Antonio 'Toni' del Moral Segura (born 29 August 1981) is a Spanish retired

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who played usually as a

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. He amassed

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totals of 214 games and 30 goals during eight seasons, in representation of

Celta Celta is Galician, Portuguese and Spanish for the Celts. It may also refer to: * Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA), an English teaching certificate * Celta (train), an international train service connecting Vigo and Port ...

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, Alavés, Cartagena and

Girona Girona (officially and in Catalan language, Catalan , Spanish: ''Gerona'' ) is a city in northern Catalonia, Spain, at the confluence of the Ter River, Ter, Onyar, Galligants, and Güell rivers. The city had an official population of 103,369 in ...

. In

La Liga The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Primera División, commonly known simply as Primera División in Spain, and as La Liga in English-speaking countries and officially as LaLiga Santander for sponsorship reasons, stylized as LaLiga, is the men's ...

, he appeared for

Racing de Santander Real Racing Club de Santander, S.A.D. (), also known as Racing de Santander () or simply Racing, is a football club based in Santander, Cantabria, Spain, that currently competes in Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish league system ...

Football career

Born in

Terrassa Terrassa (, es, Tarrasa) is a city in the east central region of Catalonia, Spain, in the province of Barcelona, ''comarca'' of Vallès Occidental, of which it is the co-capital along with Sabadell. The name ''Terrassa'' derives from Latin ' ...

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, Moral appeared with the reserves of both

FC Barcelona Futbol Club Barcelona (), commonly referred to as Barcelona and colloquially known as Barça (), is a professional football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football. Founded ...

and

Real Madrid Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (, meaning ''Royal Madrid Football Club''), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid. Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally wor ...

, joining

RC Celta de Vigo Real Club Celta de Vigo (; ), commonly known as Celta de Vigo or simply Celta, is a Spanish professional football club based in Vigo, Galicia, that competes in La Liga, the top tier of Spanish football. Nicknamed ''Os Celestes'' (The Sky Blues), ...

of the

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in 2004–05 only to spend the majority of the season with its

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. In two of his few appearances with the main squad, against

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and

Xerez CD Xerez Club Deportivo, known simply as Xerez, is a Spanish football team based in Jerez de la Frontera, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Xerez currently plays in Tercera División RFEF, the fifth tier of Spanish football. Founded on 24 ...

, he played while registered with the second team, leading three promotion rivals to unsuccessfully request that the

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dock points from the

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. From 2006 to 2008, after

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with

CD Tenerife Club Deportivo Tenerife, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife, in the Canary Islands. Founded in 1912, the club plays in the Segunda División, holding home matches at the Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez Lóp ...

, Moral was an instrumental attacking figure for

Deportivo Alavés Deportivo Alavés, S.A.D. (; ''Sporting Alavés''), usually abbreviated to Alavés, is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football club based in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, in the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of the ...

(both teams also competed in the second level). He moved in January 2009 to

, as another forward, Juanjo, was loaned in the opposite direction. He made his

debut as a second-half substitute in a 1–0 away win against

Real Valladolid Real Valladolid Club de Fútbol, S.A.D., or simply Real Valladolid () or Valladolid, is a professional football club based in Valladolid, Castile and León, Spain that competes in La Liga, the top tier of the Spanish league system. The club colo ...

, on the 4th. In late August 2010, after two seasons being used sparingly, Moral terminated his contract with Racing and signed for

FC Cartagena Fútbol Club Cartagena, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Cartagena, in the Region of Murcia, Spain. Founded in 1995 it currently plays in Segunda División, holding home games at ''Estadio Cartagonova'', with a capacity of 15,105 spe ...

in division two. On 11 September, he scored twice for his new club in a 5–1 home win over

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; he contributed with three goals from 32 games in his second year, with the Murcians being relegated after a three-year stay.

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Moral joined another side in the second tier,

Girona FC Girona Futbol Club, S.A.D. is a professional football club based in Girona, Catalonia, Spain. Founded on 23 July 1930, it plays in La Liga, to which they gained promotion in the 2022 Segunda División play-offs. Girona holds its home matches at ...

, for the 2012–13 campaign. Subsequently, at the age of 32, he moved abroad for the first time in his career, signing with

Platanias F.C. Platanias Football Club ( el, Π.Α.Ε. Πλατανιάς Χανίων) was a Greek professional football club based in Platanias, Chania, Greece. The club hosted its home games at the Perivolia Municipal Stadium. Platanias was the first, and t ...

in the

Superleague Greece The Super League Greece 1 ( el, Ελληνική Σούπερ Λιγκ 1), or Super League 1, is the highest professional association football league in Greece. The league was formed on 16 July 2006 and replaced ''Alpha Ethniki'' at the top of ...

.Toni Moral busca horizontes en Grecia y firma en el Platanias (Toni Moral searches horizons in Greece and signs with Platanias)
; Sport Cartagena, 12 July 2013 (in Spanish)

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Moral, Toni 1981 births Living people Footballers from Terrassa Spanish men's footballers Men's association football wingers La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players FC Barcelona C players Real Madrid Castilla footballers RC Celta de Vigo players CD Tenerife players Deportivo Alavés players Racing de Santander players FC Cartagena footballers Girona FC players Super League Greece players Platanias F.C. players UAE First Division League players Kalba FC players Hatta Club players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates