FERNANDO MORIENTES
FULL NAME: Fernando Morientes Sanches
DOB: April 5, 1976
PLACE OF BIRTH: Cilleros, Caseres, Spain
HEIGHT: 186 cm, 79 kg
COUNTRY: Spain
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CURRENT CLUB: Valencia CDF (2006- current)
POSTITON: Central forward.
SQUAD NUMBER: 9
PREVIOUS CLUBS:
1993-1995 - Albacete Balompié
1995-1997 - Real Zaragoza
1997-2005 - Real Madrid
2003-2004 - → AS Monaco (loan)
2005-2006 - Liverpool
2006 - Valencia
INTERNATIONAL CAP: 47; 27 goals. WC 1998, WC 2002, EURO 2004.
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BIOGRAPHY
Fernando Morientes Sánches is a footballer who plays for Valencia. He has previously played for Liverpool, AS Monaco, Albacete, Real Zaragoza and most notably Real Madrid where he played between 1997 and 2005. He was a part of the successful Real Madrid sides that won the UEFA Champions League thrice between 1998 and 2002 (runner-up in 2004 with Monaco), and the Spanish Primera Liga twice.
[Wikipedia]
Favorites:
Colour: Red
Movie: The Last of Mochicans, the Davinci Code and all Steven Spielberg's Movies
Actor and Actress: Steven Seagal, Nicholas Cage and Julia Roberts
Music: Queen and El Barrio
TV Show: La Restoba
Books: "El Quijote" and any De Pablo Coelho books
Food: Pasta and traditional Spanish kitchen Petit Suisse
Family:
Marital Status: Married with Victoria Lopez
Children: Three ( Fernandito, Lucia and Gabriela )
• Married Maria Victoria Lopez on 23 December 1999, in Hieronymites Church in Madrid. On that day it was very cold and snowing. Raul and wife Mamen were among the guests, as was then Real Madrid president Lorenzo Sanz.
• She is more commonly known as Victoria, and dubbed V Lo by her fans.
• Her birthday is 6 June.
• She is very good friends with Raul’s wife Mamen
• She has been with him "for life" according to some articles, they seem very much in love, and he wasn’t the playboy young footballer type.
• He made his own celebration after his wife's pregnancy by breaking his worst goalless time, with more than 15 games without scoring.
• The couple have three children, Fernandito, born on 16 July 1999, Lucia, born on 14 August 2001, and Gabriela, born on 21 September 2006. Three of them born in Madrid
• He dedicated his goal in the 2000 Champion’s League final to his son, and his next CL winner’s medal to his daughter. His goals in the 2002 World Cup match against Paraguay to his wife ( Victoria )
[FernandoMorientes.net]
