Fernando Morientes
Template:Short description Template:Family name hatnote Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox football biography Fernando Morientes Sánchez (Script error: No such module "IPA".; born 5 April 1976) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a striker.
He played for a number of clubs during his career, including Real Madrid, Monaco, Liverpool and Valencia. In La Liga, he scored 124 goals in 337 games over 15 seasons. He earned 11 major honours with the first club, including three Champions League trophies.
Morientes earned 47 caps for the Spain national team, representing the country in two World Cups (totalling five goals) and Euro 2004. He later worked briefly as a manager.
Club career
Early career
Born in Cilleros, Cáceres, Extremadura, Morientes moved to Sonseca in the Province of Toledo at the age of four.[1] He began his professional career at Albacete Balompié, making his La Liga debut on 7 November 1993 as a 75th-minute substitute for Alejandro in a 2–3 loss against CD Tenerife at the Estadio Carlos Belmonte,[2] and he made one more appearance that season, also from the bench.[3]
On 23 October 1994, soon after coming on as a first-half replacement for Alberto Monteagudo, Morientes scored his first professional goal, opening a 2–0 home win over Racing de Santander.[4] He got his first start a week later in a 5–1 loss at RCD Español,[5] and finished the campaign with a total of five goals in 20 league games; additionally, he found the net in each leg of a 3–2 aggregate win over holders Real Zaragoza in the last 16 of the Copa del Rey.[6]
Morientes signed with Zaragoza in 1995, where he spent another two seasons, often being partnered up front by Dani, a Real Madrid youth graduate.[7] He made his debut on 9 September away to Real Betis, scoring the team's goal after 48 minutes but being sent off seven minutes later for striking Jaime.[8] On 10 January of the following year, he scored his first professional hat-trick in a 3–2 win at Athletic Bilbao for the domestic cup;[9] his first such feat in the league followed on 3 February in a 4–1 victory over Valencia CF at La Romareda,[10] and eight days later he scored the first goal at SD Compostela and also received his marching orders with his team winning 2–1 (eventual 3–2 defeat).[11]
Real Madrid
Morientes' performances for Zaragoza caught the eye of Spanish giants Real Madrid, which bought the player in the summer of 1997 for approximately €6.6 million. Initially backing up established Predrag Mijatović and Davor Šuker, he finished as starter and managed 12 goals in his first year in 33 matches, squad-best (with the two players who fought with him for a starting berth netting ten apiece, as youth system prodigy Raúl); the team finished fourth in the league, but won the season's UEFA Champions League.
Morientes performed very well in the 1998–99 campaign, scoring 19 goals in the league and 25 in 38 appearances overall.[7] He continued to display top football in 1999–2000, netting 19 times and finishing as Real's top scorer in a year where he also helped to the capital side's second Champions League title in three years, scoring in the 3–0 defeat of Valencia CF in an all-Spanish final.[12] In the next season, he won the first of two league titles with the club and netted ten goals overall, including four in eight appearances in the Champions League in a semi-final exit to eventual winners FC Bayern Munich; he missed the last weeks due to injury.
In 2001–02, Real failed to win the league after losing out to Valencia. Morientes continued his scoring form, however, scoring 18 league goals in only 25 starts, with six substitute appearances. He also netted five in a 7–0 demolition of UD Las Palmas, missing out on a double hat-trick after missing from the penalty spot late in the match.[13] He finished second in the top scorers list, tied with Patrick Kluivert and behind Deportivo de La Coruña's Diego Tristán,[14] as the Merengues were successful in winning the Champions League after beating Bayer 04 Leverkusen – he played in the final and received a third winners medal.[15]
In the summer of 2002, Real Madrid signed Brazilian superstar Ronaldo from Inter Milan. This fueled rumours that Morientes would soon be leaving, with FC Barcelona and Tottenham Hotspur reportedly interested – the former were reportedly on the verge of signing the player for around €22 million, but the move fell through due to Barça's reluctance to match his wage demands. Eventually, he decided to stay, but as predicted he did not feature as much after the arrival of Ronaldo, who was preferred in the starting lineup along with Raúl. He eventually fell down the pecking order of strikers to Guti and Javier Portillo[16] and, during a February 2003 home win against Borussia Dortmund – 2–1 in the Champions League second group stage – was involved in a highly publicised spat with manager Vicente del Bosque, with the player allegedly insulting the coach after being called to enter the pitch as a third replacement in the dying minutes;[17][18] in the winter transfer window, despite continuous rumours of moves to Tottenham, Zaragoza, AS Roma and AC Milan, he remained at the club for remainder of the season as the side went on to win the league, with the player making a total of 19 appearances (with three starts) and scoring five goals.
Monaco loan and return
At the start of the 2003–04 season, it was evident Morientes was not part of Real's plans. After extensive but ultimately unsuccessful negotiations regarding a loan deal with Germany's FC Schalke 04, he was loaned to Ligue 1 side AS Monaco FC,[19] where he performed very well, netting ten times from 28 appearances in the league. It was in the Champions League, however, that he really made an impact, finishing as top scorer at nine goals:[20] Monaco met Real Madrid in the quarter-finals,[21] where he scored a vital away goal in the first leg (4–2 away loss); in the second match, he again found the net as his team won 3–1, taking the aggregate score to 5–5 (away goals rule victory).[22] He also scored in both games of the last-four win against Chelsea,[23][24] but could not prevent a 3–0 defeat in the final to FC Porto, played at the Arena AufSchalke in Gelsenkirchen.[25]
After returning to Real Madrid at the start of the 2004–05 campaign, Morientes' hopes of forcing his way into the squad were further dampened with the arrival of Michael Owen from Liverpool.[26] He featured in 13 scoreless league matches (all as a substitute), and was transferred to Liverpool in January 2005 for a fee of €9.3 million.[27] During his time at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium he played 272 games in all competitions, scoring 100 goals.[28]
Liverpool
Morientes made his debut for Liverpool on 15 January 2005 against Manchester United, starting in a 0–1 home loss to the rivals – BBC Sport described his performance as "quiet".[29] He scored his first goal for the club on 1 February, equalising with a 20-yard strike in a 2–1 win at Charlton Athletic,[30] and he followed it four days later with his first goal at Anfield to open a 3–1 win over Fulham after nine minutes.[31] He was cup-tied for the Champions League campaign,[32] and did not feature in the victory against Milan in the final of the competition.[7]
On 10 August 2005, Morientes scored in each half of a 3–1 away win against PFC CSKA Sofia in the first leg of the third qualifying round for the season's Champions League.[33] His form in the league was inconsistent, but on 10 December he netted a five-minute brace in a 2–0 home defeat of Middlesbrough, their seventh in a row.[34] On 21 March 2006, he scored in a 7–0 rout of Birmingham City in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, finishing Steven Gerrard's cross three minutes after entering in place of Peter Crouch.[35] Liverpool went on to win the tournament, and the player replaced Harry Kewell early in the second half of the final against West Ham United.[36]
Morientes totalled 12 goals in 61 appearances, also winning the 2005 UEFA Super Cup and playing on the losing side in the 2005 Football League Cup final and the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship final.[37] He ultimately failed to live up to his reputation.[38]
Valencia
Morientes joined Valencia in late May 2006 for a fee reported to be around £3 million.[39] Here, he started to regain his form, scoring on his league debut – a 2–1 home win against Betis[40]– and also netting a hat-trick in his first Champions League appearance against Olympiacos FC.[41] He linked up well with David Villa[42] and scored 12 goals in 24 games, and was also team-top scorer in the Champions League with seven; his good form throughout the season also earned him a recall to the national side.[43]
For 2007–08, Morientes and Villa were joined in the strike force by Nikola Žigić and Javier Arizmendi. The campaign, however, was disappointing, as the Che were knocked out of the Champions League after finishing fourth in the group, and manager Quique Sánchez Flores was dismissed following a poor run of form. He picked up an injury in December 2007 that ruled him out for almost three months, and he made his return to the side against Sevilla FC on 15 March 2008;[44][45] he also came off the bench to score the third and final goal in Valencia's 3–1 victory over Getafe CF in the final of the Copa del Rey the following month.[46]
Morientes missed out on a further few league games after he was hospitalised in April with abdominal pains and fever.[47] He was released from hospital in time for the final two matches of the season, but played no part in either.
Having begun the following campaign as an unused substitute in Valencia's first league game, and only coming on from the bench in the second, Morientes was handed his first start in a UEFA Cup match against C.S. Marítimo, and he scored the only goal in Portugal through a solo effort at the 12-minute mark.[48] His increasing age and the form of Villa and Juan Mata, however, led to only a handful of appearances in the league; as they were ousted in the round of 32, he still finished as their top scorer in European competition at three goals in seven matches.[49]
Marseille
On 27 July 2009, Morientes agreed to a deal at France's Olympique de Marseille on a free transfer for one year, reuniting with former Monaco boss Didier Deschamps.[50] During his only season he was the fourth of five strikers in the squad,[51] his sole Ligue 1 goal coming on 26 September in what his first start, opening a 3–2 loss at Valenciennes FC.[52]
Morientes was released on 1 July 2010, by mutual consent.[53] On 31 August, the 34-year-old announced his retirement from football.[54]
Coaching and brief return as player
Morientes started his career as manager with Huracán Valencia CF, taking charge of its youth academy.[55] In 2012 he returned to Real Madrid, being appointed at the Juvenil B team in the youth academy.[56]
In January 2015, at 38, Morientes returned to playing, signing with DAV Santa Ana in the Madrid regional championships.[57] In June, he became manager of CF Fuenlabrada, but was sacked the following 17 February with the team 11th in Segunda División B.[58]
International career
Morientes was a reliable performer for the Spain national team since 1998, scoring a brace in the first five minutes of his debut against Sweden on 25 March[59] and adding a further two in each of his next two games, against Northern Ireland[60] and Bulgaria respectively. He ranked fourth on the Spanish all-time topscorer's list with 27 goals in 47 appearances, behind former Real Madrid teammate Raúl, former Valencia teammate Villa and former Madrid captain Fernando Hierro (who took the majority of Spain's free kicks and penalties), although his goals-to-games ratio was higher than Raúl and Hierro.[61]
Morientes netted five goals in the two FIFA World Cups he featured in, with two goals in 1998[62] and three in 2002. In the latter edition he and Raúl played together up front, and both showed impressive form in the tournament; during the quarter-final match against South Korea the former scored a goal in extra-time that was disallowed, although replays suggested the goal was legitimate – Spain eventually lost the match on penalties.[63][64]
After being a surprise omission at UEFA Euro 2000, with coach José Antonio Camacho later admitting after being ousted in the quarter-finals that he had made a mistake by picking Ismael Urzaiz instead,[65] Morientes was selected for Euro 2004 in Portugal,[66] where he scored one of only two goals that the side could manage,[67] in a subsequent group-stage exit. He also played for the nation during the 2006 World Cup qualifiers; however, due to his poor club form for Liverpool, he was not chosen by national team coach Luis Aragonés in the final squad for the tournament, although he was part of an initial 31-man list.[68]
Following his return to form after moving to Valencia, Morientes was recalled to the national side. He scored his 27th goal for Spain in a Euro 2008 qualifier against Denmark on 24 March 2007. Injured four days later against Iceland in another qualifying fixture, he was not recalled again.[69]
Style of play
Morientes was regarded one of the top strikers of his generation, forming a notable and highly successful partnership with Raúl at Real Madrid. A quick, creative and hard-working player, he excelled in the air and was an accurate finisher with his head and with his feet, both inside and outside the area; he was also an accurate free kick taker,[70][71] and was capable of playing off another striker.[72][73][74]
In his later career, as he lost his pace, Morientes often played in a supporting role, using his strength and control to hold up the ball for teammates.[70]
Media
Morientes was featured in the EA Sports' FIFA video game series: he was on the cover for the Spanish edition of FIFA 99, and also appeared in FIFA Football 2005.[75]
Morientes competed in the third season of Mask Singer: Adivina quién canta as "Gorila", being declared joint winner with Ana Torroja as "Ratita".[76]
Personal life
Morientes married his childhood sweetheart Victoria López on 23 December 1999, in Toledo. They fathered son Fernando, and daughters Gabriela, Lucía and Martina.[77][78]
Morientes' nephew Alberto is also a footballer. An attacking midfielder, he also moved from CD Sonseca to Albacete like his uncle, and made his debut with the first team 32 years after Fernando in 2025.[79][80]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cupTemplate:Efn | League cupTemplate:Efn | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Albacete | 1993–94[81] | La Liga | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | ||
| 1994–95[81] | La Liga | 20 | 5 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1Template:Efn | 0 | 27 | 7 | ||
| Total | 22 | 5 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 8 | |||
| Zaragoza | 1995–96[81] | La Liga | 29 | 13 | 3 | 3 | — | 5Template:Efn | 2 | 2Template:Efn | 0 | 39 | 18 | |
| 1996–97[81] | La Liga | 37 | 15 | 3 | 1 | — | – | – | 40 | 16 | ||||
| Total | 66 | 28 | 6 | 4 | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 79 | 34 | |||
| Real Madrid | 1997–98[81] | La Liga | 33 | 12 | 2 | 0 | — | 10Template:Efn | 4 | – | 45 | 16 | ||
| 1998–99[81] | La Liga | 33 | 19 | 5 | 6 | — | 4Template:Efn | 0 | 1Template:Efn | 0 | 43 | 25 | ||
| 1999–2000[81] | La Liga | 29 | 12 | 5 | 0 | — | 14Template:Efn | 6 | 3Template:Efn | 1 | 51 | 19 | ||
| 2000–01[81] | La Liga | 22 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 8Template:Efn | 4 | 1Template:Efn | 0 | 32 | 10 | ||
| 2001–02[81] | La Liga | 33 | 18 | 5 | 0 | — | 11Template:Efn | 3 | 2Template:Efn | 0 | 51 | 21 | ||
| 2002–03[81] | La Liga | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 7Template:Efn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 6 | ||
| 2003–04[81] | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2004–05[81] | La Liga | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 6Template:Efn | 2 | – | 21 | 3 | |||
| Total | 183 | 72 | 22 | 8 | — | 61 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 272 | 100 | |||
| Monaco (loan) | 2003–04[82] | Ligue 1 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12Template:Efn | 9 | – | 42 | 22 | |
| Liverpool | 2004–05[82] | Premier League | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | – | 15 | 3 | ||
| 2005–06[82] | Premier League | 28 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10Template:Efn | 3 | 2Template:Efn | 0 | 46 | 9 | |
| Total | 41 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 61 | 12 | ||
| Valencia | 2006–07[81] | La Liga | 24 | 12 | 3 | 0 | — | 10Template:Efn | 7 | – | 37 | 19 | ||
| 2007–08[81] | La Liga | 22 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 8Template:Efn | 1 | – | 31 | 8 | |||
| 2008–09[81] | La Liga | 20 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | 7Template:Efn | 3 | 1Template:Efn | 1 | 34 | 7 | ||
| Total | 66 | 19 | 10 | 3 | — | 25 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 102 | 34 | |||
| Marseille | 2009–10[82] | Ligue 1 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5Template:Efn | 0 | – | 19 | 1 | |
| Santa Ana | 2014–15 | Preferente | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | – | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 421 | 143 | 55 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 115 | 44 | 12 | 2 | 606 | 211 | ||
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 1998 | 6 | 7 |
| 1999 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 4 | 3 | |
| 2002 | 11 | 5 | |
| 2003 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2004 | 8 | 4 | |
| 2005 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 3 | 1 | |
| Total | 47 | 27 | |
- Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Morientes goal.[83][61]
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| 1 | 25 March 1998 | Balaídos, Vigo, Spain | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Sweden | flag alias = Flag of Sweden.svg | flag alias-army = Naval Ensign of Sweden.svg | flag alias-air force =Naval Ensign of Sweden.svg | flag alias-1818 = Swedish and Norwegian merchant flag 1818-1844.svg | flag alias-1844 = Swedish civil ensign (1844–1905).svg | flag alias-1905 = Flag of Sweden (pre-1906).svg | flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Sweden.svg | flag alias-naval-1844 = Naval Ensign of Sweden (1844-1905).svg | flag alias-naval-1815 = Ensign of Sweden and Norway (1815–1844).svg | link alias-army = Swedish Army | link alias-air force = Swedish Air Force | link alias-naval = Swedish Navy | flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Sweden.svg | link alias-navy = Swedish Navy | link alias-football = Sweden men's national football team | border-army = | border-air force = | border-naval = | border-navy = | border-naval-1815 = | border-naval-1844 = | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | altvar = football | variant =
}} || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="2" align="center"|4–0 || rowspan="2"|Friendly | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | 2–0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 3 June 1998 | El Sardinero, Santander, Spain | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Northern Ireland | flag alias = Ulster Banner.svg | flag alias-assembly = Flag of Northern Ireland Assembly.svg | flag alias-saltire = St Patrick's saltire.svg | flag alias-union = Flag of the United Kingdom.svg | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || align="center"|3–1 || rowspan="2" align="center"|4–1 || rowspan="2"|Friendly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 4–1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 24 June 1998 | Félix Bollaert, Lens, France | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Bulgaria | flag alias = Flag of Bulgaria.svg | flag alias-digital = Flag of Bulgaria (digital).svg | flag alias-1878 = Flag of Bulgaria.svg | flag alias-1947 = Flag of Bulgaria (1946–1948).svg | flag alias-1948 = Flag of Bulgaria (1948–1967).svg | flag alias-1968 = Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg | flag alias-1971 = Flag of Bulgaria (1971–1990).svg | flag alias-naval-1879 = Naval Ensign of Bulgaria (1878-1944).svg | flag alias-naval-1949 = Naval Ensign of Bulgaria (1949-1955).svg | flag alias-naval-1955 = Naval Ensign of Bulgaria (1955-1990).svg | flag alias-naval-1991 = Naval Ensign of Bulgaria 1991-2005.svg | flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Bulgaria.svg | link alias-naval = Bulgarian Navy | flag alias-army = War flag of Bulgaria.svg | link alias-army = Bulgarian Land Forces | link alias-air force = Bulgarian Air Force | flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Bulgaria.svg | link alias-navy = Bulgarian Navy | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || align="center"|3–0 || rowspan="2" align="center"|6–1 || rowspan="2"|1998 FIFA World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 4–1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 5 September 1998 | Antonis Papadopoulos, Larnaca, Cyprus | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Cyprus | flag alias = Flag of Cyprus.svg | flag alias-1878 = Flag of the United Kingdom.svg | flag alias-1881 = Flag of Cyprus (1881–1922).svg | flag alias-colonial = Blue Ensign of Cyprus (1922).svg | flag alias-April 1960 = Flag of Cyprus (1960).svg | flag alias-1960 = Flag of Cyprus (1960–2006).svg | link alias-army = Cypriot Ground Forces | size = | name = | variant = | altlink = national football team
}} || align="center"|2–3 || align="center"|2–3 || Euro 2000 qualifying | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 18 August 1999 | Polish Army, Warsaw, Poland | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Poland | flag alias = Flag of Poland.svg | flag alias-state = Flag of Poland (with coat of arms).svg | flag alias-1815 = Flag of the Congress of Poland.svg | flag alias-1919 = Flag of Poland (1919-1928).svg | flag alias-1928 = Flag of Poland (1928–1980).svg | flag alias-1955 = Flag of Poland (with coat of arms, 1955-1980).svg | flag alias-1980 = Flag of Poland (with coat of arms, 1980-1990).svg | flag alias-1990 = Flag of Poland (with coat of arms).svg | flag alias-naval = PL navy flag IIIRP.svg | border-naval = | flag alias-naval-1919 = Naval Ensign of IIRP v1.svg | border-naval-1919 = | flag alias-naval-1946 = Naval Ensign of PRL v1.svg | border-naval-1946 = | flag alias-naval-auxiliary = Flaga pomocniczych jednostek pływających Polskiej Marynarki Wojennej.svg | flag alias-naval-auxiliary-1955 = POL Bandera pjp PRL v1.svg | link alias-naval = Polish Navy | flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Poland.svg | border-navy = | link alias-navy = Polish Navy | flag alias-marines = Flag of the Polish Land Forces.svg | border-marines = | link alias-marines = Polish 7th Coastal Defense Brigade | flag alias-air force = Flag of the Polish Air Force.svg | border-air force = | link alias-air force = Polish Air Force | flag alias-army = Flag of the Polish Land Forces.svg | border-army = | link alias-army = Polish Land Forces | size = | size flag alias-naval = 25px | size flag alias-naval-1919 = 25px | size flag alias-naval-1946 = 25px | size flag alias-air force = 25px | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || align="center"|1–1 || align="center"|2–1 || Friendly | |||
| 9 | 10 October 1999 | Carlos Belmonte, Albacete, Spain | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Israel | flag alias = Flag of Israel.svg | flag alias-1948 = Flag of Israel (1948).svg | flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Israel.svg | flag alias-police = Flag of Israel Police V2.svg | flag alias-HFC = Flag of IDF Home Front Command.svg | flag alias-army = Flag of the Israeli Army (Land Arm) Gray.svg | link alias-army = Israeli Ground Forces | flag alias-tsahal = Flag of the Israel Defense Forces.svg | flag alias-marines = Flag givati.svg | link alias-marines = Givati Brigade | flag alias-military = Flag of the Israel Defense Forces.svg | link alias-military = Israel Defense Forces | flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Israel.svg | link alias-naval = Israeli Navy | flag alias-air force = Israel Air Force Flag.svg | link alias-air force = Israeli Air Force | flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Israel.svg | link alias-navy = Israeli Navy | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|3–0 || Euro 2000 qualifying | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 28 March 2001 | Mestalla, Valencia, Spain | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = France | flag alias = Flag of France.svg | flag alias-1790 = Flag of France (1790–1794).svg | flag alias-1794 = Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1958).svg | flag alias-1814 = Flag of the Kingdom of France (1814-1830).svg | flag alias-1830 = Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1958).svg | flag alias-1848 = Drapeau france 1848.svg | flag alias-1848a = Drapeau france 1848.svg | flag alias-1848b = Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1958).svg | flag alias-1974 = Flag of France (lighter variant).svg | flag alias-naval = Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg | flag alias-naval-1790 = Flag of French-Navy-Revolution.svg | flag alias-air force = Flag of France.svg | link alias-air force = French Air and Space Force | flag alias-coast guard = French Maritime Gendarmerie racing stripe.svg | border-coast guard = | link alias-coast guard = French Maritime Gendarmerie | flag alias-army = Flag of France.svg | link alias-army = French Army | link alias-naval = French Navy | flag alias-navy = Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg | link alias-navy = French Navy | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|2–1 || Friendly | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | 1 September 2001 | Mestalla, Valencia, Spain | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Austria | flag alias = Flag of Austria.svg | flag alias-empire = Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg | flag alias-state = Flag of Austria (state).svg | flag alias-1230 = Flag of Austria (1230–1934).svg | flag alias-war = Austria-Hungary-flag-1869-1914-naval-1786-1869-merchant.svg | flag alias-1934 = State flag of Austria (1934–1938).svg | flag alias-1938 = Flag of Germany (1935–1945).svg
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}} || align="center"|2–0 || rowspan="2" align="center"|4–1 || rowspan="2"|2002 World Cup qualification | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 3–0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | 13 February 2002 | Lluís Companys, Barcelona, Spain | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Portugal | flag alias = Flag of Portugal.svg | flag alias-1248 = PortugueseFlag1248.svg | flag alias-1385 = PortugueseFlag1385.svg | flag alias-1495 = Flag Portugal (1495).svg | flag alias-1578 = Flag Portugal (1578).svg | flag alias-1640 = Flag Portugal (1640).svg | flag alias-1707 = Flag Portugal (1707).svg | flag alias-1750 = Flag of Portugal (1750).svg | flag alias-1816 = Flag of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil, and the Algarves.svg | flag alias-1830 = Flag Portugal (1830).svg | flag alias-civil = Flag Portugal sea (1830).svg | flag alias-air force=Portugal Air force fin flash.svg | flag alias-army = Military flag of Portugal.svg | link alias-air force = Portuguese Air Force | link alias-army = Portuguese Army | link alias-naval = Portuguese Navy | flag alias-navy=Naval Jack of Portugal.svg | link alias-navy = Portuguese Navy | flag alias-marines=Naval Jack of Portugal.svg | link alias-marines=Portuguese Marine Corps | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || align="center"|1–1 || align="center"|1–1 || Friendly | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | 17 April 2002 | Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Northern Ireland | flag alias = Ulster Banner.svg | flag alias-assembly = Flag of Northern Ireland Assembly.svg | flag alias-saltire = St Patrick's saltire.svg | flag alias-union = Flag of the United Kingdom.svg | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || align="center"|5–0 || align="center"|5–0 || Friendly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 7 June 2002 | Jeonju World Cup, Jeonju, South Korea | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Paraguay | flag alias = Flag of Paraguay.svg | flag alias-1812 = Flag of Paraguay (1812-1826).svg | flag alias-1826 = Flag of Paraguay (1826-1842).svg | flag alias-1842 = Flag of Paraguay (1842-1954).svg | flag alias-1954 = Flag of Paraguay (1954-1988).svg | flag alias-1988 = Flag of Paraguay (1988-1990).svg | flag alias-1990 = Flag of Paraguay (1990–2013).svg | link alias-naval = Paraguayan Navy | link alias-air force = Paraguayan Air Force | link alias-army = Paraguayan Army | link alias-navy = Paraguayan Navy | size = | name = | variant = | altlink = national football team
}} || align="center"|1–1 || rowspan="2" align="center"|3–1 || rowspan="2"|2002 FIFA World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | 2–1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | 16 June 2002 | Suwon World Cup, Suwon, South Korea | {{safesubst: Template:Yesno | alias = Republic of Ireland | shortname alias = Ireland | flag alias = Flag of Ireland.svg | link alias-naval = Irish Naval Service | flag alias-air force = Flag of the Irish Air Corps.svg | link alias-air force = Irish Air Corps | flag alias-army = Flag of the Irish Defence Forces.svg | link alias-army = Irish Army | link alias-navy = Irish Naval Service | link alias-football = Republic of Ireland national football team | name alias-football = Republic of Ireland | link alias-futsal = Republic of Ireland national football team | name alias-futsal = Republic of Ireland | link alias-beachsoccer = Republic of Ireland national football team | name alias-beachsoccer = Republic of Ireland | flag alias-rugby union = Flag placeholder.svg | border-rugby union = | flag alias-cricket = Flag placeholder.svg | border-cricket = | link alias-netball = Republic of Ireland national netball team | name alias-netball = Republic of Ireland | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | altvar = football | variant =
}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–1 || 2002 FIFA World Cup | |||||||||||||||
| 18 | 30 April 2003 | Vicente Calderón, Madrid, Spain | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Ecuador | flag alias = Flag of Ecuador.svg | flag alias-civil = Civil Flag and Ensign of Ecuador.svg | flag alias-1830 = Flag of Ecuador (1830-1845).gif | flag alias-1845 = Flag of Ecuador (1845-1860).svg | flag alias-1900 = Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg | flag alias-municipal = Municipal Flag_of Ecuador.svg | flag alias-army = Flag of Ecuador Army.svg | link alias-army = Ecuadorian Army | flag alias-naval = Flag of Ecuador.svg | link alias-naval = Ecuadorian Navy | flag alias-marines= Naval Jack of Ecuador.svg | link alias-marines=Ecuadorian Naval Infantry Corps | flag alias-navy = Flag of Ecuador.svg | link alias-navy = Ecuadorian Navy | link alias-air force = Ecuadorian Air Force | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || align="center"|2–0 || rowspan="3" align="center"|4–0 || rowspan="3"|Friendly | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | 3–0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | 4–0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | 31 March 2004 | El Molinón, Gijón, Spain | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Denmark | flag alias = Flag of Denmark.svg | flag alias-state = Flag of Denmark (state).svg | border-state = | flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Denmark.svg | link alias-naval = Royal Danish Navy | link alias-army = Royal Danish Army | flag alias-army = Flag of Denmark (state).svg | link alias-air force = Royal Danish Air Force | flag alias-air force = Flag of Denmark (state).svg | flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Denmark.svg | link alias-navy = Royal Danish Navy | border-army = | border-air force = | border-naval = | border-navy = | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–0 || Friendly | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | 5 June 2004 | Alfonso Pérez, Getafe, Spain | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Andorra | flag alias = Flag of Andorra.svg | flag alias-1806 = Flag of Andorra (1806–1866).svg | flag alias-1866 = Flag of Andorra (1866–1934).gif | flag alias-1934 = Flag of Andorra (1934–1939).svg | flag alias-civil = Flag of Andorra (civil).svg | var2 = 1866 | var3 = 1934 | var4 = civil | size = | name = | variant = | altlink = national football team
}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|4–0 || Friendly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | 16 June 2004 | Bessa, Porto, Portugal | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Greece | flag alias = Flag of Greece.svg | flag alias-old = Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg | flag alias-1970 = Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg | flag alias-royal = State flag of Greece (1863–1924;1935–73).svg | flag alias-otto = Naval Royal Standard of Greece (1858-1862).svg | flag alias-army = Hellenic Army War Flag.svg | link alias-army = Hellenic Army | border-army= | flag alias-air force=Fin Flash of Greece.svg | link alias-air force=Hellenic Air Force | flag alias-royalnavy = Naval Ensign of Kingdom of Greece.svg | link alias-naval = Hellenic Navy | flag alias-navy = Flag of Greece.svg | link alias-navy = Hellenic Navy | link alias-military = Hellenic Armed Forces | link alias-royalnavy = Royal Hellenic Navy | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–1 || UEFA Euro 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | 18 August 2004 | Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spain | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Venezuela | flag alias = Flag of Venezuela.svg | flag alias-1810 = Flag of the First Republic of Venezuela.svg | flag alias-1813 = Bandera de la Guerra a Muerte.svg | flag alias-1817 = Bandera de Angostura (20 de noviembre de 1817).svg | flag alias-1830 = Flag of Venezuela (1830-1836).svg | flag alias-1836 = Flag of Venezuela (1836–1859).svg | flag alias-1859 = Flag of Venezuela (1859–1863).svg | flag alias-1863 = Flag of Venezuela (1863–1905).svg | flag alias-1905 = Flag of Venezuela (1905–1930).svg | flag alias-1930 = Flag of Venezuela (1930–1954).svg | flag alias-1954 = Flag of Venezuela (1954–2006).svg | flag alias-army=Flag of the Bolivarian Army (Venezuela).svg | link alias-army= Venezuelan Army | flag alias-air force = Flag of the Venezuelan Air Force.svg | link alias-air force = Venezuelan Air Force | flag alias-naval = Flag of Venezuela (state).svg | link alias-naval = Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela | flag alias-navy = Flag of the Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela.svg | link alias-navy = Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela | flag alias-football = Flag of Venezuela (state).svg | flag alias-beach soccer = Flag of Venezuela (state).svg | flag alias-futsal = Flag of Venezuela (state).svg | flag alias-state = Flag of Venezuela (state).svg | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | altvar = football | variant =
}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|3–2 || Friendly | ||||||||||||
| 25 | 3 September 2005 | El Sardinero, Santander, Spain | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Canada | flag alias = Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg | flag alias-1867-official = Flag of the United Kingdom.svg | flag alias-1868 = Canadian Red Ensign (1868–1921).svg | flag alias-1905 = Canadian Red Ensign (1905–1922).svg | flag alias-1907 = Canadian Red Ensign (1907–1921).png | flag alias-1921 = Canadian Red Ensign (1921–1957).svg | flag alias-1957 = Canadian Red Ensign (1957–1965).svg | flag alias-1964 = Flag of Canada (1964).svg | flag alias-1965 = Flag of Canada (WFB 2000).png | flag alias-2004 = Flag of Canada (WFB 2004).gif | flag alias-armed forces = Canadian Forces Flag.svg | link alias-armed forces = Canadian Armed Forces | flag alias-naval = Naval ensign of Canada.svg | link alias-naval = Royal Canadian Navy | flag alias-naval-1868 = Blue Ensign of Canada (1868–1921).svg | flag alias-naval-1911 = Naval ensign of the United Kingdom.svg | flag alias-naval-1921 = Canadian Blue Ensign (1921–1957).svg | flag alias-naval-1957 = Canadian Blue Ensign (1957–1965).svg | flag alias-naval-1965 = Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg | flag alias-coast guard = Coastguard Flag of Canada.svg | link alias-coast guard = Canadian Coast Guard | flag alias-air force = Royal Canadian Air Force ensign.svg | flag alias-air force-1924 = Ensign of the Royal Canadian Air Force.svg | link alias-air force = Royal Canadian Air Force | flag alias-army-1939 = Flag of the Canadian Army (1939–1944).svg | flag alias-army-1968 = Flag of the Canadian Army (1968–1998).svg | flag alias-army-1989 = Flag of the Canadian Army (1968–1998).svg | flag alias-army-2013 = Flag of the Canadian Army (2013–2016).svg | flag alias-army = Flag of the Canadian Army.svg | link alias-army = Canadian Army | flag alias-military = Flag of the Canadian Forces.svg | link alias-military = Canadian Armed Forces | flag alias-navy = Naval ensign of Canada.svg | link alias-navy = Royal Canadian Navy | link alias-football = Canada men's national soccer team | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | altvar = football | variant =
}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|2–1 || Friendly |
| 26 | 12 November 2005 | Vicente Calderón, Madrid, Spain | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Slovakia | flag alias = Flag of Slovakia.svg | flag alias-1939 = Flag of Slovakia (1939–1945).svg | flag alias-1990 = Flag of Slovakia (1939–1945).svg | Slovak Ground Forces | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || align="center"|5–1 || align="center"|5–1 || 2006 World Cup qualification | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | 24 March 2007 | Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Denmark | flag alias = Flag of Denmark.svg | flag alias-state = Flag of Denmark (state).svg | border-state = | flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Denmark.svg | link alias-naval = Royal Danish Navy | link alias-army = Royal Danish Army | flag alias-army = Flag of Denmark (state).svg | link alias-air force = Royal Danish Air Force | flag alias-air force = Flag of Denmark (state).svg | flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Denmark.svg | link alias-navy = Royal Danish Navy | border-army = | border-air force = | border-naval = | border-navy = | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–1 || Euro 2008 qualifying |
Honours
Real Madrid
- La Liga: 2000–01, 2002–03[84]
- Supercopa de España: 2001[84]
- UEFA Champions League: 1997–98, 1999–2000,[12] 2001–02[15]
- Intercontinental Cup: 1998, 2002[84]
Monaco
Liverpool
- FA Cup: 2005–06
- UEFA Super Cup: 2005
- Football League Cup runner-up: 2004–05[85]
- FIFA Club World Cup runner-up: 2005
Valencia
Marseille
Spain U21
- UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 1998;[88] runner-up: 1996[89]
Individual
- UEFA Club Forward of the Year: 2003–04
- UEFA Champions League Top Scorer: 2003–04[20]
- Ligue 1 Team of the Year: 2003–04[90]
References
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External links
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- 1976 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Cáceres, Spain
- Spanish men's footballers
- Footballers from the Province of Cáceres
- Footballers from the Province of Toledo
- Men's association football forwards
- La Liga players
- Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol players
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