Juan Luis Mora Palacios (born 12 July 1973) is a Spanish retired professional

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who played as a

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. He appeared in 238

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games over 13 seasons (17 overall as a professional), mostly with

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Club career

Born in

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, Mora made his professional debut with

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during 1993–94, and was the undisputed first-choice the following three seasons. He signed for

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in 1999, then spent 2002–03 and the following campaign in

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, with

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and

Levante UD Levante Unión Deportiva, S.A.D. () is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football club in Valencia, in the Valencian Community, namesake autonomous community. Founded on 6 September 1909, the club will compete in La Liga for the 2025– ...

respectively.Juan Luis Mora, un guardameta que hizo soñar (Juan Luis Mora, a goalkeeper who got people dreaming)

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, 16 November 2017 (in Spanish) Mora played all 38 league matches in 2004–05's top flight with Levante, as his team was relegated in the last matchday. He subsequently joined

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on a three-year deal, being third choice behind

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and

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first and Cañizares and

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afterwards (Cañizares was axed from the squad in December 2007, but reinstated in April following

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's firing), appearing in only three

games during his spell; he left the

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after his contract expired, at the end of the 2007–08 season. On 15 August 2008, 35-year-old Mora returned to Levante, recently relegated to the second level. He served as backup in his debut campaign, and took part in no competitive matches in the second as the

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side returned to the top tier after a two-year absence; he retired shortly after, remaining with the club in directorial capacities.

International career

Mora appeared for the Spanish under-21s in the

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, and played

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the same year.

Honours

Espanyol *

Copa del Rey The , commonly known as , or (in English) the Spanish Cup or King's Cup, and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–1936) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–1976), is an annual knockout football competition in Spanis ...

: 1999–2000 Levante *

: 2003–04 Valencia *

: 2007–08 Spain U21 *

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runner-up:

1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mora, Juan Luis 1973 births Living people People from Aranjuez Spanish men's footballers Footballers from the Community of Madrid Men's association football goalkeepers La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Real Oviedo Vetusta players Real Oviedo players RCD Espanyol footballers Xerez CD footballers Levante UD footballers Valencia CF players Spain men's under-21 international footballers Spain men's under-23 international footballers Olympic footballers for Spain Footballers at the 1996 Summer Olympics