Fernando Morientes

Fernando Morientes
Personal information
Full name Fernando Morientes Sánchez
Date of birth (1976-04-05) 5 April 1976 (age 50)
Place of birth Cilleros, Spain
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Sonseca
1992–1993 Albacete
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1995 Albacete 22 (5)
1995–1997 Zaragoza 66 (28)
1997–2005 Real Madrid 183 (72)
2003–2004 → Monaco (loan) 28 (10)
2005–2006 Liverpool 41 (8)
2006–2009 Valencia 66 (19)
2009–2010 Marseille 12 (1)
2015 Santa Ana 3 (0)
Total 421 (143)
International career
1993–1994 Spain U18 12 (10)
1995 Spain U20 5 (1)
1995–1998 Spain U21 16 (4)
1996 Spain U23 2 (0)
1998–2007 Spain 47 (27)
Managerial career
2012 Huracán (youth)
2012–2014 Real Madrid (youth)
2015–2016 Fuenlabrada
Medal record
Representing  Spain
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Winner1998 Romania
Runner-up1996 Spain
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Fernando Morientes (born 5 April 1976) is a former Spanish football player. He used to play for Olympique Marseille and is well known for his time at Liverpool.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Albacete 1993–94 La Liga 2021—00—41
1994–95 La Liga 20562—0010277
Total 22583—0010318
Zaragoza 1995–96 La Liga 291333—52203918
1996–97 La Liga 371531—––4016
Total 662864—52207934
Real Madrid 1997–98 La Liga 331220—104–4516
1998–99 La Liga 331956—40104325
1999–2000 La Liga 291250—146315119
2000–01 La Liga 22610—84103210
2001–02 La Liga 331850—113205121
2002–03 La Liga 19521—7000286
2003–04 La Liga 1000—00–10
2004–05 La Liga 13021—62–213
Total 18372228—611961272100
Monaco (loan) 2003–04 Ligue 1 28102300129–4222
Liverpool 2004–05 Premier League 1330020—–153
2005–06 Premier League 285511010320469
Total 4185130103206112
Valencia 2006–07 La Liga 241230—107–3719
2007–08 La Liga 22611—81–318
2008–09 La Liga 20162—7311347
Total 6619103—25111110234
Marseille 2009–10 Ligue 1 121200050–191
Santa Ana 2014–15 Preferente 30———–30
Career total 42114355223011544122606211
  1. ↑ Includes Copa del Rey, Coupe de France, FA Cup
  2. ↑ Includes Football League Cup
  3. ↑ Appearance in La Liga relegation play-offs
  4. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
  5. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Super Cup
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  7. ↑ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
  8. ↑ Appearance in Intercontinental Cup
  9. 1 2 Appearances in Supercopa de España
  10. ↑ One appearance in UEFA Super Cup, one appearance in FIFA Club World Cup
  11. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Cup

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Spain 199867
199962
200000
200143
2002115
200333
200484
200542
200620
200731
Total4727
Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Morientes goal.
List of international goals scored by Fernando Morientes
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
125 March 1998Balaídos, Vigo, Spain Sweden1–04–0Friendly
22–0
33 June 1998El Sardinero, Santander, Spain Northern Ireland3–14–1Friendly
44–1
524 June 1998Félix Bollaert, Lens, France Bulgaria3–06–11998 FIFA World Cup
64–1
75 September 1998Antonis Papadopoulos, Larnaca, Cyprus Cyprus2–32–3Euro 2000 qualifying
818 August 1999Polish Army, Warsaw, Poland Poland1–12–1Friendly
910 October 1999Carlos Belmonte, Albacete, Spain Israel1–03–0Euro 2000 qualifying
1028 March 2001Mestalla, Valencia, Spain France2–02–1Friendly
111 September 2001Mestalla, Valencia, Spain Austria2–04–12002 World Cup qualification
123–0
1313 February 2002Lluís Companys, Barcelona, Spain Portugal1–11–1Friendly
1417 April 2002Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland Northern Ireland5–05–0Friendly
157 June 2002Jeonju World Cup, Jeonju, South Korea Paraguay1–13–12002 FIFA World Cup
162–1
1716 June 2002Suwon World Cup, Suwon, South Korea Republic of Ireland1–01–12002 FIFA World Cup
1830 April 2003Vicente Calderón, Madrid, Spain Ecuador2–04–0Friendly
193–0
204–0
2131 March 2004El Molinón, Gijón, Spain Denmark1–02–0Friendly
225 June 2004Alfonso Pérez, Getafe, Spain Andorra1–04–0Friendly
2316 June 2004Bessa, Porto, Portugal Greece1–01–1UEFA Euro 2004
2418 August 2004Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spain Venezuela1–03–2Friendly
253 September 2005El Sardinero, Santander, Spain Canada2–02–1Friendly
2612 November 2005Vicente Calderón, Madrid, Spain Slovakia5–15–12006 World Cup qualification
2724 March 2007Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain Denmark1–02–1Euro 2008 qualifying

Honours

Real Madrid

Monaco

Liverpool

Valencia

Marseille

Spain U21

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Fernando MORIENTES Sánchez". El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  2. ↑ "FIFA Club World Championship Japan 2005 – Official rosters". FIFA. 4 December 2005. Archived from the original on 19 December 2005. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Fernando Morientes at BDFutbol
  4. 1 2 3 4 Fernando Morientes at WorldFootball.net
  5. 1 2 "Morientes". European Football. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  6. 1 2 Pla Díaz, Emilio. "Fernando Morientes Sánchez – International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  7. 1 2 3 "Morientes podría preparar su adiós" [Morientes could be retiring] (in Spanish). Defensa Central. 2010. Archived from the original on 6 September 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  8. ↑ "Real Madrid 3–0 Valencia". The Guardian. 24 May 2000. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  9. ↑ "Madrid win ninth European crown". UEFA. 15 May 2002. Archived from the original on 6 June 2002. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  10. ↑ "Porto 3–0 Monaco". BBC Sport. 26 May 2004. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  11. ↑ "Liverpool 2–3 Chelsea (aet)". BBC Sport. 27 February 2005. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  12. ↑ Turner, Lucy (17 April 2008). "Morientes glad as Valencia get relief". UEFA. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  13. ↑ "OM: que sont devenus les champions de France 2010?" [OM: what happened to the 2010 French champions?] (in French). RMC. 4 May 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  14. ↑ "Morientes gana su primer título en Francia" [Morientes wins his first title in France]. Marca (in Spanish). 27 March 2010. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  15. ↑ "Príncipes" [Princes]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 1 June 1998. Archived from the original on 18 February 2025. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  16. ↑ "Italia ya ganó un Europeo a España en el 1996" [Italy have already won European Championships against Spain in 1996] (in Spanish). Orgullo Bianconero. 18 June 2013. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
  17. ↑ Stratmann, Edward (7 April 2020). "Remembering Morientes' Champions League heroics vs. Real Madrid in 2004". Monaco Tribune. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  18. ↑ "Trophées UNFP – Oscars du football – Equipe-type de Ligue 1" [UNFP trophies – Football Oscars – Ligue 1 all-star team] (in French). Sport Palmares. Archived from the original on 15 April 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2015.