José "Pepe" Moré Bonet (born 29 January 1953) is a Spanish retired

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. His career was closely associated to

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, as both a player and coach. Over the course of eight seasons, he amassed

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totals of 232 games and 19 goals for the club.

Playing career

Born in

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, Moré started his senior career with

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's reserves. In the summer of 1976, after a couple of

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seasons, he joined another team at that level,

. Moré remained with the

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side the following 12 years, appearing and starting in all 38 league games in his fourth season to help them promote to

while scoring eight goals. He retired in June 1988 at the age of 35, having played 448 competitive matches for his main club.

Coaching career

Moré started coaching immediately after retiring, with

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. On several occasions, however, he would be appointed interim of the main squad, and would also be in charge for two full seasons, 2001–02 and 2002–03, always leading the team to top-flight safety; in addition, he acted as assistant to several managers during his tenure. In the following years, Moré worked in division two with

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, being dismissed by the latter midway through his third season.

Personal life

Moré's son, Xavier, was also a footballer and a midfielder. He too represented Valladolid, being coached by his father.

Honours

Player

Barcelona B *

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: 1973–74 Valladolid *

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:More, Pepe 1953 births Living people People from Vallès Oriental Spanish men's footballers Footballers from the Province of Barcelona Men's association football midfielders La Liga players Segunda División players Tercera División players FC Barcelona Atlètic players Real Valladolid players Spanish football managers La Liga managers Segunda División managers Segunda División B managers Tercera División managers Real Valladolid Promesas managers Real Valladolid managers CD Tenerife managers CD Castellón managers 20th-century Spanish sportsmen