Bladimir Morales
Personal information
Full name Bladimir Alejandro Morales Duarte
Date of birth (1983-04-09) 9 April 1983
Place of birth San Cristóbal, Venezuela
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Academia Puerto Cabello (reserves manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 Trujillanos 54 (2)
2006–2008 Zamora 59 (1)
2008–2011 Deportivo Petare 69 (1)
2011–2013 Deportivo Lara 35 (0)
2013–2014 Caracas 21 (0)
2014 REDI Colón
2015 Portuguesa 7 (0)
2015–2016 Gran Valencia
Managerial career
2016–2021 Gran Valencia
2022– Academia Puerto Cabello (reserves)
2022 Academia Puerto Cabello (interim)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bladimir Alejandro Morales Duarte (born 9 April 1983) is a Venezuelan football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the current manager of Academia Puerto Cabello's reserve team.

Playing career

Born in San Cristóbal, Táchira, Morales made his professional debut with Trujillanos in the Primera División in 2004. He moved to Zamora in 2006, and was a regular starter before joining Deportivo Italia in 2008.

In 2011, Morales agreed to a contract with Deportivo Lara.[1] He signed for Caracas on 5 June 2013,[2] but stayed in the club for just a year before moving to Tercera División side REDI Colón.

On 26 December 2014, Morales joined Portuguesa back in the first division.[3] He subsequently represented Segunda División's Gran Valencia Maracay, where he retired in 2016 at the age of 33.

Managerial career

Immediately after retiring, Morales was appointed manager of his last club Gran Valencia.[4] On 11 December 2017, after achieving promotion to the top tier, he renewed his contract until 2019.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Bladimir «El Pomponio» Morales no seguirá en el CD Lara" [Bladimir "El Pomponio" Morales will not continue at CD Lara] (in Spanish). Grana Digital. 3 June 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  2. ↑ "Bladimir «Pomponio» Morales es el nuevo jugador del Caracas FC" [Bladimir "Pomponio" Morales is the new player of Caracas FC] (in Spanish). Grada Digital. 5 June 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  3. ↑ "Bladimir Morales es el sexto refuerzo que anuncia el Portuguesa" [Bladimir Morales is the sixth addition announced by Portuguesa] (in Spanish). Balonazos.com. 26 December 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  4. ↑ "Bladimir «Pomponio» Morales dirigirá el Gran Valencia por dos años más" [Bladimir "Pomponio" Morales will manage Gran Valencia for two further years] (in Spanish). Balonazos.com. 28 December 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  5. ↑ ""Pomponio" Morales renovó con el Gran Valencia" ["Pomponio" Morales renewed with Gran Valencia] (in Spanish). Visión Noventa. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
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