José María Morr Azuaje (born 12 April 1981) is a Venezuelan football manager and former player who played as a forward. He is the current manager of Metropolitanos.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José María Morr Azuaje | ||
| Date of birth | 12 April 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Acarigua, Venezuela | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Metropolitanos (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2000 | Portuguesa | ||
| 2001 | Llaneros | ||
| 2002 | Portuguesa | ||
| 2003 | Unión Lara | ||
| 2004–2005 | Estudiantes de Mérida | ||
| 2005 | Unión Lara | ||
| 2006–2007 | Guaros | ? | (15) |
| 2007 | Minervén | ||
| 2007–2008 | Policía de Lara | ||
| 2009 | Guaros | ||
| 2009 | Llaneros | 14 | (5) |
| 2010 | Deportivo Lara | 3 | (0) |
| 2010 | Portuguesa | ||
| International career | |||
| 2001 | Venezuela U20 | ||
| 2004 | Venezuela U23 | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2010–2015 | Deportivo Lara (youth) | ||
| 2015–2018 | Venezuela U20 (assistant) | ||
| 2016–2018 | Venezuela (assistant) | ||
| 2018 | Estudiantes de Caracas | ||
| 2019– | Metropolitanos | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career edit
Born in Acarigua, Morr began his career with Portuguesa FC in 1997. He left the club in 2001 for Llaneros, but returned to his former side in 2002.
Morr subsequently resumed his career in the country's Primera División and Segunda División, representing Unión Lara (two stints), Estudiantes de Mérida, Guaros (two stints), Minervén, Policía de Lara, Llaneros,[1] Deportivo Lara and Portuguesa. He retired with the latter in 2010, aged just 29.
Managerial career edit
Shortly after retiring Morr took up coaching, being in charge of Deportivo Lara's youth sides. In August 2015, he was appointed Rafael Dudamel's assistant in the Venezuela under-20 team.[2]
In April 2016, after Dudamel was appointed in charge of the full side, Morr was again named his assistant.[3] He left the role on 30 August 2018, to take over first division side Estudiantes de Caracas.[3]
Morr left Estudiantes on a mutual agreement on 28 November 2018, and was named in charge of Metropolitanos on 19 December.[4]
Honours edit
Manager edit
Metropolitanos
References edit
- ^ "Con acento italiano" [With Italian accent] (in Spanish). ESPN. 22 November 2009. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "Dudamel toma las riendas de la Vinotinto Sub 20" [Dudamel takes the reins of the Vinotinto under-20s] (in Spanish). El Impulso. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ a b "José María Morr asumirá el banquillo de Estudiantes de Caracas" [José María Morr will be in charge of Estudiantes de Caracas' bench] (in Spanish). Diario Meridiano. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "José María Morr asumió la dirección técnica del Metropolitanos FC" [José María Morr took over Metropolitanos FC] (in Spanish). Balonazos.com. 19 December 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
External links edit
- José María Morr at BDFA (in Spanish)
- José María Morr coach profile at Soccerway