Jaime Moreno (footballer, born 1974)

Jaime Moreno Morales (born 19 January 1974 in Santa Cruz de la Sierra) is a former Bolivian footballer now serving as Youth Academy Technical Training Coach for D.C. United in Major League Soccer, and as the head coach of D.C. United's U-23 side.[1]

For the Venezuelan-born Nicaraguan footballer, see Jaime Moreno (footballer, born 1995).

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Moreno and the second or maternal family name is Morales.
Jaime Moreno
Moreno celebrating his final goal before retirement
Personal information
Full name Jaime Moreno Morales
Date of birth (1974-01-19) 19 January 1974
Place of birth Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Tahuichi Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1994 Blooming 57 (14)
1994 Independiente Santa Fe 5 (0)
1994–1996 Middlesbrough 20 (1)
1996–2002 D.C. United 150 (69)
1997–1998 → Middlesbrough (loan) 5 (1)
2003–2004 MetroStars 11 (2)
2004–2010 D.C. United 179 (62)
Total 427 (149)
National team‡
1991–2008 Bolivia 75 (9)
Teams managed
2011–2013 D.C. United U-23
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 October 2010
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 March 2009

Moreno began his career at Club Blooming and then played for Colombia's Independiente Santa Fe before spending two seasons at the English club Middlesbrough. The rest of his career was spent at D.C. United apart from one season at the New York MetroStars in 2003, and he was the all-time leading scorer in Major League Soccer at the time of his retirement in 2010. On 22 August 2007, in a match against the New York Red Bulls, he scored his 109th MLS goal, surpassing the previous league record set by former Dallas Burn and Real Salt Lake forward Jason Kreis. On 17 April 2009, Moreno became the first MLS player ever to reach the mark of 100 goals and 100 assists when he assisted on a Ben Olsen stoppage time goal.

From 1991 to 2008, Moreno played 75 matches for the Bolivia national football team, scoring eight goals. He represented the nation in five Copa América tournaments and the 1994 FIFA World Cup.

Playing career

Club

Moreno began his career in his native Bolivia, attending the prestigious Tahuichi Academy and playing for Blooming from 1991 to 1994. He signed with the Colombian side Independiente Santa Fe in 1994, but made only five league appearances for the team.

In 1994 Moreno signed with Middlesbrough, and the following season he became the first Bolivian to play in the English Premiership.[2] Moreno started in Middlesbrough's official opening of their new Riverside Stadium in a friendly against Italian side Sampdoria. He spent two years there, mostly coming off the bench. In total he made 20 league appearances for Boro, but only scored one league goal against Barnsley,[3] also scoring another goal against A.C. Cesena in the Anglo-Italian Cup.[4]

In 1996, in the middle of the Major League Soccer season, he was signed by the league and allocated to D.C. United, and helped lead them to the MLS Cup. He was one of the league's best players in 1997, when he led the league in goals (16), was named to the MLS Best XI and won another MLS Cup for his side (he would add a third Cup and another Best XI in 1999). After the 1997 season, he spent a few games on loan back to Middlesbrough, scoring once against Stoke City.[5]

1998 was Moreno's best season, as he scored 16 goals and added 11 assists, only losing the MLS MVP Award to teammate and fellow Bolivian Marco Etcheverry. He continued to play well amid constant concerns about his weight, but injuries began to take toll in 2001. He missed a large chunk of the 2002 season, and a conflict with head coach Ray Hudson led to Moreno being traded to the MetroStars after that season.

Moreno with D.C. United in 2008

Moreno missed most of his one season with the Metrostars, but did score two goals, one against United. He was shipped back to United before the 2004 season and, undertaking a strict training regimen to avoid injuries, regained much of his old form. He was a finalist for MLS MVP, was named to the league's Best XI for the second time, and led D.C. to their fourth MLS Cup. He was named to another Best XI in 2005. He was named to the MLS All-Time Best XI after the 2005 season. In 2007, he scored his 108th goal on a penalty kick against Toronto FC on 19 May, tying him with Jason Kreis as the all-time leading scorer in MLS. Moreno and Steve Ralston are the only players to have played in each of the first 15 MLS seasons. On 12 August 2010, Jaime Moreno and D.C. United announced that the 2010 season would be his last year with the club. His last game was at home against Toronto FC on 23 October 2010, where he scored on a penalty kick.

After the 2010 MLS season D.C. United declined Moreno's contract option and he elected to participate in the 2010 MLS Re-Entry Draft. When he was not selected, Moreno retired as a player and was hired as Youth Academy Technical Training Coach for D.C. United on 4 March 2011.[6]

International

Moreno was a regular on the Bolivian national team for most of the 1990s and played in the 1994 FIFA World Cup and the 1997 Copa América, but had been ignored for six years until recalled in 2007 for a friendly with Ireland. He played in the 2007 Copa América, where he scored his eighth international goal in the 39th minute of Bolivia's opening game against the host nation of Venezuela. He also scored in the 24th minute against Peru, though it was not enough for Bolivia to advance from the group stage.[7][8] Moreno announced his retirement from international football in October 2008,[9] after 75 appearances and nine goals scored for his country. He played in 23 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and at the 1999 Confederations Cup.[10]

Jaime Moreno: International goals
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.27 May 1993Cochabamba, Bolivia Paraguay2–0WonCopa Paz del Chaco
2.2 February 1994Miami, United States United States1–1DrawJoe Robbie Cup
3.12 June 1996Washington, D.C., United States United States2–0WonU.S. Cup
4.10 November 1996La Paz, Bolivia Colombia2–2Draw1998 World Cup Qualifying
5.12 January 1997La Paz, Bolivia Ecuador2–0Won1998 World Cup Qualifying
6.25 June 1997La Paz, Bolivia Mexico3–1Won1997 Copa América
7.28 June 2000San Cristóbal, Venezuela Venezuela2–4Loss2002 World Cup Qualifying
8.26 June 2007San Cristóbal, Venezuela Venezuela2–2Draw2007 Copa América
9.3 July 2007Mérida, Venezuela Peru2–2Draw2007 Copa América

[11]

Managerial career

D.C. United announced on 1 March 2011 that Moreno had been named the club's Youth Academy Technical Training Coach.[12]

On 5 May 2011; six months after his retirement, Moreno was hired by his former club, D.C. United, to coach their U-23 side.[13] The team represents the highest tier in United's Academy, and will begin playing in the Premier Development League, the fourth division in American soccer in 2012.

Career statistics
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
1994–95MiddlesbroughFirst Division141141
1995–96[14]Premier League700000--70
USA League Open Cup League Cup North America Total
1996D.C. UnitedMajor League Soccer93004100134
19972016532519
England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
1997–98[15]MiddlesbroughFirst Division512000--71
USA League Open Cup League Cup North America Total
1998D.C. UnitedMajor League Soccer3116613717
19992510653115
20002512002512
20012490000249
20021630000163
2003MetroStarsMajor League Soccer11200112
2004D.C. UnitedMajor League Soccer2774200319
200529161020413617
200632112130003712
2007217002041278
200825103000203010
20092493100523212
2010212310000243
Total England 252
USA 340133
Career total 365135

Honors

D.C. United

Middlesbrough

Individual
  • MLS Best XI: 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2006
  • MLS Cup MVP: 1997

Post playing career

On September 14, 2013 Moreno was inducted into the D.C. United Hall of Tradition at halftime of a match against the Los Angeles Galaxy at RFK Stadium.[16]

Personal life

Moreno and his wife, Louise, reside in Loudoun County, Virginia, with their five children. Moreno's oldest son, James, 15, has been invited to train with Premier League club West Ham as of 20 October 2010.[17]

References
  1. "U-23 Team: Quick Facts". D.C. United. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
  2. Boehm, Charles (23 January 2010). "Goal champ Moreno cherishes family". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  3. "Match History – 1994/95". Ayresomepark.co.uk. 14 March 1995. Archived from the original on 10 August 2011. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
  4. "Match History – 1994/95". Ayresomepark.co.uk. 15 November 1994. Archived from the original on 10 August 2011. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
  5. Hodgson, Guy (1 February 1998). "Middlesbrough's Moreno comes in from the cold". The Independent. London. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 March 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. Goff, Steven (13 June 2007). "Moreno Recalled by Bolivia for Copa America". The Washington Post. Retrieved 12 June 2007.
  8. Goff, Steven (30 May 2007). "There's No Stopping D.C. United's Moreno". The Washington Post. Retrieved 12 June 2007.
  9. "Quintanilla, Romero score in El Salvador's 2–0 win". USA Today. 22 October 2008. Retrieved 14 December 2008.
  10. Jaime Moreno – FIFA competition record
  11. "Jaime Moreno". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
  12. "D.C. United legend Jaime Moreno joins Youth Academy and Summer Camp Programs". D.C. United official website. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 7 March 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  13. Chamberlain, Samuel (5 May 2011). "D.C. United Legend Jaime Moreno To Coach Club's New U-23 Team". SB Nation: Washington, D.C. DC.SBnation.com. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  14. "Games played by Jaime Moreno in 1995/1996". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  15. "Games played by Jaime Moreno in 1997/1998". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  16. http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2013/09/14/mls-legend-jaime-moreno-inducted-dc-uniteds-hall-tradition-halftime-la-galax
  17. Goff, Steven (20 October 2010). "Wednesday kickaround: D.C. United, Jaime Moreno, MLS, Americans abroad, Carlos Bocanegra injury, WPS, Maryland Terrapins". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
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