Octavio Mora

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Octavio Mora
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Personal information
Full name Jesús Octavio Mora Llamas
Date of birth (1965-11-28) 28 November 1965 (age 58)
Place of birth Guadalajara, Mexico
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1983–1993 Universidad de Guadalajara 183 (60)
1993–1996 Cruz Azul 75 (24)
1996–1998 Monterrey 25 (1)
Total283(85)
International career
1988–1995 Mexico 13 (7)
Managerial career
2003 Querétaro
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Octavio Mora (born 28 November 1965) is a Mexican former footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a striker.

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Career

Born in Guadalajara, Mora played professionally for Universidad de Guadalajara, Cruz Azul and Monterrey.

He also represented Mexico at international level, earning a total of 13 caps.

After he retired from playing, Mora became a football coach. He managed Querétaro F.C. during 2003. [1]

Personal

Mora's son, Jorge, is also a professional footballer. [2]

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References

  1. "Mora se va" [Mora will] (in Spanish). El Siglo de Durango. 27 August 2003.
  2. Valdez, Mario Alberto (22 February 2011). "Jorge Mora, con estirpe de goleador" [Jorge Mora, goal-scorer with lineage] (in Spanish). Record.