Fernando Morientes Sánchez (born 5 May 1976 in
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,
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) is a
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[The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though España , Estado español and Nación española are used interchangeably...]
footballer who currently plays for
Olympique de MarseilleOlympique de Marseille Olympique de Marseille Olympique de Marseille (also known as l'OM, is a professional French football club based in Marseille. Founded in 1899, they play in Ligue 1 and have spent most of their history in the top tier of French football...
, as a striker.
Morientes' main asset is his aerial and strong goalscoring abilities. He played for a number of clubs throughout his career, including
Real MadridReal Madrid Club de Fútbol is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. It is the most successful team in Spanish football and was voted by FIFA as the most successful club of the 20th century, having won a record thirty-one La Liga titles, seventeen Spanish Cups, a record nine European...
,
AS MonacoAssociation Sportive de Monaco Football Club are a Monégasque football club based in the Principality of Monaco. They play in the Ligue 1 and are one of the most successful clubs in French football, having won seven league titles and five Coupe de France trophies...
,
LiverpoolLiverpool Football Club is a professional football club based in Liverpool, England. The club plays in the Premier League, and has won more trophies than any other English club...
, and
Valencia CFValencia Club de Fútbol is a Spanish professional football club based in Valencia. They play in La Liga and are one of the most successful and biggest clubs in Spanish football...
.
Early career
Morientes moved to
SonsecaSonseca is a municipality located in the province of Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. According to the 2006 census , the municipality has a population of 10685 inhabitants. In Sonseca there are some very famous marzipan's factories: Delaviuda, Donaire....
,
ToledoToledo is a province of central Spain, in the western part of the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha.It is bordered by the provinces of Madrid, Cuenca, Ciudad Real, Badajoz, Cáceres, and Ávila....
at the age of four. He began his top-flight career at
Albacete BalompiéAlbacete Balompié, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Albacete, in the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. Founded on August 2, 1940, it currently plays in the second division, after finishing 15th in the 2008-09 campaign.-History:...
, making his
La LigaThe Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, in terms of sponsorship, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional football league in Spain...
debut in
1993-94La Liga 1993-94 season, the 63rd since its establishment, started on September 4, 1993 and finished on May 15, 1994.La Liga 1993-94 season was composed of the following clubs:- Final table :-Relegation playoff:-Results Table:...
. He spent two seasons at the club, scoring five goals in 22 matches (nine starts and 13 substitute appearances). Morientes transferred to
Real ZaragozaReal Zaragoza, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team from Zaragoza in Aragon. Founded on 18 March 1932, Real Zaragoza have this season gained promotion in the 2008-09 Liga Adelante to the Spanish top-flight. They play in white shirts with royal blue shorts...
in 1995, where he spent another two seasons, often being partnered up front by Dani, a
Real MadridReal Madrid Club de Fútbol is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. It is the most successful team in Spanish football and was voted by FIFA as the most successful club of the 20th century, having won a record thirty-one La Liga titles, seventeen Spanish Cups, a record nine European...
youth graduate.
Real Madrid
Morientes' performances for Zaragoza caught the eye of Spanish giants Real Madrid, which bought the player in the summer of 1997 for approximately
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26.6 million. Initially backing up established
Predrag MijatovićPredrag "Peđa" Mijatović is a former Montenegrin football player and former sports director of Real Madrid. He is considered one of Yugoslavia's best players of the 1990s...
and
Davor ŠukerDavor Šuker, is a former Croatian footballer. Best known for his goal scoring ability, he played as a striker for a number of European clubs as well as the Croatian national team, where he is the all-time top goal scorer with 45 goals.Šuker began his footballing career in his hometown, playing for...
, he finished as starter, and managed 12 goals in
his debut seasonLa Liga 1997-98 season, the 67th since its establishment, started on August 30, 1997 and finished on May 16, 1998. It was composed of the following clubs:- Final table :...
in 33 matches, squad-best (the
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and the
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n netted 10 apiece, as did youth system prodigy
RaúlRaúl González Blanco , usually known simply as Raúl, is a Spanish football forward who plays for Spanish club Real Madrid for whom he is the all-time leading goalscorer. He is a three-time winner of the UEFA Champions League and has long been the competition's all-time leading goal scorer...
). Real finished fourth in the league, but won the
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.
In the
1998-99La Liga 1998-99 season, the 68th since its establishment, started on August 29, 1998 and finished on June 20, 1999. It was composed of the following clubs:- Final table :-Relegation playoff:-Results Table:...
season, Morientes performed very well, scoring 19 goals in the league and 25 in 38 appearances overall. He continued to display top football in 1999–2000, scoring 19 goals and finishing as Real's top scorer in a year where he also helped to the
capitalMadrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. It is the third-most populous municipality in the European Union after Greater London and Berlin, and its metropolitan area is the third-most populous city by urban area in the European Union after Paris and London.The city is located on the river...
side's
second Champions League title in three seasonsThe 1999-2000 UEFA Champions League was the eighth edition of the UEFA Champions League, UEFA's premier European club football tournament, since its rebranding from the European Cup, and the 45th edition overall. The competition was won by Real Madrid C.F., who clinched an historic eighth title win...
, scoring in the 3-0 win over
Valencia CFValencia Club de Fútbol is a Spanish professional football club based in Valencia. They play in La Liga and are one of the most successful and biggest clubs in Spanish football...
in an all-Spanish
finalThe 2000 UEFA Champions League Final took place at Stade de France in Paris, France on 24 May 2000. The match pitted Spanish giants Real Madrid and Valencia...
. In the next season, Morientes won the first of two league 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
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. He missed the tail-end of the domestic season due to injury.
In 2001-02, 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
UD Las PalmasUnión Deportiva Las Palmas, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, in the autonomous community of Canary Islands. Founded in 22/08/1949, it plays in Segunda División...
, missing out on a double
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after missing from
the spotA penalty kick is a type of free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal....
late in the match. He finished second in the top scorers list for the season, tied with
Patrick KluivertPatrick Stephan Kluivert is a Dutch footballer, currently pursuing his interest in coaching. He played as a striker for AFC Ajax, A.C. Milan, FC Barcelona, Newcastle United F.C., Valencia CF, PSV Eindhoven, and Lille OSC....
and behind
Deportivo La CoruñaReal Club Deportivo de La Coruña, S.A.D. is a Galician football club from A Coruña, member of the LFP...
's
Diego TristánDiego Tristán Herrera is a Spanish professional footballer currently playing for Cádiz CF in the Spanish second division....
. Real were successful in
winning the Champions LeagueThe 2001-02 UEFA Champions League was the tenth season of UEFA's premier club football tournament, the UEFA Champions League, since its rebranding from the European Cup in 1992. The tournament was won by Real Madrid, who beat Bayer Leverkusen in the final to claim their ninth European Cup title...
after beating Bayer Leverkusen; Morientes played in the
finalThe 2002 UEFA Champions League Final was a football match held at Hampden Park, Glasgow, on 15 May 2002 and the final match of the 2001–02 UEFA Champions League – the 47th season of the European Cup and the 10th under the UEFA Champions League format....
and received a third Champions League winners medal.
In the summer of 2002, Real Madrid signed
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ian superstar
RonaldoRonaldo Luís Nazário de Lima , more commonly known as Ronaldo, is a Brazilian professional footballer currently playing for Campeonato Brasileiro club Corinthians....
from
InternazionaleFootball Club Internazionale Milano, commonly referred to as Internazionale and as just Inter in Italy, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy, founded in 1908...
. This fueled rumours that Morientes would soon be leaving the club, with
FC BarcelonaFútbol Club Barcelona , also known simply as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça , is a football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The team was founded in 1899 by a group of Swiss, English and Spanish men led by Joan Gamper. The club has become a Catalan institution, hence the motto "Més que...
and
Tottenham HotspurTottenham Hotspur Football Club, , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English professional football club based in Tottenham, North London which currently plays in the Premier League...
reportedly interested. The former were reportedly on the verge of signing Morientes for around €22 million, but the move fell through due to Barça's reluctance to match Morientes' wage demands. 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 Raúl. Morientes eventually fell down the pecking order of strikers to
GutiJosé María Gutiérrez Hernández, commonly known as Guti , is a Spanish footballer who currently plays for Real Madrid....
and
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and, during a February 2003 home win against
Borussia DortmundBV Borussia Dortmund is a German sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia and is best known as one of the most successful clubs in German football...
- 2–1 in the
Champions League second group stageThe 2002-03 UEFA Champions League was the 11th season of UEFA's premier European club football tournament, the UEFA Champions League, since its rebranding in 1992, and the 48th European Cup tournament overall...
- was involved in a highly publicised spat with then club manager
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, with the player allegedly insulting the manager after being called to enter the pitch as a third sub in the dying minutes.In the winter transfer window, despite continuous rumours of moves to Tottenham, Zaragoza,
RomaAssociazione Sportiva Roma, commonly referred to as simply Roma, is an Italian professional football club from Rome. Founded by a merger in 1927, Roma have participated at the top-tier of Italian football for all of their existence bar one season in the early 50s...
, and
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, Morientes remained at the club for the remainder of the season. Real would go on to win the league and Morientes earned his second league medal, making a total of 15 appearances (with three starts) and scoring five goals.
At the start of 2003-04, it was evident Morientes was not part of Madrid's plans; after extensive but ultimately unsuccessful negotiations regarding a loan deal with
GermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium,...
's
Schalke 04FC Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04, commonly FC Schalke 04, is a German football club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Schalke has long been one of the most popular football teams in Germany, even though major successes have been rare since the club's heyday...
, he was loaned to
French leagueLigue 1 is the top division of French football, one of two divisions making up the LFP, the other being Ligue 2. One member club, AS Monaco, is based in the independent Principality of Monaco, rather than in France proper...
side
AS MonacoAssociation Sportive de Monaco Football Club are a Monégasque football club based in the Principality of Monaco. They play in the Ligue 1 and are one of the most successful clubs in French football, having won seven league titles and five Coupe de France trophies...
,where he performed very well, scoring 10 goals in 28 appearances in the league. However, it was in the
Champions LeagueThe 2003-04 UEFA Champions League was the 12th season of UEFA's premier European club football tournament, the UEFA Champions League, since its rebranding from the European Cup in 1992, and the 49th tournament overall. The competition was won by Portugal's FC Porto, who defeated AS Monaco of Monaco...
that he really made an impact: Morientes finished as the top scorer, scoring nine goals. Ironically, Monaco met Real Madrid in the quarter-finals,where he scored a vital away goal in the first leg, which Real Madrid won 4-2. In the second leg, Morientes scored again as Monaco won 3-1, taking the aggregate score to 5-5 (away goals triumph). He also scored in their semifinal victory over
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, but could not prevent Monaco from losing 3-0 in the final to FC Porto, played, ironically, at the Arena AufSchalke in
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,
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. Morientes' form resulted in him winning the 2004 European Striker of the Year award.
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 OwenMichael James Owen is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Manchester United.The son of former footballer Terry Owen, Owen began his senior career at Liverpool in 1996. he progressed through the Liverpool youth team and scored on his debut in May 1997...
from
LiverpoolLiverpool Football Club is a professional football club based in Liverpool, England. The club plays in the Premier League, and has won more trophies than any other English club...
. He featured in 13 scoreless league matches (all as a substitute), and was transferred to Liverpool in January 2005 for a fee of
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6.3 million.During his time at Real, Morientes made a total of 182 league appearances, with 112 starts and 70 games as a substitute, and scored 82 league goals.
Liverpool
Morientes made his debut for the club against rivals
Manchester UnitedManchester United Football Club is an English football club, one of the most popular football clubs in the world, based at Old Trafford in Greater Manchester. The club was a founding member of the Premier League in 1992, and has played in the top division of English football since 1938, with the...
and scored his first Liverpool goal on 1 February 2005 against
Charlton AthleticCharlton Athletic Football Club is a professional association football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich...
. He was
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for Liverpool's
Champions LeagueThe 2004–05 UEFA Champions League was the 50th season of UEFA's premier European club football tournament, and the 13th since it was rebranded as the UEFA Champions League in 1992. The competition was won by Liverpool FC, who beat AC Milan on penalties in the final, having come back from 3–0...
campaign and did not feature in their victory against Milan in the final of the competition.
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
2004-05The 2004–05 season was the 125th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:*2004–05 was the first season to feature the rebranded Football League. The First Division, Second Division and Third Division were renamed the Football League Championship, Football League One and Football League...
. 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 CFValencia Club de Fútbol is a Spanish professional football club based in Valencia. They play in La Liga and are one of the most successful and biggest clubs in Spanish football...
. During his time at Liverpool, he managed only 12 goals in 61 appearances, although he was part of the squads that won the
2005 UEFA Super CupThe 2005 UEFA Super Cup was played on August 26, 2005 between Liverpool of England and CSKA Moscow of Russia. This was the first time a Russian side had competed in the Super Cup Final, as a result of CSKA Moscow beating Sporting Clube de Portugal in the 2005 UEFA Cup Final. Liverpool had made it...
and the
2006 FA CupThe FA Cup 2005-06 was the 125th staging of the world's oldest football competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, or FA Cup.The competition began on August 20 2005, with the lowest-ranked of the 674 entrants competing in the Extra Preliminary round...
. The signing of Morientes is sometimes mentioned in various lists of the worst transfers in the history of the Premier League.
Valencia
After a difficult season and a half at Liverpool, Morientes transferred to Valencia in late May 2006 for a fee reported to be around
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3 million.Here, he started to regain his form, scoring on his league debut, a 2-1 home win against
Real BetisReal Betis Balompié S.A.D. is a Spanish football club in Seville founded in 1907. The team currently plays in Segunda Division. Its home stadium is the 52,700-seat Manuel Ruiz de Lopera and its home colours are green and white...
, and also netting a hat-trick in his first Champions League game against Olympiacos.He linked up well with
David VillaDavid Villa Sánchez , nicknamed El Guaje is a Spanish footballer, who currently plays as a striker for Valencia CF and Spain....
and scored 12 league goals in 24 games, and was also Valencia's top scorer in the Champions League with seven. His good form throughout 2006-07 also earned him a recall to the national side.
In the 2007-08 season, Morientes and Villa were joined in the strike force by
Nikola ŽigićNikola Žigić is a Serbian footballer who currently plays for Valencia CF, as a centre forward.At 202 cms tall, Žigić is one of the tallest footballers in the world playing for a top flight football club.-Red Star Belgrade:After having played with teams in Serbia, Žigić joined Red Star Belgrade in...
and Javier Arizmendi. The campaign, however, was disappointing, as the
"Che" were knocked out of the Champions League after finishing 4th in the group, and manager
Quique Sánchez FloresEnrique "Quique" Sánchez Flores is a Spanish football coach, and a former right defender.-Club career:During his playing career, Flores spent ten seasons with Valencia CF, starting in 1984–85...
was sacked following a poor run of form. Morientes picked up an injury in December 2007 that ruled him out for almost three months. He made his return to the team against
Sevilla FCSevilla Fútbol Club S.A.D. is a Spanish professional football club that plays in the top-flight Spanish La Liga championship. The club was established on October 14 1905, making it the oldest football club from Seville, and the second oldest from Andalusia.- The early years :On 15 October 1905,...
on 15 March 2008 and came off the bench to score the third and final goal in Valencia's 3-1 win over
Getafe CFGetafe Club de Fútbol S.A.D. is a Spanish La Liga football club based in Getafe, a city in the Madrid metropolitan area, founded in 1946 and refounded in 1983.In the top level since 2004-05, it holds home games at the Coliseum Alfonso Pérez....
in the
season's domestic cup finalThe Copa del Rey 2007–08 was the 104th staging of the Copa del Rey.The competition started on August 29 2007 and concluded on April 16, 2008 with the Final, held at the Estadio Vicente Calderón in Madrid, in which Valencia CF lifted the trophy for the seventh time in their history with a 3-1...
, the following month.
Morientes missed out on another few league games after he was hospitalised in April with abdominal pains and fever. He was released from hospital in time for the final two league games of the season, but played no part in either. In his first two seasons at Valencia, Morientes has scored 18 goals in 48 league matches, adding eight in 18 European competition contests, while also missing a number of matches through a number of injuries.
Having begun the following campaign as an unused substitute in Valencia's first league game, and only coming on as a substitute in the second, Morientes was handed his first start in a UEFA Cup match against C.S. Marítimo. He scored the only goal of the game, a solo effort at the 12-minute mark. However, his increasing age and the form of Villa and
Juan MataJuan Manuel Mata García, is a Spanish footballer who plays for Valencia CF, mainly as a left winger.A clever player with pace, intelligence and off-the-ball movements, he also possesses goalscoring ability.-Club career:...
led to only a handful of appearances in the league. As Valencia were ousted in the round of 32, Morientes finished as the club's top scorer in the European competition, at three goals in seven matches.
Marseille
On 27 July 2009, Morientes agreed a deal to join France's
Olympique de MarseilleOlympique de Marseille Olympique de Marseille Olympique de Marseille (also known as l'OM, is a professional French football club based in Marseille. Founded in 1899, they play in Ligue 1 and have spent most of their history in the top tier of French football...
on a free transfer, for one season.
International career
Morientes was a reliable performer for
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since 1998; he scored a brace in the first five minutes of his debut against
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on 25 March, adding a further two in each of his next two games, against
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and
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respectively. Morientes ranks fourth on the Spanish all-time topscorer's list with 27 goals in 47 appearances, behind former Real Madrid teammate Raúl, former Valencia teammate Villa and former Madrid
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Fernando HierroFernando Ruiz Hierro , is a former Spanish footballer. He is mostly known for his spells with Real Madrid and Spain....
(who took the majority of Spain's
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s and penalties), although his goals-to-games ratio is higher than Raúl and Hierro.
Morientes scored five goals in the two
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s he has featured in, with two goals in
1998The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th FIFA World Cup, was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998. France was chosen as hosts by FIFA on 1 July 1992. The tournament was won by France, who beat Brazil 3-0 in the final...
and three in
2002The 2002 FIFA World Cup, the 17th staging of the World Cup, was held in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. The two countries were chosen as hosts by FIFA in May 1996 and was the first tournament in its history to be hosted by two countries. It was also the first World Cup held in Asia...
. In the latter edition, Morientes and Raúl played together up front, and both showed impressive form in the tournament. During the knock-out round match against South Korea, Morientes scored a goal in extra-time that was disallowed, although replays suggested the goal was legit; Spain eventually lost the match on penalties.
He was a surprise omission at Euro 2000, but played at UEFA Euro 2004 where he scored one of only two goals that Spain could manage, in a subsequent group stage exit. Morientes also played for the nation during the
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; however, due to his poor form for Liverpool in 2005–2006, he was not chosen by national team coach
Luis AragonésJosé Luis Aragonés Suárez , usually referred to as Luis Aragonés and sometimes simply as Luis, is a former Spanish footballer and national coach....
in the final squad for the tournament, although he was part of a 31-man initial squad.
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
DenmarkThe Denmark national football team is controlled by the Danish Football Association and has represented the country of Denmark in international football competitions since 1908...
on 24 March 2007. Injured four days later against
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, in another qualifying contest, he would never appear again for the national side.
In May 2008, the Spanish squad for Euro 2008 was announced: Morientes, along with Valencia teammates
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, Joaquín, and
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, failed to make the squad, as did his close friend and Real Madrid captain, Raúl.
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Real MadridReal Madrid Club de Fútbol is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. It is the most successful team in Spanish football and was voted by FIFA as the most successful club of the 20th century, having won a record thirty-one La Liga titles, seventeen Spanish Cups, a record nine European...
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2003-04Olympique Lyonnais won Ligue 1 season 2003/2004 of the French Association Football League with 79 points.- 20 participating clubs :* AC Ajaccio* AJ Auxerre* SC Bastia* Girondins de Bordeaux* En Avant de Guingamp* Le Mans Union Club 72* RC Lens...
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MonacoAssociation Sportive de Monaco Football Club are a Monégasque football club based in the Principality of Monaco. They play in the Ligue 1 and are one of the most successful clubs in French football, having won seven league titles and five Coupe de France trophies...
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International
Fernando Morientes: International Goals
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| 1. |
25 March 1998 |
Estadio Balaídos, VigoVigo is the largest city in Galicia, Spain, located in the province of Pontevedra.It has a population of 295,703, with an extended metropolitan population of 468,654, making it the 14th-largest metropolitan area of Spain. Vigo is the largest city in Spain which is not a provincial...
, SpainSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. [The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though España , Estado español and Nación española are used interchangeably...]
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| 1 – 0 |
4–0 |
International Friendly An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...
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| 2. |
25 March 1998 |
Estadio Balaídos, Vigo, Spain |
| 2 – 0 |
4–0 |
International Friendly An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...
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| 3. |
3 June 1998 |
El Sardinero Estadio El Sardinero is a multi-purpose stadium in Santander, Spain. It is currently used mostly for football matches, holding 22,400 people.Built in 1988, it is the home ground for La Liga club Racing de Santander. It replaced Estadio El Sardinero....
, SantanderThe port city of Santander is the capital of the autonomous community of Cantabria situated on the north coast of Spain between Asturias and the Basque Country . Population in 2007 was about 184,000. Just over a third of Cantabrians live in Santander...
, Spain |
| 3 – 1 |
4–1 |
International Friendly An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...
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| 3. |
3 June 1998 |
El Sardinero Estadio El Sardinero is a multi-purpose stadium in Santander, Spain. It is currently used mostly for football matches, holding 22,400 people.Built in 1988, it is the home ground for La Liga club Racing de Santander. It replaced Estadio El Sardinero....
, SantanderThe port city of Santander is the capital of the autonomous community of Cantabria situated on the north coast of Spain between Asturias and the Basque Country . Population in 2007 was about 184,000. Just over a third of Cantabrians live in Santander...
, Spain |
| 4 – 1 |
4–1 |
International Friendly An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...
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| 5. |
24 June 1998 |
Stade Félix-Bollaert, LensLens is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. It is one of France's large Picarde cities along with Lille, Valenciennes, Amiens, Roubaix, Tourcoing, Arras, and Douai.-Metropolitan area:...
, FranceFrance , officially the French Republic , is a country located in Western Europe, with several overseas islands and territories located on other continents. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean...
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| 3 – 0 |
6–1 |
1998 FIFA World CupThe 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th FIFA World Cup, was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998. France was chosen as hosts by FIFA on 1 July 1992. The tournament was won by France, who beat Brazil 3-0 in the final...
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| 6. |
24 June 1998 |
Stade Félix-Bollaert, Lens, France |
| 4 – 1 |
6–1 |
1998 FIFA World CupThe 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th FIFA World Cup, was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998. France was chosen as hosts by FIFA on 1 July 1992. The tournament was won by France, who beat Brazil 3-0 in the final...
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| 7. |
5 September 1998 |
Antonis PapadopoulosAntonis Papadopoulos is an all-seater football stadium in the city of Larnaca. The first phase of the stadium was completed in 1986.The ground is the home of Anorthosis Famagusta and currently that of the Cyprus national football team. The ground bears the name of an Anorthosis benefactor...
, LarnacaLarnaca, is a city of the Republic of Cyprus situated on the southern coast of Cyprus. It has a population of 72,000 and is the island's second largest commercial port and an important tourist resort...
, CyprusCyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country situated in the eastern Mediterranean, south of Turkey and west of Syria and Lebanon....
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| 3 – 2 |
3–2 |
UEFA Euro 2000 Qualifying |
| 8. |
18 August 1999 |
Polish Army StadiumMarshal Józef Piłsudski Polish Army Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Warsaw, Poland. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Legia Warszawa. The stadium holds 13,628 people and was inaugurated on August 9, 1930...
, WarsawWarsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River roughly from both the Baltic Sea coast and the Carpathian Mountains. Its population as of 2009 was estimated at 1,709,781, and the Warsaw metropolitan area at approximately 2,785,000...
, PolandPoland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe . Poland is bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
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| 1 – 1 |
1–2 |
International Friendly An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...
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| 9. |
10 October 1999 |
Carlos BelmonteEstadio Carlos Belmonte is a multi-purpose stadium in Albacete, Spain. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Albacete Balompié. The stadium holds 17,300 and was built in 1940....
, AlbaceteAlbacete is a city and municipality in southeastern Spain, 258 km southeast of Madrid, the capital of the province of Albacete in the autonomous community of Castilla-La Mancha. The municipality had a population of 164,771 in 2007....
, Spain |
| 2 – 0 |
3–0 |
UEFA Euro 2000 Qualifying |
| 10. |
28 March 2001 |
Mestalla, Valencia, Spain |
| 2 – 0 |
2–1 |
International Friendly An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...
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| 11. |
1 September 2001 |
Mestalla, Valencia, Spain |
| 2 – 0 |
4–1 |
2002 FIFA World Cup qualificationA total of 199 teams entered the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 32 spots in the final tournament, an increase from 24 in the previous five World Cups...
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| 12. |
1 September 2001 |
Mestalla, Valencia, Spain |
| 3 – 0 |
4–1 |
2002 FIFA World Cup qualificationA total of 199 teams entered the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 32 spots in the final tournament, an increase from 24 in the previous five World Cups...
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| 13. |
13 February 2002 |
Lluís CompanysEstadi Olímpic Lluís Companys is a stadium in Barcelona, Spain. Originally built in 1927 for the 1929 International Exposition in the city , it was renovated in 1989 to be the main stadium for the 1992 Summer Olympics...
, BarcelonaBarcelona is the capital, most populous city of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia and the second largest city in Spain, with a population of 1,615,908 in 2008. It is the 11th-most populous municipality in the European Union and sixth-most populous urban area in the European Union after Paris,...
, Spain |
| 1 – 1 |
1–1 |
International Friendly An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...
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| 14. |
17 April 2002 |
Windsor ParkWindsor Park, in Belfast, is the home ground of the Northern Irish football club, Linfield. It is also the home of the Northern Ireland national football team and Irish Cup and Irish League Cup finals....
, BelfastBelfast is the capital of and the largest city in Northern Ireland, a constituent country of the United Kingdom. It is the seat of devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly. It is the largest urban area in the province of Ulster, and the second largest city on the island of...
, Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland is a part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and it is situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland. It shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
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| 0 – 5 |
0–5 |
International Friendly An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...
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| 15. |
7 June 2002 |
Jeonju CastleJeonju World Cup Stadium, nicknamed "Jeonju Castle", is a football stadium in the South Korean city of Jeonju. It is the home of Jeonbuk FC. The stadium's capacity is 43,348.Jeonju World Cup Stadium hosted some matches in the 2002 World Cup...
, JeonjuJeonju is a city in South Korea, and the capital of Jeollabuk-do, or North Jeolla Province. It is an important tourist center famous for Korean food, historic buildings, sports activities and innovative festivals.- History :...
, South KoreaSouth Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often simply referred to as Korea, is a country in East Asia, located on the southern half of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by China to the west, Japan to the east, and North Korea to the north. Its capital is Seoul, the second largest...
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| 1 – 1 |
3–1 |
2002 FIFA World CupThe 2002 FIFA World Cup, the 17th staging of the World Cup, was held in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. The two countries were chosen as hosts by FIFA in May 1996 and was the first tournament in its history to be hosted by two countries. It was also the first World Cup held in Asia...
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| 16. |
7 June 2002 |
Jeonju Castle, Jeonju, South Korea |
| 2 – 1 |
3–1 |
2002 FIFA World CupThe 2002 FIFA World Cup, the 17th staging of the World Cup, was held in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. The two countries were chosen as hosts by FIFA in May 1996 and was the first tournament in its history to be hosted by two countries. It was also the first World Cup held in Asia...
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| 17. |
10 June 2002 |
Suwon Big Bird StadiumThe Suwon World Cup Stadium , which seats 43,288, in the Korean city of Suwon, has been home to K-League football side Suwon Samsung Bluewings since 2002.-2002 Korea/Japan World Cup:...
, SuwonSuwon is the provincial capital and largest city of Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. A major city of over a million inhabitants, Suwon lies approximately 30 kilometres south of Seoul...
, South Korea |
| 1 – 0 |
1–1 |
2002 FIFA World CupThe 2002 FIFA World Cup, the 17th staging of the World Cup, was held in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. The two countries were chosen as hosts by FIFA in May 1996 and was the first tournament in its history to be hosted by two countries. It was also the first World Cup held in Asia...
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| 18. |
30 April 2003 |
Vicente Calderón, Madrid Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. It is the third-most populous municipality in the European Union after Greater London and Berlin, and its metropolitan area is the third-most populous city by urban area in the European Union after Paris and London.The city is located on the river...
, Spain |
| 2 – 0 |
4–0 |
International Friendly An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...
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| 19. |
30 April 2003 |
Vicente Calderón, Madrid, Spain |
| 3 – 0 |
4–0 |
International Friendly An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...
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| 20. |
30 April 2003 |
Vicente Calderón, Madrid, Spain |
| 4 – 0 |
4–0 |
International Friendly An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...
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| 21. |
31 March 2004 |
El MolinónEstadio El Molinón is an association football stadium in Gijón, Asturias-Spain. The stadium is the home ground of Sporting de Gijón.The stadium's address is Parque de Isabel la Católica, 33390 Gijón.-History:...
, GijónGijón , is a coastal industrial city and a municipality in the autonomous community of Asturias in Spain. Early mediaeval texts mention it as "Gigia". It was an important regional Roman city, although the area has been settled since earliest history...
, Spain |
| 1 – 0 |
2–0 |
International Friendly An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...
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| 22. |
5 June 2004 |
Coliseum Alfonso PérezEstadio Coliseum Alfonso Pérez is a football stadium in Getafe, Spain. The stadium is the home ground of Getafe CF and is named after Alfonso Pérez.* Name: Estadio Coliseum Alfonso Pérez* Inauguration: 1998* Capacity: 14,400 seats...
, GetafeGetafe is a city in the southern zone of the Madrid metropolitan area, Spain, and one of the most populated and industrialized cities in the municipality. The city is home to one of the oldest Spanish military air bases, as well as the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid...
, Spain |
| 1 – 0 |
4–0 |
International Friendly An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...
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| 23. |
16 June 2004 |
Estádio do Bessa The Estádio do Bessa is a football stadium located in the Boavista area of Porto, Portugal, used by Boavista FC....
, PortoPorto , also known as Oporto in English, is Portugal's second city and capital of the Norte NUTS II region. The city is located in the estuary of the Douro river in northern Portugal. The largest city in the region, Porto is considered the economic and cultural heart of the entire region...
, PortugalPortugal , officially the Portuguese Republic , is a country located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of mainland Europe and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east...
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| 0 – 1 |
1–1 |
UEFA Euro 2004 |
| 24. |
18 August 2004 |
Estadio Gran CanariaEstadio Gran Canaria is a multi-purpose stadium in Las Palmas, Spain. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 31,250 people. It was built in 2003 and their website can be found at . In the summer of 2006 it hosted the Shakira Oral Fixation Tour in 2007...
, Las Palmas, Spain |
| 1 – 0 |
3–2 |
International Friendly An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...
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| 25. |
3 September 2005 |
El Sardinero, Santander, Spain |
| 2 – 0 |
2–1 |
International Friendly An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...
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| 26. |
12 November 2005 |
Vicente Calderón, Madrid, Spain |
| 5 – 1 |
5–1 |
2006 FIFA World Cup qualificationA total of 197 teams entered the qualification process for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, competing for a total of 32 spots in the final tournament. Germany, as the host, qualified automatically, leaving 31 spots open for competition...
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| 27. |
24 March 2007 |
Santiago BernabéuEstadio Santiago Bernabéu is a football stadium in the Chamartín district of Madrid, Spain. It was inaugurated on 14 December 1947 and is owned by the Real Madrid Clube de Fútbol...
, Madrid, Spain |
| 1 – 0 |
2–0 |
UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying |
Club
- Real Madrid
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. It is the most successful team in Spanish football and was voted by FIFA as the most successful club of the 20th century, having won a record thirty-one La Liga titles, seventeen Spanish Cups, a record nine European...
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- UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe...
: 1997-98, 1999-2000, 2001-02
- Spanish League
The Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, in terms of sponsorship, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional football league in Spain...
: 2000-01, 2002-03
- Spanish Supercup
The Supercopa de España is a Spanish football championship contested by the winners of the La Liga and the Copa del Rey.The 2009 edition of the Supercopa de España was played between FC Barcelona and Athletic Club Bilbao...
: 1997The 1997 Supercopa de España was two-leg Spanish football matches played on 20 August and 23 August 1997. It contested by FC Barcelona, who were Spanish Cup winners in 1996–97, and Real Madrid who won the 1996–97 Spanish League. Real Madrid won 5–3 on aggregate.-First leg:-Second...
, 2001The 2001 Supercopa de España was two-leg Spanish football matches played on 19 August and 22 August 2001. It contested by Real Zaragoza, who were Spanish Cup winners in 2000–01, and Real Madrid, who won the 2000–01 Spanish League. Real Madrid won 4–1 on aggregate.-First leg:-Second...
, 2003The 2003 Supercopa de España was two-leg Spanish football matches played on 24 August and 27 August 2003. It contested by RCD Mallorca, who were Spanish Cup winners in 2002–03, and Real Madrid, who won the 2002–03 Spanish League. Real Madrid won 4–2 on aggregate.-First leg:-Second leg:-References:...
- Spanish Cup
The Copa del Rey is an annual cup competition for Spanish football teams. Its full name is Campeonato de España - Copa de Su Majestad El Rey Don Juan Carlos I , referring to the current King of Spain, Juan Carlos I of Spain; it has been known by various names over the years.First played in 1902, FC...
: Runner-up 2001-02
- Monaco
Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club are a Monégasque football club based in the Principality of Monaco. They play in the Ligue 1 and are one of the most successful clubs in French football, having won seven league titles and five Coupe de France trophies...
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- UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe...
: Runner-up 2003-04
- Liverpool
Liverpool Football Club is a professional football club based in Liverpool, England. The club plays in the Premier League, and has won more trophies than any other English club...
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- FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after The Football Association. The name "FA Cup" usually refers to the English men's tournament, although a women's tournament is also held...
: 2005-06
- UEFA Super Cup: 2005
The 2005 UEFA Super Cup was played on August 26, 2005 between Liverpool of England and CSKA Moscow of Russia. This was the first time a Russian side had competed in the Super Cup Final, as a result of CSKA Moscow beating Sporting Clube de Portugal in the 2005 UEFA Cup Final. Liverpool had made it...
- English League Cup
The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or for sponsorship reasons the Carling Cup, is an English football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...
: Runner-up 2004-05
- Valencia
Valencia Club de Fútbol is a Spanish professional football club based in Valencia. They play in La Liga and are one of the most successful and biggest clubs in Spanish football...
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- Spanish Cup
The Copa del Rey is an annual cup competition for Spanish football teams. Its full name is Campeonato de España - Copa de Su Majestad El Rey Don Juan Carlos I , referring to the current King of Spain, Juan Carlos I of Spain; it has been known by various names over the years.First played in 1902, FC...
: 2007-08The Copa del Rey 2007–08 was the 104th staging of the Copa del Rey.The competition started on August 29 2007 and concluded on April 16, 2008 with the Final, held at the Estadio Vicente Calderón in Madrid, in which Valencia CF lifted the trophy for the seventh time in their history with a 3-1...
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