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Richard Morales From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Richard Morales Personal information Full name Richard Javier Morales Aguirre Date of birth February 21, 1975 (1975-02-21) (age 33) Place of birth   Montevideo, Uruguay Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Playing position Striker Club information Current club Nacional Number TBA Senior clubs1 Years Club App (Gls)* 1996–1997 1997–1999 1999–2002 2002–2005 2005–2007 2007– Platense Basañez Nacional Osasuna Málaga Nacional – (–) – (–) 88 (44) 50 (11) 42 (4) 37 (12)   National team2 2001-2005 Uruguay 27 (6) 1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of February 1, 2008. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of August 8, 2008. Richard Javier Morales Aguirre (nickname El Chengue) (born February 21, 1975 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan international footballer.
 * Appearances (Goals)

[edit] Career He transferred to Málaga CF of Spain in the summer after spending three seasons at CA Osasuna.

He has been capped numerous times for the Uruguay national side, his two late goals against Australia in 2001 ensuring his country a place at the 2002 World Cup in Korea/Japan.

On August 5, 2008, Morales signed a contract with Brazilian club Flamengo for the rest of the 2008 season, but with the option to renew the contract for another season.[1] However, on August 6, 2008, after Flamengo players were violently attacked by its fans, Morales decided not to join the Rio de Janeiro team.[2]

[edit] References ^ "Flamengo acerta com atacante uruguaio". Terra (2008-08-05). Retrieved on 2008-08-05. ^ "Preocupada com ataque aos atletas, família proíbe Morales de jogar no Fla". Globo.com (2008-08-06). Retrieved on 2008-08-06.

[edit] External links Richard Morales playing stats at ESPNsoccernet