Cristian Mora

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Christian Mora
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Mora with South China in 2014
Personal information
Full name Cristhian Rafael Mora Medrano [1]
Date of birth (1979-08-26) August 26, 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Vinces, Los Ríos, Ecuador
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1998–1999 Olmedo
2000 Deportivo Saquisilí
2001 ESPOLI
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1998–1999 Olmedo 0 (0)
1999–2002 ESPOLI 1 (0)
2000 → Deportivo Saquisilí (loan) 19 (0)
2002 → Deportivo Saquisilí (loan) 25 (0)
2003–2005 Macará 62 (0)
2005–2008 LDU Quito 95 (0)
2008–2009 El Nacional 59 (0)
2010–2011 Universidad Católica 35 (0)
2011–2013 Macará 82 (0)
2014 Deportivo Cuenca 13 (0)
2014–2016 South China 26 (0)
International career‡
2005–2009 Ecuador 20 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 16, 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of May 27, 2009

Cristian Rafael Mora Medrano (born August 26, 1979) is a retired Ecuadorian football goalkeeper.

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Club career

Mora once attended Colegio de las Hermanas Betlemitas and first played in Cóndor Futbol Club of San Miguel as goalkeeper at an early age. He also played for the San Miguel's city team in the Provincial Games and was picked as goalkeeper for the province team to play the national teen/amateur championship in Ecuador. Mora was then discovered and invited to train in Olmedo, while playing as goalkeeper in a friendly match against his college Escuela Politécnica de Riobamba.

On July 15, 2014, it was confirmed that Mora would go on loan to Hong Kong Premier League side South China. [2] [3]

International career

Mora has made 20 appearances for the Ecuador national team, [4] and made his first full-fledged senior appearance against Italy, a friendly match played in New Jersey. The game ended in a 1–1 draw and to Mora's credit, his penalty save from superstar Luca Toni forced many to take notice, including Luis Fernando Suarez, Ecuador's former Colombian coach.

He played first choice goalkeeper for the Ecuador national team during 2005's 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification. In the 2006 World Cup, Mora played all four matches before his team was eliminated in the Round of 16 by England. [5] Mora allowed 4 goals but kept clean sheets against Poland and Costa Rica. However, due to poor friendly results and a bad Copa America 2007 he has failed to break with the national team.

Titles

LDU Quito

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References

  1. ↑ "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Ecuador" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
  2. ↑ "ECUAGOL". Archived from the original on 2014-07-26.
  3. ↑ "futbolecuador.com -".
  4. ↑ Espinoza Añazco, Fernando (2009-08-12). "Ecuador - Record International Players". RSSSF . Archived from the original on June 5, 2009.
  5. ↑ "England 1-0 Ecuador". 25 June 2006.
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