory over Once Caldas.

External links

Football-Lineups player profile
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Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI
1980 births Living people Argentine footballers Argentine expatriate footballers Footballers from Rosario, Santa Fe Men's association football midfielders Club Atlético Tigre footballers Deportivo Cali footballers Club Universitario de Deportes footballers All Boys footballers Atlético Tucumán footballers Cúcuta Deportivo footballers Sportivo Las Parejas footballers Club Atlético Fénix players Argentine Primera División players Categoría Primera A players Categoría Primera B players Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Colombia Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Peru Expatriate footballers in Colombia Expatriate footballers in Peru {{Argentina-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub