Yuri Morales (born September 30, 1981 in

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) is a Puerto Rican

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who plays for the

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. Morales played previously with the Danish professional football club

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. He also played for

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and

California Victory The California Victory was a USL First Division professional soccer team based in San Francisco, California. It was an expansion team for the 2007 season, but ceased operation in September of that year after parent club Deportivo Alavés withdre ...

. During the 2010 season, Morales played with Beach Soccer Team Zurich where he was the Swiss Beach Soccer League top scorer (35 goals) and league MVP. His family moved to

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when Yuri was just eighteen months old. He is the son of Puerto Rican Raul Morales and Helen Nunberg.

References

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* 1981 births Living people Sportspeople from San Juan, Puerto Rico Puerto Rican footballers USL First Division players California Victory players Ølstykke FC players Portland Timbers (2001–2010) players Puerto Rico Islanders players Viborg FF players Men's association football forwards American beach soccer players {{PuertoRico-footy-bio-stub