Júnior Exequiel Morales Maradiaga (born 23 March 1978) is a Honduran

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who plays as

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for

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club

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Club career

A much-travelled goalkeeper, Morales played for several clubs before joining Platense for the 2008 Clausura championship. In October 2008, Morales was dismissed by Platense during the 2008 Apertura season. At the end of 2008 he joined Vida but in May 2009, the club announced Morales would leave the club.

Victoria

On 1 July 2010, Júnior Morales moved to

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replacing John Bodden, who moved to

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, signing a one-year contract. On 21 August 2010, Morales made his domestic league debut with

in a 1–1 in the Clásico Ceibeño against Vida.

International career

Morales made his debut for

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in a March 2001

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against

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and has earned a total of 8 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country at the

2001 UNCAF Nations Cup The 2001 UNCAF Nations Cup was played in Honduras. Participating teams Squads Venues First round Group 1 ---- ---- Group 2 ---- ---- Final round ---- ---- Champions *''Guatemala national football team, Guatemala ...

, as well as at the

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. His final international was a September 2005 friendly match against

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Personal life

Morales is married to Katherine and the couple have two children, Pedro and Katherine. Morales has two other kids named Junior Alexander y Daniel Alejandro..Júnior Morales: "Soy fan número uno de Galilea Montijo"
- Diez

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- Diez {{DEFAULTSORT:Morales, Junior 1978 births Living people Footballers from San Pedro Sula Men's association football goalkeepers Honduran men's footballers Honduras men's international footballers 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Real C.D. España players Platense F.C. players Comayagua F.C. players Deportes Savio F.C. players C.D.S. Vida players C.D. Victoria players Atlético Choloma players Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players