Juan José Morales (born May 13, 1982) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a

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Career

Morales was born in Bella Vista, Tucumán, Argentina. A native of Tucumán province, he (also known as ''Jota Jota'') began his football career with local side San Martín de Tucumán. He went on loan to Central Norte and Atlético Concepción, and helped San Martín win promotion from the

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and

Primera B Nacional Primera Nacional (usually called simply Nacional B, (English "National B Division"), and known as Primera B Nacional until the 2019–20 season) is the second division of the Argentine football league system. The competition is made up of 38 team ...

. Morales left San Martín in 2007, but did not settle in the

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with

Club Atlético Colón Club Atlético Colón de Santa Fe (), commonly referred to as Colón de Santa Fe , is a sports club from Santa Fe, Argentina. The football team plays in the second Division of the Argentine football league system, the Primera Nacional. It was ...

. Although Morales struggled at Colón, he would later enjoy success against the club, first with Universidad Católica (Copa Libertadores) and then with Quilmes (Primera División). The next season he joined

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, where he would lead the club with 16 goals in the

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followed. Morales would spend the rest of his career as a journeyman, with spells abroad in Venezuela, Brazil, Chile and Malaysia. Throughout his career, Morales scored 68 league goals in Argentina's top four divisions. In late 2014, Morales made the decision to cancel his contract with Venezuelan side A.C.C.D. Mineros de Guayana and join his partner, Flaviana Seeling (a member of the Brazilian music group

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) on the Chilean reality television competition ''Amor a prueba''.

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