Carlos Morales (footballer, born 1979)

Carlos Morales
	Morales playing for Santos Laguna
Personal information
Full name	Carlos Adrián Morales Higuera
Date of birth	6 September 1979 (age 44)
Place of birth	La Piedad, Michoacán, Mexico
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1997–1998	C.F. La Piedad
1998–2004	Morelia
2001	→ Pachuca (loan)
2004–2006	Tigres UANL
2006–2008	Toluca
2009	Tecos
2010–2012	Santos Laguna
2012–2018	Morelia
2017–2018	→ Lobos BUAP (loan)
2019	Morelia
International career
1999	Mexico U20
1999–2005	Mexico
Managerial career
2020	Toluca (Interim)
2023	Atlético Morelia
Medal record
Representing Mexico
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Carlos Adrián Morales Higuera^[a] (born 6 September 1979) is a Mexican former professional footballer. He last played for Lobos BUAP on loan from Morelia in Liga MX. He recently was the manager of Atlético Morelia

A versatile midfielder and accurate set-piece taker, Carlos can play as a central midfielder, winger, wing-back and full-back. He began his career by debuting with Mexico's Ascenso MX La Piedad (based on the city in the Mexican State of Michoacán) (1997-'98), then was brought forth to Liga MX by Morelia (1998–2001, 2002–2004, 2012), later on he would move to Pachuca (2001–2002), Tigres (2003–2006), Toluca (2006–2009), Tecos (2009) and Santos Laguna (2010–2012).

Carlos is the brother of Ramón Morales, a former footballer.^[1]

Honours[edit]

Morelia

Tigres UANL

InterLiga: 2005, 2006

Pachuca

Primera División: Invierno 2001

Toluca

Primera División: Apertura 2008

Santos Laguna

Primera División: Clausura 2012

Notes[edit]

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

References[edit]

^ Jiménez, Alexander (4 December 2006). "Ramón Morales enfrentará a su hermano Carlos en la Final" [Ramón Morales will face his brother Carlos in the Final] (in Spanish). Medio Tiempo.

External links[edit]

Carlos Morales – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)

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[1] In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Morales and the second or maternal family name is Higuera.

[2] Jiménez, Alexander (4 December 2006). "Ramón Morales enfrentará a su hermano Carlos en la Final" [Ramón Morales will face his brother Carlos in the Final] (in Spanish). Medio Tiempo.

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