Malher Tressor Moreno Baldrich (born 11 January 1979) is a Colombian former professional

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who played as an

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Club career

Named after classical music composer Gustav Mahler and famed french Footballer

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, Tressor Moreno began his career in the youth ranks of Colombia's

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. In 1999, he emigrated to Peru and made his professional debut with Peruvian power Alianza Lima. While with Lima he appeared in 40 league matches and scored 16 goals, forming a formidable front line with

Claudio Pizarro Claudio Miguel Pizarro Bosio (; born 3 October 1978) is a Peruvian retired professional footballer who played as a striker. He is currently serving as Club Ambassador for Bayern Munich. He was captain of Peru's national football team, being ...

. During his time with Alianza Moreno was regarded as one of the best foreign players to have played in Peru. The following season he returned to Colombia with

Atlético Nacional Atlético Nacional S. A., best known as Atlético Nacional, is a Colombian professional football club based in Medellín. The club is one of only three clubs to have played in every first division tournament in the country's history, the oth ...

and had another productive season appearing in 34 league matches and scoring 11 times while helping Nacional to win the

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. As a result of his play with Nacional, Moreno began to draw interest from European clubs and in 2000 was sold to

FC Metz Football Club de Metz, commonly referred to as FC Metz or simply Metz (), is a French association football club based in Metz, Lorraine. The club was formed in 1932 and plays in Ligue 2, the second division in the French football league sys ...

in France. In 2002, Moreno returned to Colombia as Metz loaned him to América de Cali. While with America, Tressor helped his club to the 2002 Apertura title. For the 2002 Finalización season Moreno was loaned to

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and helped his new club capture the Finalización title. Moreno returned to France for the 2003–04 season, and although he did not have much success with Metz he did help the club avoid relegation. Once his contract with Metz ended he returned to Colombia and played for Deportivo Cali and

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for the next few seasons. In 2005, he would embark on a very productive career in Mexico joining

Club Necaxa Impulsora del Deportivo Necaxa S.A. de C.V. (); often simply known as Necaxa, is a Mexican professional football club in Liga MX based in the city of Aguascalientes. It plays in the Estadio Victoria. History Foundation (Light and Power Comp ...

. He was one of Necaxa's star players during the 05/06 season appearing in 29 matches and scoring 5 goals. The following season he would join

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and had another fine season appearing in 30 league matches and scoring 8 goals. In 2007, he would join San Luis and enjoy unprecedented success with the club helping them to a Copa Sudamericana birth in 2008 and a Copa Libertadores birth in 2009. While with San Luis, Moreno appeared in 89 league matches and scored 16 goals, including a brace against Tecos in the 2007 Apertura. In January 2010

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was close to signing the Colombian attacking midfielder on loan from San Luis, but the move finally did not materialize and Moreno joined

for the 2010 league season,

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, and

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. He joined

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of Brazil on 8 February 2011. However, he never played for the club and in August 2011 signed with Chilean club

Santiago Wanderers Club de Deportes Santiago Wanderers is a football club based in Valparaíso, a founding member of the Chilean Football Federation. Their home ground, Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander, is in the north-west of the city. Wanderers have played thei ...

. He became a regular starter for the club, appearing in 23 games and scoring 1 goal. Moreno was loaned out to San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer on 2 February 2012. In January 2013, he went back to Colombia and joined Atlético Huila. Six months later in July, he moved to Barranquilla and joined

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International career

On 25 July 2000, Moreno debuted with Colombia in a 2002 World Cup qualifier against

Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ' ...

. He played with Colombia at the

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, scoring two goals, and at the

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, scoring once. On 8 June 2005, Moreno scored twice in a 3–0 victory against Ecuador.

International goals

''Scores and results list Colombia's goal tally first.''

Honours

Club

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* América de Cali ** Categoría Primera A: 2002-I *

** Categoría Primera A: 2002-II

Individual

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Best XI: 2005

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Moreno, Tressor 1979 births Living people Colombian footballers Colombian expatriate footballers Colombia international footballers Club Alianza Lima footballers C.D. Veracruz footballers FC Metz players Club Necaxa footballers San Luis F.C. players Deportivo Cali footballers Once Caldas footballers América de Cali footballers Atlético Nacional footballers Independiente Medellín footballers Esporte Clube Bahia players Santiago Wanderers footballers San Jose Earthquakes players Atlético Huila footballers Atlético Junior footballers Águilas Doradas Rionegro players Categoría Primera A players Liga MX players Chilean Primera División players Ligue 1 players 2004 Copa América players 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Expatriate footballers in Chile Expatriate footballers in Brazil Expatriate footballers in France Expatriate footballers in Mexico Expatriate footballers in Peru Expatriate soccer players in the United States Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Chile Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Colombian expatriate sportspeople in France Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Peru Association football midfielders Association football forwards Major League Soccer players Fortaleza C.E.I.F. footballers Sportspeople from Chocó Department