Carlos Manuel Morete Markov (born 14 January 1952), commonly known as Carlos Morete, is a retired

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striker. He was born in the city of

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, and is one of the few players to have played for and won titles with Argentina's three biggest clubs: River Plate,

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and Independiente. He was part of 5 championship winning teams in Argentina as well as being the topscorer in three Argentine championships. He scored 245 top goals in the

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and

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making him one of the top marksmen in the history of football.

Career

Morete started his career at the age of 18 with River Plate, he was twice topscorer in Nacional 1972 and in

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1974 and won his first league title with River in Metropolitano 1975. After winning the title with River, Morete was sold to Spanish side

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where he played 147 games in 5 seasons, scoring 79 league goals. After a short spell with

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Morete returned to Argentina to play for River's hated rivals; Boca Juniors where he won his second league title, the Metropolitano 1981. After a short spell in Talleres, he went to Independiente, where he hit a remarkable 20 goals in 20 games during Metropolitano 1982 to become topscorer in the Argentine Primera for the third time. After two back-to-back defeats at the hands of

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, Morete's Independiente won Metropolitano 1983. The scorer was transferred to

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where he helped this previously unsuccessful team to win two league championships; Met 1984 and

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1985 and to further success in the

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1985. Morete only ever made 2 appearances for

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scoring one goal.

Honours

Club

River Plate *

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: 1975 Metropolitano Boca Juniors *Primera Division Argentina: 1981 Metropolitano Independiente *Primera Division Argentina: 1983 Metropolitano Argentinos Juniors *Primera Division Argentina: 1984 Metropolitano, 1985 Nacional *

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Individual

* Primera División Argentina top scorer: 1972 Nactional, 1974 Metropolitano, 1982 Metropolitano

External links

BDFA profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Morete, Carlos Manuel 1952 births Living people Footballers from Vicente López Partido Argentine men's footballers Argentina men's international footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Men's association football forwards Club Atlético River Plate footballers UD Las Palmas players Sevilla FC players Boca Juniors footballers Talleres de Córdoba footballers Club Atlético Independiente footballers Argentinos Juniors footballers Argentine Primera División players La Liga players Expatriate men's footballers in Spain 20th-century Argentine sportsmen