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Juan Luis Mora (footballer, born 1973)

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mora and the second or maternal family name is Palacios.

Juan Luis Mora
Personal information
Full name Juan Luis Mora Palacios[1]
Date of birth (1973-07-12) 12 July 1973 (age 51)[1]
Place of birth Aranjuez, Spain[1]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Aranjuez
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1993 Aranjuez 19 (0)
1993–1994 Oviedo B 21 (0)
1994–1999 Oviedo 126 (0)
1999–2002 Espanyol 71 (0)
2002–2003 Xerez 41 (0)
2003–2005 Levante 78 (0)
2005–2008 Valencia 3 (0)
2008–2010 Levante 12 (0)
Total 371 (0)
International career
1994–1996 Spain U21 15 (0)
1996 Spain U23 4 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Spain
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Runner-up 1996 Spain
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Juan Luis Mora Palacios (born 12 July 1973) is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

He appeared in 238 La Liga games over 13 seasons (17 overall as a professional), mostly with Oviedo.

Club career

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Born in Aranjuez, Community of Madrid, Mora made his professional debut with Real Oviedo during 1993–94, and was the undisputed first-choice the following three seasons. He signed for RCD Espanyol in 1999, then spent 2002–03 and the following campaign in Segunda División, with Xerez CD and Levante UD respectively.[2]

Mora played all 38 league matches in 2004–05's top flight with Levante, as his team was relegated in the last matchday. He subsequently joined Valencia CF on a three-year deal,[3] being third choice behind Santiago Cañizares and Ludovic Butelle first and Cañizares and Timo Hildebrand afterwards (Cañizares was axed from the squad in December 2007, but reinstated in April following Ronald Koeman's firing), appearing in only three La Liga games during his spell;[4] he left the Mestalla Stadium after his contract expired, at the end of the 2007–08 season.

On 15 August 2008, 35-year-old Mora returned to Levante, recently relegated to the second level.[5] He served as backup in his debut campaign, and took part in no competitive matches in the second as the Valencian Community side returned to the top tier after a two-year absence;[2] he retired shortly after, remaining with the club in directorial capacities.[6][7]

International career

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Mora appeared for the Spanish under-21s in the 1996 UEFA European Championship,[8] and played Olympic football the same year.

Honours

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Espanyol

Levante

Valencia

Spain U21

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Juan Luis MORA Palacios" (in Spanish). El Mundo. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b Juan Luis Mora, un guardameta que hizo soñar (Juan Luis Mora, a goalkeeper who got people dreaming); Vavel, 16 November 2017 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Mora increases Valencia options; UEFA, 13 June 2005
  4. ^ Koeman 'raja' contra medio Valencia (Koeman 'takes on' half of Valencia); El Mundo, 21 May 2008 (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Mercado: Mora volverá a ser el portero del Levante (Market: Mora will be Levante's goalkeeper again); Goal, 15 August 2008 (in Spanish)
  6. ^ «El vestuario del Levante es chocante, no falta la música vayan bien o mal las cosas» («Levante's locker room is a blast, music is always there whether things go well or bad»); Las Provincias, 23 August 2010 (in Spanish)
  7. ^ Mora, técnico Levante: "Este árbitro es un aunténtico sinvergüenza" (Mora, Levante coach: "This referee is a real lowlife"); Marca, 12 February 2018 (in Spanish)
  8. ^ Italia ya ganó un Europeo a España en el 1996 (Italy have already won European Championships against Spain in 1996) Archived 13 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine; Orgullo Bianconero, 18 June 2013 (in Spanish)
  9. ^ Melero, Víctor (13 May 2017). "Mora, un portero muy solvente bajo palos" [Mora, quite proficient goalkeeper between the posts] (in Spanish). Diario La Grada. Archived from the original on 4 August 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  10. ^ "El Levante festejó el título con un homenaje al equipo que subió en 2004" [Levante celebrated title by honouring team that promoted in 2004] (in Spanish). EFE. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
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