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Uruguayan footballer (born 1975)

Óscar Javier Morales

Personal information
Full name Óscar Javier Morales Albornoz
Date of birth (1975-03-29) March 29, 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1998 Cerro 43 (1)
1999–2010 Nacional Montevideo 269 (10)
2005–2006 → Valladolid (loan) 30 (0)
2006–2007 → Málaga (loan) 11 (0)
2010 Quilmes 4 (0)
2011–2012 Cerro 43 (2)
2013 Miramar Misiones 0 (0)
2013–2014 Villa Teresa 13 (0)
International career
2002–2005 Uruguay 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2013 (UTC)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Morales and the second or maternal family name is Albornoz.

Óscar Javier "Ó.J." Morales Albornoz (born 29 March 1975 in Montevideo) is an Uruguayan former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

After playing in his native country with C.A. Cerro and Club Nacional de Football, Morales had two Spanish second division loan stints with Real Valladolid and Málaga CF, subsequently returning in July 2007 to Nacional.

In 2010, after more than 300 official games for his main club, the 35-year-old joined Quilmes Atlético Club, recently promoted to the top flight in Argentina.[1] The following year, he returned to his first professional team Cerro.

Honour Club Country Year
Uruguayan League Nacional Uruguay 2000
Uruguayan League Nacional Uruguay 2001
Uruguayan League Nacional Uruguay 2002
Uruguayan League Nacional Uruguay 2005
Uruguayan League Nacional Uruguay 2008–09
  1. ^ "Morales y Varela llegan a Quilmes" [Morales and Varela arrive at Quilmes] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 18 June 2010. Retrieved 10 July 2010.