Fernando Morientes
Personal information
Full name	Fernando Morientes Sánchez
Date of birth	April 5, 1976 (1976-04-05) (age 32)
Place of birth	Cilleros, Spain
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Valencia
Number	9
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1993-1995 1995-1997 1997-2005 2003-2004 2004-2006 2006-	Albacete Balompié Real Zaragoza Real Madrid C.F. → AS Monaco (loan) Liverpool Valencia	022 0(5) 066 (28) 182 (72) 028 (10) 041 0(8) 040 (19)
National team2
1998-2007	Spain	047 (27)
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Fernando Morientes Sánchez (born 5 April 1976 in Cilleros, Cáceres) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Valencia. He has previously played for Liverpool, AS Monaco, Albacete, Real Zaragoza and most notably Real Madrid where he played between 1997 and 2005, and with whom he was a member of the UEFA Champions League-winning team three times between 1998 and 2002 (runner-up in 2004 with Monaco), and the Primera División twice. is the 95th day of the year (96th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Country Autonomous community Province Cáceres Municipality Cilleros Area  - City 208 km²  (80. ... The following places are called Cáceres: The Cáceres province in Spain. ... “Soccer” redirects here. ... Valencia Club de Fútbol (also known as Valencia or Los Che) are a Spanish professional football club based in Valencia. ... Liverpool Football Club are an English professional football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside, who play in the Premier League; they are historically the most successful club in the history of English football, having won more trophies than any other English club. ... The Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club is a Monegasque football club, founded in 1924. ... Sociedad Deportiva Albacete Balompié is a Spanish football team formed on August 2, 1940 and is based in Albacete. ... Real Zaragoza is a Spanish football team from Zaragoza in Aragón. ... Real Madrid redirects here. ... European Cup redirects here. ... Liga de Fútbol Profesional The Spanish football league is called La Liga. ...

Club career

Early career

Morientes was born in Cilleros, a small town in the western province of Cáceres, Spain. He began his top-flight career at Albacete in 1993 at the age of 17. He spent two seasons at the club, scoring five goals in 22 appearances (9 starts and 13 substitute appearances). Morientes transferred to Real Zaragoza in 1995, where he spent another two seasons. He scored goals regularly, and in his time at Zaragoza managed 30 goals in 66 appearances for the club. Country Autonomous community Province Cáceres Municipality Cilleros Area  - City 208 km²  (80. ... Cáceres province Cáceres is a province of western Spain, in the northern part of the autonomous community of Extremadura. ... Sociedad Deportiva Albacete Balompié is a Spanish football team formed on August 2, 1940 and is based in Albacete. ... Real Zaragoza is a Spanish football team from Zaragoza in Aragón. ...

Real Madrid

Morientes' performances for Zaragoza caught the eye of Spanish giants Real Madrid. He transferred to the club in the summer of 1997 for approximately €26.6 million. Morientes made 33 appearances for the club, scoring 12 goals. He formed a successful strike partnership with Raúl González. Real Madrid also won the Champions League in this season. In the 1998/99 season, he performed very well, scoring 19 goals in the league and 25 goals in 38 appearances overall. He continued to perform well in the 1999-2000 season, scoring 19 goals and finishing as Real's top scorer in a year where he also helped Real to their second Champions League title in three seasons, scoring in the 3-0 win over Valencia in an all-Spanish final. In the next season, Morientes won the first of two La Liga titles with Real Madrid, scoring 10 goals overall which included four in eight appearances in the Champions League as Real lost in the semifinals to eventual winners Bayern Munich. He missed the tail-end of the La Liga season due to injury. Real Madrid redirects here. ... For other uses, see Raúl González (disambiguation). ... European Cup redirects here. ... Valencia Club de Fútbol (also known as Valencia or Los Che) are a Spanish professional football club based in Valencia. ... (Professional Football League), commonly known as La Liga and also known as Primera División, is the professional football league in Spain. ... Wikinews has related news: 2007/08 Bundesliga: Bayern Munich vs. ...

In the 2001/02 season in La Liga, Real failed to win the league, losing out to Valencia. However, Morientes continued his scoring form, scoring 18 league goals in only 25 starts, with six substitute appearances. He also scored five goals in Real's 7-0 demolition of Las Palmas, missing out on a double hattrick after missing from the spot late in the match. He finished second in the topscorers list for the season, tied with Patrick Kluivert and behind Diego Tristán. Real were successful in winning the Champions League after beating Bayer Leverkusen. Morientes played in the final and received a third Champions League winners medal. Patrick Stephan Kluivert (born July 1, 1976 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch international football striker. ... Diego Tristán (born 5 January 1976) is a Spanish professional footballer currently playing for A.S. Livorno Calcio. ... Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball is a German football club based in Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia. ...

In the summer of 2002, Real Madrid signed Brazilian superstar Ronaldo from Inter Milan. This fuelled rumours that Morientes would soon be leaving the club, with Barcelona and Tottenham Hotspur^[1] reportedly interested. Barcelona were reportedly on the verge of signing Morientes for around €22 million, but the move fell through due to Barca's reluctance to match Morientes' wage demands^[2]. Eventually, Morientes decided to stay at Madrid, but as predicted he did not feature as much in the side after the arrival of Ronaldo, who was preferred to Morientes in the starting lineup along with Raul. Morientes also had a highly publicised spat with the then Real manager Vicente Del Bosque during a Champions League match against Borussia Dortmund in early 2003[[1]]. In the January transfer window, despite continuous rumours of moves to Tottenham, Real Zaragoza,A.S. Roma and A.C. Milan, Morientes remained at the club for the remainder of the season. Real would go on to win the league and Morientes earned his second La Liga medal, making a total of 15 appearances (with three starts) and scoring five goals. Ronaldo Luis Nazário de Lima (born September 22, 1976), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Brazil and the Italian Serie A club AC Milan. ... Football Club Internazionale Milano (commonly, but incorrectly, known as Inter Milan) is an Italian football club, playing in the Serie A (first division). ... FC Barcelona, also known as Barça, is a sports club in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain with sections in many different sports. ... Tottenham Hotspur F.C. is a North London association football team, also known by the nickname Spurs. ... Vicente del Bosque (born December 23, 1950, in Salamanca, Spain) is a Spanish football coach known for coaching Real Madrid from 1999-2003, its most successful period in recent history, and as a result, makes him arguably one of the illustrious clubs most successful coaches of all time. ... BV Borussia Dortmund is a German football club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia and one of the most successful clubs in German football. ... Real Zaragoza is a Spanish football team from Zaragoza in Aragón. ... Associazione Sportiva Roma (ISE: IT0001008876) is a major professional football club both in Italy’s Serie A and in European football. ... Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to by the abbreviation AC Milan or simply Milan, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy. ...

It was now clear that Morientes was not part of the first team at Real Madrid. At the start of the 2003-04 season, after extensive but ultimately unsuccessful negotiations regarding a loan deal with Germany's Schalke 04, he was loaned to Ligue 1 side AS Monaco. Here, he performed very well, scoring 10 goals in 28 appearances in the league. However, it was in the Champions League that he really made an impact. Monaco reached the final of the competition, eventually losing in the final to FC Porto. Morientes finished as the top scorer, scoring nine goals. Ironically, Monaco met Real Madrid in the quarter-finals. Morientes scored a vital away goal for Monaco in the first leg, which Real Madrid won 4-2. He was applauded by the Real Madrid fans after he scored. In the second leg, he scored again as Monaco won 3-1, taking the aggregate score to 5-5. Monaco went through on away goals. He also scored in their semifinal victory over Chelsea, but could not prevent Monaco from losing 0-3 in the final to Porto, played, ironically, at the Arena AufSchalke in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Morientes' form resulted in him winning the 2004 European Striker of the Year award. FC Schalke 04 (short S04) is a German football team based in Gelsenkirchen. ... The Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club is a Monegasque football club, founded in 1924. ... FC Porto emblem (Larger version) Futebol Clube do Porto (short: FC Porto, FCP) is a Portuguese sports club, best known for its football section. ... Chelsea Football Club (also known as The Blues or previously The Pensioners) are an English professional football club based in west London. ... Arena AufSchalke during concert of Pur Arena AufSchalke is a stadium in Gelsenkirchen, Germany which opened in 2001 as the new home for the Bundesliga football club FC Schalke 04. ... , Gelsenkirchen-Buer looking south towards downtown Gelsenkirchen, 1955. ...

After returning to Real Madrid at the start of the 2004/05 season, Morientes' hopes of forcing his way into the Real squad were further dampened with the arrival of Michael Owen from Liverpool. It was clear that Morientes was surplus to Real's requirements. As a result, he was transferred to Liverpool in January 2005 for a fee of £6.3m, after making only 13 substitute appearances for Real in the first half of the season. For other persons named Michael Owen, see Michael Owen (disambiguation). ... Liverpool Football Club are an English professional football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside, who play in the Premier League; they are historically the most successful club in the history of English football, having won more trophies than any other English club. ...

During his time at Real Madrid, Morientes made a total of 182 league appearances, with 112 starts and 70 appearances as a substitute. He scored 72 league goals.

Liverpool

He made his debut for the club against rivals Manchester United and scored his first Liverpool goal on February 1, 2005 against Charlton. He was cup-tied for Liverpool's Champions League campaign and did not feature in their victory against AC Milan in the final of the competition. Manchester United Football Club are a world-famous English football club, based at the Old Trafford stadium in Trafford, Greater Manchester, and are one of the most popular sports clubs in the world, with over 50 million supporters worldwide. ... is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Current season Charlton Athletic Football Club (also known as The Addicks) is a professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. ... AC Milan is an Italian football club. ...

Although Morientes came to Liverpool with a very good reputation, his transfer to Merseyside was followed by a large dip in form. He scored only three goals in the 2004-05 season. He was often played in a deep-lying striker's position instead of his favoured target man role, and failed to adapt to this new role, as well as the faster style of the Premiership. At the end of the 2005-06 season, he was sold to Valencia. During his time at Liverpool, he managed only 12 goals in 61 appearances, although he was part of the squad that won the 2006 FA Cup. The 2004-2005 season was the 125th season of competitive football in England. ... The FA Premier League (often referred to as the Barclays English Premier League for sponsorship reasons) comprises the top 20 football clubs in the league system of English football. ... Valencia Club de Fútbol (also known as Valencia or Los Che) are a Spanish professional football club based in Valencia. ... This article is about the English FA Cup. ...

Valencia

After a difficult season and a half at Liverpool, Morientes transferred to Valencia C.F. in July 2006, for a fee reported to be around £3 million. Here he started to regain his form, scoring on his league debut and also scoring a hattrick in his first Champions League game against Olympiakos. He linked up well with fellow Spanish international David Villa and scored 12 league goals in 24 games in the league, and was also Valencia's top scorer in the Champions League with 7 goals. His good form in the 2006-07 season also earned him a recall to the national side. Valencia Club de Fútbol (also known as Valencia, CF or just Valencia or Los Ches) is a team in the first division of the Spanish Football League. ... Olympiacos CFP is a Greek football club, part of the Olympiacos sports club founded in 1925, which plays in the port city of Piraeus. ... David Villa Sánchez (born December 3, 1981 in Langreo, Asturias, Spain), nicknamed El Guaḥe (The Kid in Asturian) is a Spanish football player, who currently plays for Valencia CF and the Spanish national side. ...

In the 2007-08 season, Morientes and Villa were joined in the strike force by Nikola Zigic and Javier Arizmendi. Valencia have had a disappointing season so far; they were knocked out of the Champions League after finishing 4th in their group, and manager Quique Sanchez Flores was sacked following a poor run of form. Morientes picked up an injury in December 2007 that ruled him out for almost 3 months. He made his return to the team against Sevilla F.C. on 15 March, 2008, and came off the bench to score the third and final goal in Valencia's 3-1 win over Getafe in the final of the Copa del Rey on 16th April, 2008 Nikola Žigić (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Жигић), (born September 25, 1980, in Bačka Topola, Vojvodina) is a Serbia and Montenegrin football player who currently plays for Red Star Belgrade. ... Ángel Javier Arizmendi de Lucas (born 3 March 1984 in Madrid, Spain), is a professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for Valencia. ... Quique Sanchez Flores (born 2 February 1965) is a Spanish football coach and former player. ... Sevilla Fútbol Club is a Spanish professional football club who play in the top-flight Spanish La Liga championship. ... Copa del Rey won by FC Barcelona in 1978. ...

International career

Morientes has been a reliable performer for his national team since 1998, when he scored twice in the first five minutes of his debut against Sweden. As of March 25, 2007, Morientes is third on the Spanish all-time topscorer's list with 27 goals in 47 appearances, behind former Real Madrid teammates Raúl (44 goals in 102 caps) and defender Fernando Hierro (who took the majority of Spain's free kicks and penalty kicks during his international career) (29 goals in 89 caps), although his goals-to-games ratio is higher than both Raúl and Hierro. First international  Spain 1 - 0 Denmark  (Brussels, Belgium; 28 August 1920) Biggest win  Spain 13 - 0 Bulgaria  (Madrid, Spain; 21 May 1933) Biggest defeat  Italy 7 - 1 Spain  (Amsterdam, Netherlands; 4 June 1928)  England 7 - 1 Spain  (London, England; 9 December 1931) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1934) Best... is the 84th day of the year (85th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Real Madrid redirects here. ... For other uses, see Raúl González (disambiguation). ... Fernando Ruiz Hierro (born March 23, 1968 in Vélez-Málaga) is a former Spanish footballer. ...

Morientes was picked in the Spanish squad for the 1998 and 2002 World Cups, where he scored one and three goals respectively. In the 2002 World Cup, he had a goal disallowed in Spain's quarterfinal defeat to South Korea. The 1998 Football World Cup was held in France by the FIFA decision in July 1992. ... The 2002 Football World Cup (Official name: 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan) was held in South Korea and Japan from May 31 to June 30. ... The FIFA World Cup Trophy, which has been awarded to the world champions since 1974. ... First international South Korea 5 - 3 Mexico (London, England; August 2, 1948) Largest win South Korea 16 - 0 Nepal (Incheon, South Korea; September 29, 2003) Worst defeat Sweden 12 - 0 South Korea (London, England; August 5, 1948) World Cup Appearances 6 (First in 1954) Best result Fourth place, 2002 AFC...

He was a surprise omission at Euro 2000, but played at Euro 2004 where he scored one of only two goals that Spain could manage. The 2000 UEFA European Championship, or Euro 2000, was the 11th edition of the UEFA European Championship, a competition between the national football teams of Europe held every four years and organised by UEFA, footballs governing body in Europe. ... Euro 2004 Logo The 2004 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly called Euro 2004, was held in Portugal between 12 June and 4 July 2004. ...

Morientes played for the Spanish squad during the qualifiers for the 2006 World Cup. However, due to his poor form for Liverpool in 2005/06 (he scored only five goals), he was not chosen by Spanish national team coach Luis Aragonés in the final squad for the tournament, although he was part of a 31-man initial squad named by Aragonés. 2006 World Cup redirects here. ... José Luis Aragonés Suárez Martinez (born July 28, 1938, Hortaleza, Madrid), sometimes referred to as simply Luis, is a former Spanish footballer and current manager. ...

Following his return to form after moving to Valencia, Morientes was recalled to the national side. He scored his 27th goal for Spain in a Euro 2008 qualifier against Denmark on 24th March, 2007. But he was injured in a qualifying game following the match against Denmark, and missed out on the next qualifying fixtures. He has not been called up to recent international squads and looks likely to miss out on Euro 2008, and has voiced his displeasure by calling Aragones a "retard" in a recent interview on Valencia's website. The 2008 European Football Championship will take place in Austria and Switzerland, from 7 June to 29 June 2008. ...

Morientes is also one of four players who are tied as Spain's all-time top scorers in FIFA World Cup history. He has scored five goals in the two World Cups he has featured in, with two goals in 1998 and three in 2002. The other Spaniards who have scored as many goals as him are Emilio Butragueño, Raúl and Fernando Hierro Emilio Butragueño Santos (born July 22, 1963 in Madrid) is a former Spanish football forward. ... Raúl is a Spanish name from French origin. ... Fernando Ruiz Hierro (born March 23, 1968 in Vélez-Málaga) is a former Spanish footballer. ...

Statistics

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References

External links

• Fernando Morientes career stats at Soccerbase
• Fernando Morientes Zone - An Unofficial Fansite
• Fernando Morientes Zone Fan Forum
• FootballDatabase provides Fernando Morientes's profile and stats

v • d • e Spain squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup
1 Zubizarreta • 2 Ferrer • 3 Aranzábal • 4 Alkorta • 5 Abelardo • 6 Hierro • 7 Morientes • 8 Guerrero • 9 Pizzi • 10 Raúl • 11 Alfonso • 12 Sergi • 13 Cañizares • 14 Campo • 15 Aguilera • 16 Celades • 17 Etxeberria • 18 Amor • 19 Kiko • 20 Nadal • 21 Luis Enrique • 22 Molina • Coach: Clemente

v • d • e Spain squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup
1 Casillas • 2 Torres • 3 Juanfran • 4 Helguera • 5 Puyol • 6 Hierro • 7 Raúl • 8 Baraja • 9 Morientes • 10 Tristán • 11 de Pedro • 12 Luque • 13 Ricardo • 14 Albelda • 15 Romero • 16 Mendieta • 17 Valerón • 18 Sergio • 19 Xavi • 20 Nadal • 21 Luis Enrique • 22 Joaquín • 23 Contreras • Coach: Camacho