Tomás Hernández Burillo (19 February 1930 – 2 January 1982), commonly known as Moreno, was a Spanish

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who played as a forward.

Club career

Born in

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, Moreno spent four years of his career with

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giants

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, after signing from local UD Huesca in early 1952. In his first two seasons the

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club won the league, the

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and the

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, with the player being instrumental in the 1952–53 league conquest – 22 goals in just 30 matches, only trailing

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in the

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race.Tomas Hernandez Burillo, “Moreno”

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, 21 December 1988 He was part of the ''Blaugranas attacking line which also featured César,

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, Eduardo Manchón and

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.Muere Basora, delantero del gran Barça de las 5 Copas (Basora, forward of great Barça of the 5 Cups, dies)
La Opinión de Tenerife, 17 March 2012 Moreno retired professionally in 1958 at only 28, after unassuming top division spells with

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and

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, dying in his hometown at the age of 51.

International career

Courtesy of his spectacular club season with Barcelona, Moreno earned two

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with

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, both in July 1953. His debut came on the 5th, in a 0–1 friendly loss to

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Honours

;Barcelona *

: 1951–52, 1952–53 *

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, 1952–53 *

: 1952, 1953 *

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References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hernandez, Tomas 1930 births 1982 deaths Footballers from Zaragoza Spanish men's footballers Men's association football forwards La Liga players Segunda División players SD Huesca footballers FC Barcelona players CD Condal players UE Lleida players UD Las Palmas players Real Zaragoza players Spain men's B international footballers Spain men's international footballers 20th-century Spanish sportsmen