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Sergio Morgado
Personal information
Full name Sergio Elías Morgado Rodríguez
Date of birth (1963-09-16) 16 September 1963 (age 61)
Place of birth Badajoz, Spain
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
Badajoz
Atlético Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1986 Atlético Madrid B 73 (3)
1985–1990 Atlético Madrid 105 (0)
1990–1993 Español 53 (0)
1993–1995 Badajoz 32 (0)
Total 263 (3)
International career
1985–1986 Spain U21 4 (0)
1987 Spain U23 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sergio Elías Morgado Rodríguez (born 16 September 1963), also known simply as Sergio, is a Spanish former footballer who played as a centre back.

He played 158 games in La Liga for Atlético Madrid and Español over eight consecutive seasons. In Segunda División, he added 105 games and 3 goals for Atlético Madrileño and Badajoz at the start and end of his career.

In the 2000s, Morgado worked as a director of football at Espanyol and Albacete.

Club career

Born in Badajoz in Extremadura, Morgado came through the youth ranks of Atlético Madrid after arriving from CD Badajoz. He made his debut for the reserve team in the Segunda División on 6 February 1983 in a 1–0 win at their Barcelona equivalents. In June, his team won the division's Copa de la Liga, and he played every minute of the 3–2 aggregate win over Deportivo de La Coruña.

On 6 November 1985, Morgado made his first-team debut in a 1–0 home win over Bangor City in the first round first leg of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. His first La Liga game was on 1 December in a goalless draw away to Real Zaragoza. His only goal of 136 total games for the main squad came on 29 May 1986, in a 2–0 win at the Vicente Calderón Stadium against Sestao River in the second leg of the first round of the Copa de la Liga. He played the full 120 minues of the 1987 Copa del Rey final, which his team lost on penalties to Real Sociedad.

In July 1990, Morgado was linked with a move to Español, and said he would look forward to playing under their new manager Luis Aragonés, who had promoted him to the Atlético first team. He signed a three-year deal and was presented on the same day as Juan Carlos Núñez Benicio [ca]. He was a regular starter in his first season, sidelined by a knee injury in his second, and in his third season he was dropped by manager Novoa before being reinstated by Juanjo Díaz for the final five games. In his final game on 29 June 1993, the Pericos were relegated after losing a playoff to Racing Santander.

Morgado returned to his hometown club Badajoz in 1993, with the club in the Segunda División. He made his debut on 2 September in a Copa del Rey third-round game away to Peña Deportiva (3–0 win), followed by a 2–0 home win over Toledo three days later on his league bow.

International career

Morgado played four games for Spain at under-21 level, starting on 11 June 1985 in a 1–0 win away to Iceland in a European qualifier. In late 1987, he played in defeats to Sweden and France for the under-23 team as they failed to qualify for the Olympic tournament.

Post-playing career

In April 2001, Morgado returned to the renamed Espanyol on a three-year deal, as technical secretary. He arrived the following month as sporting director after his contract expired at Badajoz. He and manager Javier Clemente were fired in November 2003, with the latter defending their signings by pointing to the club's economic crisis.

In July 2009, Morgado was hired as director of football at Albacete, instantly appointing Pepe Murcia as manager. His two-year contract was terminated in February 2010, as the club sought to reinstate Antonio López Alfaro.

Personal life

Morgado's son César Morgado [es] is also a footballer in the same position. Born in 1993 while his father was playing in the city of Barcelona, he represented several third-tier clubs, including Badajoz.

References

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  2. Sanchis, Alberto (7 February 1983). "0-1: Curso de antifútbol a cargo del Atl. Madrileño" [0-1: Lesson in anti-football from Atl. Madrileño]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  3. "1-3: At. Madrileño sorprendió al Coruña en la ida" [1-3: At. Madrileño surprised Coruña in the first leg]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 26 June 1983. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  4. Alcaide, J. (30 June 1983). "Campeones... Los "Colchoneros"" [Champions... The "Colchoneros"]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 October 2024.
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  6. "0-0: ¡Y todos felices!" [0-0: And everyone is happy!]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 2 December 1985. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
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  8. Vicente, Álvaro (2 April 2021). "La Romareda: la guinda a una generación irrepetible" [La Romareda: the finale of an unrepeatable generation]. El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 October 2024.
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  10. Juárez, María Carmen (25 July 1993). "Tres temporadas de angustia" [Three seasons of agony]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  11. Cánovas, Manuel C. (30 June 1993). "El Español se gana a pulso el descenso" [Español earn relegation]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 October 2024.
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  14. "2-0: España dijo adiós a Seul" [2-0: Spain said goodbye to Seoul]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). EFE. 24 September 1987. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  15. "1-2: España pierde y ya es última" [1-2: Spain lose and are now in last]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 14 October 1987. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  16. Canovas, M. C. (20 April 2001). "Sergio Morgado, nuevo secretario técnico" [Sergio Morgado, new technical secretary]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  17. Cánovas, M. C.; Sans, Gabriel (24 April 2001). "Sergio, a mediados de mayo" [Sergio, in mid-May]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  18. "Sergio, ´víctima´ extremeña en el Espanyol" [Sergio, Extremaduran 'victim' at Espanyol]. El Periódico Extremadura (in Spanish). 6 November 2003. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  19. "Pepe Murcia, nuevo entrenador del Albacete". Marca (in Spanish). EFE. 7 July 2009. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  20. "El Albacete despide al pacense Sergio Morgado" [Albacete fire Badajoz-born Sergio Morgado]. Hoy (in Spanish). 11 February 2010. Retrieved 30 October 2024.

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