Óscar Javier Morales

{{short description|Uruguayan footballer (born 1975)}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Óscar Javier Morales

| image =

| fullname = Óscar Javier Morales Albornoz

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|3|29}}

| birth_place = Montevideo, Uruguay

| height = {{height|m=1.69}}

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| position = Defensive midfielder

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1996–1998

| years2 = 1999–2010

| years3 = 2005–2006

| years4 = 2006–2007

| years5 = 2010

| years6 = 2011–2012

| years7 = 2013

| years8 = 2013–2014

| clubs1 = Cerro

| clubs2 = Nacional Montevideo

| clubs3 = → Valladolid (loan)

| clubs4 = → Málaga (loan)

| clubs5 = Quilmes

| clubs6 = Cerro

| clubs7 = Miramar Misiones

| clubs8 = Villa Teresa

| caps1 = 43

| caps2 = 269

| caps3 = 30

| caps4 = 11

| caps5 = 4

| caps6 = 43

| caps7 = 0

| caps8 = 13

| goals1 = 1

| goals2 = 10

| goals3 = 0

| goals4 = 0

| goals5 = 0

| goals6 = 2

| goals7 = 0

| goals8 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2002–2005

| nationalteam1 = Uruguay

| nationalcaps1 = 2

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| pcupdate = 31 December 2013 (UTC)

| ntupdate =

}}

{{family name hatnote|Morales|Albornoz|lang=Spanish}}

Óscar Javier "Ó.J." Morales Albornoz (born 29 March 1975 in Montevideo) is an Uruguayan former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

Football career

After playing in his native country with C.A. Cerro and Club Nacional de Football, Morales had two Spanish second division loan stints with Real Valladolid and Málaga CF, subsequently returning in July 2007 to Nacional.

In 2010, after more than 300 official games for his main club, the 35-year-old joined Quilmes Atlético Club, recently promoted to the top flight in Argentina.{{cite news|url=https://espndeportes.espn.com/news/story?id=1044342&s=arg&type=story|title=Morales y Varela llegan a Quilmes|trans-title=Morales and Varela arrive at Quilmes|publisher=ESPN Deportes|language=Spanish|date=18 June 2010|access-date=10 July 2010}} The following year, he returned to his first professional team Cerro.

Honours

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!width="160"|Honour

!width="140"|Club

!width="140"|Country

!width="95"|Year

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|Uruguayan League

|Nacional

|Uruguay

|2000

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|Uruguayan League

|Nacional

|Uruguay

|2001

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|Uruguayan League

|Nacional

|Uruguay

|2002

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|Uruguayan League

|Nacional

|Uruguay

|2005

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|Uruguayan League

|Nacional

|Uruguay

|2008–09

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