Xavier 'Xavi' Moro León (born 22 May 1975) is a Spanish professional

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and former

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who was most recently the head coach of Thai League 1 club Chiangrai United. He was a Spanish

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who played as a

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Club career

Born in

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, France, to Spanish immigrants, Moro amassed

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totals of 202 games and 11 goals over the course of eight seasons, representing in the competition FC Barcelona B, CD Badajoz and Lorca Deportiva CF. From January–June 2008 he played in the

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, with Iraklis Thessaloniki FC. Xavi Moro spent 12 years at FC Barcelona since U9 to FC Barcelona B and some games with 1st Team, tallying 464 professional games in his 18 year career. He was coached by Johan Cruyff, Bobby Robson and Jose Mourinho and played with the likes of Ronaldo, Guardiola, Bakero, Figo and many more. Moro retired in 2014 at the age of 39, after two years as

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of amateurs UD Vista Alegre. In 2018, he joined Josep Ferré's staff at Bangkok Glass FC. On 4 July 2022, Moro was appointed manager of Thai League 1 side Ratchaburi Mitr Phol FC. He left on 11 May of the following year.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Moro, Xavi 1975 births Living people French people of Spanish descent Sportspeople of Spanish descent Footballers from Paris Spanish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players FC Barcelona C players FC Barcelona Atlètic players Córdoba CF players CE Sabadell FC footballers CD Castellón footballers CD Badajoz players Hércules CF players Lorca Deportiva CF footballers Mérida UD footballers UE Sant Andreu footballers UE Cornellà players Super League Greece players Iraklis F.C. (Thessaloniki) players Spain men's youth international footballers Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Xavi Moro Xavi Moro Xavi Moro UD Vista Alegre players