Daniel Alexandre Morales Batagello (born 6 December 1975) is a Brazilian former

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, who typically played as a

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, and now manager.

Playing career

After spending the first nine years of his career in his home country with XV de Jau,

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, Fernandópolis, Garça FC and

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, Morales relocated to

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in December 2002, signing a contract with

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. During playing at

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Morales earned 200 appearances, scored twenty goals. He made his competitive debut for Naftex on 15 March 2003 against

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in the seventeen round of the Bulgarian top division. In the next season (2003–04), Morales earned 27 appearances playing in the

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, scored six goals and provided seven assists. On 13 February 2004 he scored two goals and provided one assist in a match against Bulgarian champions

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. The result of the match was a 3-3 draw. In June 2004 Daniel joined the defended

champions

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for a fee of 100 000 €. He wears shirt number twenty-eight for Loko. Morales made his debut for

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on 15 August 2004 against his previous team Naftex. In season 2004/05 he played in only 9 matches and in summer'2005 signed with

. Morales fast becomes part of the starting team of Cherno More. The Brazilian player is uncompromising in defense and very dangerous in attack. In December 2006 he was honored as Footballer of the Year of

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. One month later he transferred to the most successful Bulgarian football team -

. For six months in CSKA Morales earned 10 appearances playing in the A PFG, scoring one goal. In season 2007/08 he played in

. On 3 August 2008 Morales signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with

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. In the season 2008-09 he earned 27 appearances playing in the

, scored seven goals and provided two assists. In June 2009 Morales signed with

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, where he retired after a season.

Managerial career

From 2010 to 2011 he was scout in

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. In October 2010 he founded his own youth academy in

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. From 2013 Morales works at Litex as youth coach, before moving to the

academy in 2016, after the take over of

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CSKA Sofia

Yourth coach and assistant role

On 27 November 2016, following the resignation of

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was appointed as interim manager of

, while Morales was announces as his assistant. On 3 January 2017 both were confirmed to become a permanent manager and assistant of the team. Between 2016 and 2008 Morales was again manager of youth sectors of the team, before

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appointment as manager of

for a third time on 8 February 2019 on whom Daniem become an assistant. He was later assistant under Dobromir Mitov and

Caretaker role and assistance under Akrapović

In November 2021 Morales was announced as an interim manager of CSKA. He led the team in 4 matches, 2 of them in the

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against

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and Young Boys. After

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was announced as the new manager of the team on 11 November 2021, he once again stepped down as an assistant. On 2 April 2021, after 5 years in CSKA Sofia, Morales left the club due to mutual agreement.

Head coach

On 9 June 2021, Morales was announced as the new manager of

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team of

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. On 10 June 2022 he was announced as the new manager of CSKA 1948 III.

Managerial statistics

Personal life

In April 2009, he received a Bulgarian passport, having also Brazilian and Italian passports.КАРИЕРА В КЛУБА
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References

External links

Brazilian FA Database

Profile
at spartak1918.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Morales, Daniel 1975 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers Esporte Clube XV de Novembro (Jaú) players Mogi Mirim Esporte Clube players Fernandópolis Futebol Clube players Coritiba Foot Ball Club players PFC Naftex Burgas players PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv players PFC Cherno More Varna players PFC CSKA Sofia players FC Spartak Varna players FC Lokomotiv Mezdra players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Jaú Brazilian expatriate men's footballers