Rodrigo Nicanor Mora Núñez (born 29 October 1987) is a Uruguayan professional
footballer
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Juventud Unida de Gualeguaychú
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The club is located in Gualeguaychú, a city of Entre Ríos Province. ...
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Club career
Born in
Rivera
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, Mora started his professional career with modest
Juventud de Las Piedras
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Defensor Sporting
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.
After a relatively successful first season, helping ''La Farola'' finish third in the
Apertura
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and win the Clausura, he found himself on the bench more often than not in the following, and subsequently left for fellow league outfit Cerro. At his new team he scored nine goals in 2009–10, and a further five in the campaign's
Copa Libertadores
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, four of them in the qualifying rounds against teams in his country.
He was purchased back for the 2010–11 season, and finished the Apertura tournament with 11 goals – second-best in the competition behind
Nacional
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's Santiago García – as his team ranked in top position. In January 2011 he signed for Benfica on a free transfer, effective as of July.
He was officially presented by the Portuguese club on 1 July, alongside
Nolito
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Having begun his career at lower league clubs he signed for Barcelona in 2008, playing predomin ...
. He played his first official game on 14 October in a
Portuguese Cup
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game against
Portimonense
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, replacing
Rodrigo
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in the 78th minute of a 2–0 away win.
In January 2012, after failing to establish himself at Benfica, he joined
Peñarol
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on a six-month loan. He signed on loan for River Plate in August, with the option of making the move permanent after a year. In July 2013, he signed with River Plate, in exchange for
Rogelio Funes Mori
Rogelio Gabriel Funes Mori (born 5 March 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX club UNAM.
Funes Mori made his professional debut for River Plate. After four years, he moved overseas to join Benfica. Seeking m ...
. After a brief stint on loan in
Club Universidad de Chile
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, he returned to the team mid-2014 on request of new manager
Marcelo Gallardo
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, and was an integral part of the team that won the
2014 Copa Sudamericana
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, the
2015 Recopa Sudamericana
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and the
2015 Copa Libertadores
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As of 2017 Mora has been ridden unable to play any football due to a necrosis.
In 2023 Mora appeared on The Challenge Argentina: El Desafío.
At the end of 2023, Mora returned to the football activity playing for Alas Argentinas from
Bariloche
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in the
Torneo Regional Federal Amateur
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. In October 2024, he signed with
Juventud Unida de Gualeguaychú
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The club is located in Gualeguaychú, a city of Entre Ríos Province. ...
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Honours
;River Plate
*
Copa Sudamericana
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2014
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Recopa Sudamericana
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2015
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Copa Libertadores
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2015
2015 was designated by the United Nations as:
* International Year of Light
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January
* January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...
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2018
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Suruga Bank Championship
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2015
2015 was designated by the United Nations as:
* International Year of Light
* International Year of Soil __TOC__
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January
* January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...
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Copa Argentina
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2016
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Supercopa Argentina
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2017
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