Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 19 March 1981 | ||
Place of birth | Panama City, Panama | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Right back, centre back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Tauro | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2000–2001 | Deportivo Italia | 0 | (0) |
2001–2004 | Tauro | ||
2005–2006 | Envigado | 43 | (2) |
2006–2007 | Tauro | ||
2007 | Independiente SF | 15 | (0) |
2007 | Tiburones Rojos | ||
2008–2010 | Tauro | 51 | (5) |
2011 | Deportivo Pereira | 8 | (0) |
2011– | Tauro | ||
National team‡ | |||
2000–2011 | Panama | 76 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 March 2011. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 March 2011 |
Luis Moreno (born 19 March 1981) is a Panamanian football defender who plays for Tauro.
He gained notoriety after violently kicking an injured barn owl that had landed on the pitch during a league match between Junior de Barranquilla and Deportivo Pereira. The barn owl died due to the kick.
Born in Panama City, "Lucho" Moreno began playing football with Venezuelan side Deportivo Italia. He was signed by first division club Tauro in 2001. He had a brief spell with Colombian side Envigado during 2005 and 2006, before returning to Tauro. Peruvian side Universitario de Deportes attempted to sign him in 2006, but he stayed with Tauro.
In January 2007, Moreno returned to the Colombian league, joining Independiente Santa Fe. The club terminated his contract in May 2007, after a disciplinary incident. He returned to Tauro, but shortly after joined Mexican Primera División A side Tiburones Rojos.
Moreno was loaned to Deportivo Pereira in January 2011, but returned to Tauro later that year, where he would help the club win its tenth league title in 2013.
Moreno made his debut for Panama in a June 2000 friendly match against Venezuela and has earned a total of 76 caps, scoring no goals. He represented his country in 17 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and has been a key member of the side, participating in the 2005, 2007 and 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup finals.