Santiago Eduardo Morero (born 18 April 1982) is an Argentine former footballer who played as a defender.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Santiago Eduardo Morero | ||
| Date of birth | 18 April 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Murphy, Santa Fe, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2005 | Douglas Haig | 52 | (4) |
| 2005–2008 | Tigre | 65 | (1) |
| 2008–2013 | Chievo | 58 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | → Cesena (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Siena | 12 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Grosseto | 15 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Alessandria | 37 | (2) |
| 2016–2018 | Juve Stabia | 50 | (1) |
| 2018–2020 | Avellino | 64 | (5) |
| 2020–2021 | Nocerina | 30 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He also applied to register as a European Union citizen by claiming his Italian ancestry in 2008, in order to exclude from non-EU registration quota of Serie A.[1]
Biography edit
Argentina edit
Morero started his playing career with Club Atlético Douglas Haig in 2003, where he played in Torneo Argentino A, the regional league and the third level of Argentine football.
In 2005 Morero joined Club Atlético Tigre, in 2007 the club were promoted to the Argentine Primera División. The 2007–08 "Apertura" season was Tigre's first season in the Primera División since 1980, and Morero's first taste of top flight football. Morero was a key member of the first team, playing in nearly all of Tigre's games. The club finished in 2nd place which was the highest league finish in their history.
Italy edit
On 1 September 2008, he was signed by Chievo,[2] in although he played a few friendlies for Udinese,[3] the club did not signed him.
On 15 December 2008, he played his first Serie A match against F.C. Internazionale Milano.
On 15 July 2009 he signed a new 4-year contract with Chievo.[4]
On 26 July 2013 Morero left for Serie B club Siena in a 2-year deal.[5] After the bankruptcy of Siena in 2014, he was signed by Lega Pro club Grosseto. On 20 January 2015 he was signed by Alessandria.[6] Alessandria finished as the 5th of Group A of Lega Pro, while finished as the 11th of Group B. However, Grosseto also bankrupted in 2015. With Alessandria, they finished as the 4th of Group A of Lega Pro.
In the summer of 2016 was signed by Juve Stabia.[7]
References edit
- ^ "Udinese, che spericolata". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 12 July 2008. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
- ^ "ESPOSITO E MORERO AL CHIEVO. GASPARETTO IN PRESTITO AL PISA, GRANOCHE ALLA TRIESTINA" (in Italian). A.C. ChievoVerona. 2008-09-01. Archived from the original on 2009-09-02. Retrieved 2009-07-10.
- ^ "Il Bassano regge dignitosamente all'Udinese(0/3)" (in Italian). Bassano Virtus 55 Soccer Team. 25 July 2008. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
- ^ "MORERO IN GIALLOBLU' FINO AL 2013" (in Italian). A.C. ChievoVerona. 2009-07-15. Archived from the original on 2009-09-02. Retrieved 2009-07-18.
- ^ "Morero è un giocatore del Siena" (in Italian). A.C. Siena. 26 July 2013. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ^ "Santiago Morero è un giocatore dei Grigi" (in Italian). U.S. Alessandria Calcio 1912. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ^ "Amenta e Morero sono calciatori delle Vespe" (in Italian). S.S. Juve Stabia. 27 July 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ^ "NOCERINA: colpo in difesa, firma Santiago Morero" (in Italian). Nocerina. 1 September 2020.
External links edit
- Football-Lineups player profile
- (in Spanish) Tigre player profile
- (in Italian) Chievo player profile
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