Morientes

Date of birth05 April 1976
Place of birthCaceres
NationalitySpanish
Weight79 kg
Height1.84 m
PositionForward

Full name is: Fernando Morientes Sánchez.


Morientes began his career at Albacete before joining Real Zaragoza in 1995. He began his long association with striking partner Raul at the 1995 Under-20 World Championships and the 1996 Olympics and this persuaded Real Madrid to sign him in 1997.

He made a fairytale international debut in March 1998 scoring two goals in the first five minutes. He won two European Champions League medals in 1998 and 2000 but despite having been a member of the 1998 World Cup squad he was a surprise omission from the 2000 European Championship Finals squad.

His performances at Real Madrid meant a recall after the disastrous showing in 2000 and remained a regular squad member. He has scored on his debut for all of his clubs, Spain under 18, 20 and the full side. He is a good finisher, excellent in the air and his partnership with Raul is well established.

Although many thought he would start in the Japan World Cup, the outstanding form of Diego Tristran meant that he was relegated to the bench for the first two games.

He staked his claim for a starting place with two goals in the 3-1 defeat of Paraguay then scored Spain's goal in the Second Round draw with Ireland as they progressed to the quarter-finals on a penalty shoot-out.

Morientes joined Liverpool in January 2005 with a contract to June 2008.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Albacete Balompie 01 Jul 1993 30 Jun 1995
Real Zaragoza 01 Jul 1995 30 Jun 1997
Real Madrid 01 Jul 1997 30 Jun 2003
AS Monaco 01 Jul 2003 30 Jun 2004 L
Real Madrid 01 Jul 2004 31 Dec 2004
Liverpool 01 Jan 2005 25 May 2006
Valencia 25 May 2006

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1998-99 Real Madrid UEFA Super Cup
1
1
1999-00 Real Madrid UEFA Champions League 2
2000-01 Real Madrid Primera Liga 13
9
6
1
2000-01 Real Madrid UEFA Champions League 6
2
4
2001-02 Real Madrid Primera Liga 28
5
18
2
2001-02 Real Madrid UEFA Champions League 7
4
3
2002-03 Real Madrid Primera Liga 2
16
5
2002-03 Real Madrid UEFA Champions League 3
4
1
2003-04 AS Monaco French Championnat 26
2
10
2
2003-04 AS Monaco UEFA Champions League 12
9
2003-04 Real Madrid Primera Liga
1
2004-05 Liverpool League Cup 2
2004-05 Liverpool Premier League 12
1
3
1
2004-05 Real Madrid Primera Liga
12
2005-06 Liverpool FA Cup 2
3
1
2005-06 Liverpool FIFA Club World Cup 1
2005-06 Liverpool League Cup 1
2005-06 Liverpool Premier League 20
8
5
1
2005-06 Liverpool UEFA Champions League 8
2
3
2005-06 Liverpool UEFA Super Cup 1
2006-07 Valencia UEFA Champions League 1
1
2007-08 Valencia UEFA Champions League 2


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
28 Aug 1998 Chelsea v Real Madrid L 1-0 UEFA Super Cup Final
04 Apr 2000 Real Madrid v Manchester United D 0-0 UEFA Champions League Quarter-final 1st leg
19 Apr 2000 Manchester United v Real Madrid W 2-3
Agg: 2-3
UEFA Champions League Quarter-final 2nd leg
21 Oct 2000 Barcelona v Real Madrid L 2-0 Primera Liga 6
25 Oct 2000 Real Madrid v Sporting Lisboa W 4-0 UEFA Champions League Group A
29 Oct 2000 Real Sociedad v Real Madrid W 1-4 Primera Liga 7
01 Nov 2000 Real Madrid v Real Mallorca L 0-2 Primera Liga 8
04 Nov 2000 Numancia v Real Madrid L 3-1 Primera Liga 9
07 Nov 2000 Spartak Moskva v Real Madrid L 1-0 UEFA Champions League Group A
12 Nov 2000 Real Madrid v Las Palmas W 5-1 Primera Liga 10
18 Nov 2000 Villarreal v Real Madrid W 0-1 Primera Liga 11
02 Dec 2000 Osasuna v Real Madrid W 2-3 Primera Liga 13
05 Dec 2000 Real Madrid v Anderlecht W 4-1 UEFA Champions League Group D
10 Dec 2000 Real Madrid v Celta Vigo W 3-0 Primera Liga 14
16 Dec 2000 Español v Real Madrid W 1-2 Primera Liga 15
07 Jan 2001 Alavés v Real Madrid W 1-3 Primera Liga 17
14 Jan 2001 Real Madrid v Oviedo W 4-0 Primera Liga 18
21 Jan 2001 Valladolid v Real Madrid D 2-2 Primera Liga 19
25 Jan 2001 Real Madrid v Real Zaragoza W 3-0 Primera Liga 12
28 Jan 2001 Valencia v Real Madrid W 0-1 Primera Liga 20
10 Feb 2001 Athletic Bilbao v Real Madrid L 1-0 Primera Liga 22
13 Feb 2001 Real Madrid v Lazio W 3-2 UEFA Champions League Group D
24 Feb 2001 Deportivo La Coruña v Real Madrid D 2-2 Primera Liga 24
03 Mar 2001 Real Madrid v Barcelona D 2-2 Primera Liga 25
06 Mar 2001 Real Madrid v Leeds United W 3-2 UEFA Champions League Group D
11 Mar 2001 Real Madrid v Real Sociedad W 4-0 Primera Liga 26
14 Mar 2001 Anderlecht v Real Madrid L 2-0 UEFA Champions League Group D
18 Mar 2001 Real Mallorca v Real Madrid L 1-0 Primera Liga 27
31 Mar 2001 Real Madrid v Numancia W 1-0 Primera Liga 28
03 Apr 2001 Galatasaray v Real Madrid L 3-2 UEFA Champions League Quarter-final 1st leg
08 Apr 2001 Las Palmas v Real Madrid W 0-1 Primera Liga 29
09 May 2001 Bayern München v Real Madrid L 2-1
Agg: 3-1
UEFA Champions League Semi-final 2nd leg
13 May 2001 Real Madrid v Español D 2-2 Primera Liga 34
25 Aug 2001 Valencia v Real Madrid D 0-0 Primera Liga 1
26 Sep 2001 Real Madrid v Anderlecht D 0-0 UEFA Champions League Group A
29 Sep 2001 Real Madrid v Valladolid D 0-0 Primera Liga 5
03 Oct 2001 Las Palmas v Real Madrid D 0-0 Primera Liga 6
06 Oct 2001 Real Madrid v Athletic Bilbao D 0-0 Primera Liga 7
13 Oct 2001 Alavés v Real Madrid D 0-0 Primera Liga 8
16 Oct 2001 Anderlecht v Real Madrid D 0-0 UEFA Champions League Group A
21 Oct 2001 Real Madrid v Celta Vigo D 0-0 Primera Liga 9
24 Oct 2001 Real Madrid v AS Roma D 0-0 UEFA Champions League Group A
27 Oct 2001 Villarreal v Real Madrid D 0-0 Primera Liga 10
30 Oct 2001 Lokomotiv Moskva v Real Madrid D 0-0 UEFA Champions League Group A
04 Nov 2001 Real Madrid v Barcelona D 0-0 Primera Liga 11
11 Nov 2001 Real Zaragoza v Real Madrid D 0-0 Primera Liga 12
17 Nov 2001 Real Madrid v Sevilla D 0-0 Primera Liga 13
21 Nov 2001 Sparta Praha v Real Madrid W 2-3 UEFA Champions League Phase 2 group C
25 Nov 2001 Rayo Vallecano v Real Madrid D 0-0 Primera Liga 14
01 Dec 2001 Real Madrid v Osasuna D 0-0 Primera Liga 15
04 Dec 2001 Real Madrid v Panathinaikos W 3-0 UEFA Champions League Phase 2 group C
08 Dec 2001 Tenerife v Real Madrid D 0-0 Primera Liga 16
15 Dec 2001 Real Madrid v Real Sociedad D 0-0 Primera Liga 17
23 Dec 2001 Real Mallorca v Real Madrid D 0-0 Primera Liga 18
05 Jan 2002 Real Madrid v Deportivo La Coruña D 0-0 Primera Liga 19
13 Jan 2002 Real Madrid v Valencia D 0-0 Primera Liga 20
19 Jan 2002 Malaga v Real Madrid D 0-0 Primera Liga 21
27 Jan 2002 Real Madrid v Real Betis D 0-0 Primera Liga 22
03 Feb 2002 Español v Real Madrid D 0-0 Primera Liga 23
06 Feb 2002 Valladolid v Real Madrid D 0-0 Primera Liga 24
10 Feb 2002 Real Madrid v Las Palmas D 0-0 Primera Liga 25
16 Feb 2002 Athletic Bilbao v Real Madrid D 0-0 Primera Liga 26
19 Feb 2002 Real Madrid v FC Porto W 1-0 UEFA Champions League Phase 2 group C
23 Feb 2002 Real Madrid v Alavés D 0-0 Primera Liga 27
02 Mar 2002 Celta Vigo v Real Madrid D 0-0 Primera Liga 28
09 Mar 2002 Real Madrid v Villarreal D 0-0 Primera Liga 29
12 Mar 2002 Real Madrid v Sparta Praha W 3-0 UEFA Champions League Phase 2 group C
20 Mar 2002 Panathinaikos v Real Madrid D 2-2 UEFA Champions League Phase 2 group C
24 Mar 2002 Real Madrid v Real Zaragoza D 0-0 Primera Liga 31
30 Mar 2002 Sevilla v Real Madrid D 0-0 Primera Liga 32
06 Apr 2002 Real Madrid v Rayo Vallecano D 0-0 Primera Liga 33
10 Apr 2002 Real Madrid v Bayern München D 0-0
Agg: 1-2
UEFA Champions League Quarter-final 2nd leg
14 Apr 2002 Osasuna v Real Madrid D 0-0 Primera Liga 34
20 Apr 2002 Real Madrid v Tenerife D 0-0 Primera Liga 35
05 May 2002 Real Madrid v Real Mallorca D 0-0 Primera Liga 37
10 May 2002 Deportivo La Coruña v Real Madrid D 0-0 Primera Liga 38
15 May 2002 Bayer Leverkusen v Real Madrid W 1-2 UEFA Champions League Final
02 Sep 2002 Real Madrid v Español D 0-0 Primera Liga 1
21 Sep 2002 Real Madrid v Osasuna D 0-0 Primera Liga 3
25 Sep 2002 Real Madrid v RC Genk D 0-0 UEFA Champions League Group C
02 Oct 2002 AEK Athens v Real Madrid D 0-0 UEFA Champions League Group C
19 Oct 2002 Racing Santander v Real Madrid D 0-0 Primera Liga 6
26 Oct 2002 Real Madrid v Villarreal D 0-0 Primera Liga 7
30 Oct 2002 Real Madrid v AS Roma D 0-0 UEFA Champions League Group C
02 Nov 2002 Deportivo La Coruña v Real Madrid D 0-0 Primera Liga 8
09 Nov 2002 Rayo Vallecano v Real Madrid D 0-0 Primera Liga 9
12 Nov 2002 RC Genk v Real Madrid D 0-0 UEFA Champions League Group C
17 Nov 2002 Real Madrid v Real Sociedad D 0-0 Primera Liga 10
26 Nov 2002 AC Milan v Real Madrid D 0-0 UEFA Champions League Phase 2 group C
08 Dec 2002 Real Mallorca v Real Madrid D 0-0 Primera Liga 13
11 Dec 2002 Real Madrid v Lokomotiv Moskva D 0-0 UEFA Champions League Phase 2 group C
02 Feb 2003 Español v Real Madrid D 0-0 Primera Liga 20
16 Feb 2003 Osasuna v Real Madrid D 0-0 Primera Liga 22
05 Apr 2003 Real Madrid v Rayo Vallecano D 0-0 Primera Liga 28
27 Apr 2003 Sevilla v Real Madrid D 0-0 Primera Liga 31
03 May 2003 Real Madrid v Real Mallorca D 0-0 Primera Liga 32
06 May 2003 Real Madrid v Juventus D 0-0 UEFA Champions League Semi-final 1st leg
10 May 2003 Recreativo de Huelva v Real Madrid D 0-0 Primera Liga 33
18 May 2003 Real Madrid v Malaga D 0-0 Primera Liga 34
24 May 2003 Valencia v Real Madrid D 0-0 Primera Liga 35
31 May 2003 Real Madrid v Celta Vigo D 0-0 Primera Liga 36
22 Jun 2003 Real Madrid v Athletic Bilbao D 0-0 Primera Liga 38
30 Aug 2003 Real Madrid v Real Betis D 0-0 Primera Liga 1
29 Aug 2004 Real Mallorca v Real Madrid W 0-1 Primera Liga 1
11 Sep 2004 Real Madrid v Numancia W 1-0 Primera Liga 2
18 Sep 2004 Español v Real Madrid L 1-0 Primera Liga 3
21 Sep 2004 Real Madrid v Osasuna W 1-0 Primera Liga 4
25 Sep 2004 Athletic Bilbao v Real Madrid L 2-1 Primera Liga 5
03 Oct 2004 Real Madrid v Deportivo La Coruña L 0-1 Primera Liga 6
23 Oct 2004 Real Madrid v Valencia D 0-0 Primera Liga 8
31 Oct 2004 Real Madrid v Getafe D 0-0 Primera Liga 9
07 Nov 2004 Malaga v Real Madrid D 0-0 Primera Liga 10
05 Dec 2004 Villarreal v Real Madrid D 0-0 Primera Liga 14
18 Dec 2004 Racing Santander v Real Madrid W 2-3 Primera Liga 16
09 Jan 2005 Atlético Madrid v Real Madrid W 0-3 Primera Liga 18


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1994-95 Spain UEFA Under-18
1
1
1994-95 Spain Under-21
1
1994-95 Spain World Youth Cup 2
3
1
1995-96 Spain UEFA Under-21
6
1996-97 Spain Olympics 2
1
1996-97 Spain UEFA Under-21 6
1
2
1997-98 Spain FIFA World Cup 1
1
2
1997-98 Spain International Friendly 1
1
4
1997-98 Spain UEFA Under-21 1
1997-98 Spain Under-21 1
2
1998-99 Spain International Friendly
1
1998-99 Spain UEFA European Championship 2
1
1999-00 Spain International Friendly 2
1
1
1999-00 Spain UEFA European Championship 2
1
2000-01 Spain International Friendly 1
1
2001-02 Spain FIFA World Cup 4
3
5
1
2001-02 Spain International Friendly 2
2
2
2002-03 Spain International Friendly 3
3
2002-03 Spain UEFA European Championship 1
2
2003-04 Spain International Friendly 3
2
2003-04 Spain UEFA European Championship 2
1
1
2004-05 Spain FIFA World Cup
1
1
2004-05 Spain International Friendly 1
1
2005-06 Spain FIFA World Cup
2
1
2005-06 Spain International Friendly 1
2
1
2006-07 Spain International Friendly 2
2006-07 Spain UEFA European Championship 2
1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
31 Jul 1994 Spain v Netherlands W 5-2 UEFA U18 3rd place
21 Feb 1995 Spain v Germany D 0-0 U21
14 Apr 1995 Spain v Burundi W 5-1 World Youth Cup Group B
19 Apr 1995 Spain v Chile W 6-3 World Youth Cup Group B
23 Apr 1995 Spain v Russia W 4-1 World Youth Cup Quarter-final
25 Apr 1995 Argentina v Spain L 3-0 World Youth Cup Semi-final
28 Apr 1995 Portugal v Spain L 3-2 World Youth Cup
05 Sep 1995 Spain v Cyprus W 3-1 UEFA U21
14 Nov 1995 Spain v North Macedonia W 4-0 UEFA U21 Group 2
13 Mar 1996 Spain v Czech Republic W 2-1 UEFA U21 Quarter-final
27 Mar 1996 Czech Republic v Spain W 1-2 UEFA U21 Quarter-final
28 May 1996 Spain v Scotland W 2-1 UEFA Under-21 Semi-final
31 May 1996 Spain v Italy L 1-1 (2-4) UEFA U21 Final
20 Jul 1996 Spain v Saudi Arabia W 1-0 Olympics Finals Group B
24 Jul 1996 Spain v Australia W 3-2 Olympics Finals Group B
08 Oct 1996 Czech Republic v Spain W 1-2 UEFA U21 Group 6
12 Nov 1996 Spain v Slovakia D 1-1 UEFA U21 Group 6
13 Dec 1996 Spain v Yugoslavia W 1-0 UEFA U21 Group 6
17 Dec 1996 Malta v Spain W 0-3 UEFA U21 Group 6
11 Feb 1997 Spain v Malta W 1-0 UEFA U21 Group 6
29 Apr 1997 Yugoslavia v Spain W 1-2 UEFA U21 Group 6
07 Jun 1997 Spain v Czech Republic W 4-0 UEFA U21 Group 6
23 Sep 1997 Slovakia v Spain W 3-4 UEFA U21 Group 6
28 Jan 1998 France v Spain W 0-2 U21
25 Mar 1998 Spain v Sweden W 4-0 International Friendly
03 Jun 1998 Spain v Northern Ireland W 4-1 International Friendly
19 Jun 1998 Spain v Paraguay D 0-0 FIFA World Cup Finals Group D
24 Jun 1998 Spain v Bulgaria W 6-1 FIFA World Cup Finals Group D
05 Sep 1998 Cyprus v Spain L 3-2 UEFA European Championship Group 6
23 Sep 1998 Spain v Russia W 1-0 International Friendly
05 Jun 1999 Spain v San Marino W 9-0 UEFA European Championship Group 6
18 Aug 1999 Poland v Spain W 1-2 International Friendly
04 Sep 1999 Austria v Spain W 1-3 UEFA European Championship Group 6
10 Oct 1999 Spain v Israel W 3-0 UEFA European Championship Group 6
13 Nov 1999 Spain v Brazil D 0-0 International Friendly
17 Nov 1999 Spain v Argentina L 0-2 International Friendly
28 Mar 2001 Spain v France W 2-1 International Friendly
01 Sep 2001 Spain v Austria W 4-0 FIFA World Cup Europe group 7
05 Sep 2001 Liechtenstein v Spain W 0-2 FIFA World Cup Europe group 7
14 Nov 2001 Spain v Mexico W 1-0 International Friendly
13 Feb 2002 Spain v Portugal D 1-1 International Friendly
27 Mar 2002 Netherlands v Spain L 1-0 International Friendly
17 Apr 2002 Northern Ireland v Spain W 0-5 International Friendly
02 Jun 2002 Spain v Slovenia W 3-1 FIFA World Cup Finals Group B
07 Jun 2002 Spain v Paraguay W 3-1 FIFA World Cup Finals Group B
12 Jun 2002 South Africa v Spain W 2-3 FIFA World Cup Finals Group B
16 Jun 2002 Spain v Republic of Ireland W 1-1 (3-2) FIFA World Cup Finals 2nd round
22 Jun 2002 Korea Republic v Spain L 0-0 (3-5) FIFA World Cup Finals quarter-final
21 Aug 2002 Hungary v Spain D 1-1 International Friendly
12 Oct 2002 Spain v Northern Ireland W 3-0 UEFA European Championship Group 6
16 Oct 2002 Spain v Paraguay D 0-0 International Friendly
30 Apr 2003 Spain v Ecuador W 4-0 International Friendly
07 Jun 2003 Spain v Greece L 0-1 UEFA European Championship Group 6
11 Jun 2003 Northern Ireland v Spain D 0-0 UEFA European Championship Group 6
31 Mar 2004 Spain v Denmark W 2-0 International Friendly
28 Apr 2004 Italy v Spain D 1-1 International Friendly
05 Jun 2004 Spain v Andorra W 4-0 International Friendly
12 Jun 2004 Spain v Russia W 1-0 UEFA European Championship Finals Group A
16 Jun 2004 Greece v Spain D 1-1 UEFA European Championship Finals Group A
20 Jun 2004 Portugal v Spain L 1-0 UEFA European Championship Finals Group A
18 Aug 2004 Spain v Venezuela W 3-2 International Friendly
08 Sep 2004 Bosnia and Herzegovina v Spain D 1-1 FIFA World Cup Europe group 7
17 Aug 2005 Spain v Uruguay W 2-0 International Friendly
03 Sep 2005 Spain v Canada W 2-1 International Friendly
12 Nov 2005 Spain v Slovakia W 5-1 FIFA World Cup Play-off 1st leg
16 Nov 2005 Slovakia v Spain D 1-1 FIFA World Cup Play-off 2nd leg
01 Mar 2006 Spain v Ivory Coast W 3-2 International Friendly
15 Nov 2006 Spain v Romania L 0-1 International Friendly
07 Feb 2007 England v Spain W 0-1 International Friendly
24 Mar 2007 Spain v Denmark W 2-1 UEFA European Championship Group F
28 Mar 2007 Spain v Iceland W 1-0 UEFA European Championship Group F


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.