Tomás Hernández Burillo (19 February 1930 – 2 January 1982), commonly known as Moreno, was a Spanish
footballer
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who played as a
forward
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.
Club career
Born in
Zaragoza
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,
Aragon
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, Moreno spent four years of his career with
La Liga
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giants
FC Barcelona
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Founded ...
, after signing from local
UD Huesca
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History
Founded in 1929 as ''CD Oscense'', the club changed its name to ''CD Huesca'' in 1931 and played ...
in early 1952. In his first two seasons the
Catalonia
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club won the league, the
Copa del Rey
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and the
Copa Eva Duarte
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History
In September 1940, a match with this format had the nam ...
, with the player being instrumental in the
1952–53 league conquest – 22 goals in just 30 matches, only trailing
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in the
Pichichi Trophy
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race.
[Tomas Hernandez Burillo, “Moreno”]
Mundo Deportivo
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, 21 December 1988 He was part of the ''Blaugranas attacking line which also featured
César,
László Kubala
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,
Eduardo Manchón and
Mariano Martín
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Club career
Martín was born in Dueñas, Palencia. After his beginnings with Peña Font, already in Barcelona, he joined FC Barcelo ...
.
Muere Basora, delantero del gran Barça de las 5 Copas (Basora, forward of great Barça of the 5 Cups, dies)
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Moreno retired professionally in 1958 at only 28, after unassuming top division spells with UD Las Palmas
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and Real Zaragoza
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, dying in his hometown at the age of 51.[
]
International career
Courtesy of his spectacular club season with Barcelona, Moreno earned two caps
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with Spain
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, both in July 1953. His debut came on the 5th, in a 0–1 friendly loss to Argentina
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.[
]
Honours
;Barcelona[
*]La Liga
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: 1951–52, 1952–53
*Copa del Generalísimo
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: 1952
Events January–February
* January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses.
* February 6
** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...
, 1952–53
*Copa Eva Duarte
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History
In September 1940, a match with this format had the nam ...
: 1952, 1953
*Latin Cup
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: 1952
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1930 births
1982 deaths
Footballers from Zaragoza
Spanish men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
La Liga players
Segunda División players
SD Huesca footballers
FC Barcelona players
CD Condal players
UE Lleida players
UD Las Palmas players
Real Zaragoza players
Spain men's B international footballers
Spain men's international footballers