Fernando Morientes

Fernando Morientes
Morientes in 2024
Personal information
Full name Fernando Morientes Sánchez[1][2]
Date of birth (1976-04-05) 5 April 1976 (age 48)[1]
Place of birth Cilleros, Spain[1]
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Sonseca
1992–1993 Albacete
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1995 Albacete 22 (5)
1995–1997 Zaragoza 66 (28)
1997–2005 Real Madrid 183 (72)
2003–2004Monaco (loan) 28 (10)
2005–2006 Liverpool 41 (8)
2006–2009 Valencia 66 (19)
2009–2010 Marseille 12 (1)
2015 Santa Ana 3 (0)
Total 421 (143)
International career
1993–1994 Spain U18 12 (10)
1995 Spain U20 5 (1)
1995–1998 Spain U21 16 (4)
1996 Spain U23 2 (0)
1998–2007 Spain 47 (27)
Managerial career
2012 Huracán (youth)
2012–2014 Real Madrid (youth)
2015–2016 Fuenlabrada
Medal record
Representing  Spain
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Winner 1998 Romania
Runner-up 1996 Spain
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Fernando Morientes Sánchez (Spanish pronunciation: [feɾˈnando moˈɾjentes ˈsantʃeθ]; born 5 April 1976) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a striker.

He played for a number of clubs during his career, including Real Madrid, Monaco, Liverpool and Valencia. In La Liga, he scored 124 goals in 337 games over 15 seasons. He earned 11 major honours with the first club, including three Champions League trophies.

Morientes earned 47 caps for the Spain national team, representing the country in two World Cups (totalling five goals) and Euro 2004. He later worked briefly as a manager.

  1. ^ a b c d "Fernando MORIENTES Sánchez". El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  2. ^ "FIFA Club World Championship Japan 2005 – Official rosters". FIFA. 4 December 2005. Archived from the original on 19 December 2005. Retrieved 28 December 2022.