Santiago Eduardo Morero (born 18 April 1982) is an Argentine former
footballer who played as a defender.
He also applied to register as a
European Union citizen by claiming his Italian ancestry in 2008, in order to exclude from non-EU registration quota of Serie A.
Biography
Argentina
Morero started his playing career with
Club Atlético Douglas Haig
Club Atlético Douglas Haig is an Argentine football club from Pergamino, Buenos Aires Province, which plays in the country's Third Division.
The club is named in honour of Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, a victorious General from World War ...
in 2003, where he played in
Torneo Argentino A, the regional league and the third level of Argentine football.
In 2005 Morero joined
Club Atlético Tigre, in 2007 the club were promoted to the
Argentine Primera División
The Primera División (; en, "First Division"), known officialy as Liga Profesional de Fútbol, or Torneo Binance for sponsorship reasons, is a professional football league in Argentina, organised by the Argentine Football Association (AFA).
Th ...
. The
2007–08 "Apertura" season was Tigre's first season in the Primera División since 1980, and Morero's first taste of top flight football. Morero was a key member of the first team, playing in nearly all of Tigre's games. The club finished in 2nd place which was the highest league finish in their history.
Italy
On 1 September 2008, he was signed by
Chievo, in although he played a few friendlies for
Udinese, the club did not signed him.
On 15 December 2008, he played his first Serie A match against
F.C. Internazionale Milano
Football Club Internazionale Milano, commonly referred to as Internazionale () or simply Inter, and colloquially known as Inter Milan in English-speaking countries, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy. Inter is t ...
.
On 15 July 2009 he signed a new 4-year contract with Chievo.
On 26 July 2013 Morero left for Serie B club
Siena in a 2-year deal. After the bankruptcy of Siena in 2014, he was signed by Lega Pro club
Grosseto. On 20 January 2015 he was signed by
Alessandria
Alessandria (; pms, Lissandria ) is a city and ''comune'' in Piedmont, Italy, and the capital of the Province of Alessandria. The city is sited on the alluvial plain between the Tanaro and the Bormida rivers, about east of Turin.
Alessandria ...
. Alessandria finished as the 5th of Group A of Lega Pro, while finished as the 11th of Group B. However, Grosseto also bankrupted in 2015. With Alessandria, they finished as the 4th of Group A of Lega Pro.
In the summer of 2016 was signed by
Juve Stabia
Società Sportiva Juve Stabia is an Italian football club based in Castellammare di Stabia, Campania.
Juve Stabia currently plays in Serie C, the third tier of Italian football system.
History
The football in Castellammare di Stabia
From St ...
.
On 1 September 2020 he joined
Nocerina.
References
External links
Football-Lineups player profile*
Tigre player profile*
Chievo player profile
1982 births
Living people
People from General López Department
Argentine men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
Serie A players
Serie B players
Serie C players
Serie D players
Club Atlético Tigre footballers
Club Atlético Douglas Haig players
AC ChievoVerona players
AC Cesena players
ACR Siena 1904 players
US Alessandria Calcio 1912 players
US Avellino 1912 players
ASD Nocerina 1910 players
Argentine expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Argentine people of Italian descent
Footballers from Santa Fe Province
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