ANTONIO MORALES, current head of football at Espanyol, BE AWARDED IN THE GALA
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Sport Gala, organized by the Sports Journalists' Association Jaen, will be held on Monday, the jury found that among the winners should be Antonio Morales García, a sports official that while living in Catalonia, was born in Santiago Calatrava, has done and does a great job promoting the sport of base, not to mention the contributions he has made reaching out to different clubs and organizations to collaborate with them Jaén.
Displaying the curriculum that the public knows, we might say that Antonio Morales García born to be a sports official. He knows, but those who know him well, which is an adoption Catalan jienense exercised when away from their land and the best Catalan when you are with yours.
Morales left his home town soon. At 14 he took the bags and wanted to know the horizons of those who spoke to the father (of people, politics, equality, and generosity) that left him a few weeks ago. Malaga, military service, the districts of Barcelona, \u200b\u200bincluding the Caramel, where he would realize that kicking the ball hit him was not his, to make a living. There in the mountains of Barcelona, \u200b\u200bat the club he has always helped in the distance, had his first experiences with the sport. It was finally arriving at Santa Coloma de Gramenet with his wife Josephine, the bride's people, of life to form his family. Although no longer living there, things in life, the city that welcomed him without discussion recognizes their work for local sport, which still helps.
Morales, left, with advisor blanquiazul Germain de La Cruz.
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Santa Coloma is also the place where he has offered to launch his latest idea worked for Friends of elite specialists and technicians, which can revolutionize the world of football and sport in the periphery capital of Barcelona, \u200b\u200bBarcelona conurbation adapting to the projects already successfully used by clubs such as Paris Saint Germain, Olympique Lyonnais Olympique Marseille or, among others.
But this is the future and would be the end point, closing a circle that began in the late 70's when she came to lead the sport school. About 16,000 children weekly practiced sport in all possible disciplines (soccer, football, athletics, basketball, handball, hockey ...) and sport grew and humanely.
In 'The Gramenet'
The natural jump, his challenge was expected to jump on the bandwagon of the dean of the city, the UDA Gramenet, and make a lost in the regional club and with only two basic units, a respected institution, beloved and powerful. A single goal in twice deprived of reaching the summit to advance to the second division. Eibar Jerez and there are sad memories because the project could achieve glory, recalling that, in addition, on several occasions, had as rival Real Jaen.
Morales with plantillla of 'The Grass' when I was presidente.UDA Gramanet
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In 23 years (17 as president) managed to nullify the historic debt of the entity to achieve reliably cover unforeseen budget. The team was champion twice Third and Second B, but his greatest success, he is most proud of, was to get the 14 teams that took the base is located in the highest possible categories (the subsidiary came to play in third) and the ranks of club players who leave after international series (Tamudo, Curro Torres, Unai Vergara) or twenty more would play for teams like FC Barcelona, \u200b\u200bAtletico Madrid, Valencia, Villareal, Ajax, Valladolid, Malaga, RCD English ...
Morales, second from right, with managers and technicians Espanyol
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also hosted local basketball, heir to the Licor 43 of the eighties, that under the cloak of UDA Gramenet became EBA Champion of Spain, a landmark absolute and unexpected, showing that when Morales set a goal often achieved. In 2003 he left the club, not to get into fights with the city and its mayor or transfer to municipal ownership claims. He paused and went without creating controversy. Page went to the regret of a love that continues to demand his return since
RCD Espanyol
two years ago found another exciting project but at the same time, complicated and difficult, manage and enhance the youth ranks at RCD Espanyol.
the whole adventure has endowed-with faster than anyone expected, "his spirit. Lowered costs without losing quality, rearranged the activity, put wisdom in many of the actions thus saving money and time, and control of the players.
Morales, Urban and grown players 'Periquita'
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slashed salaries in promises that often came to nothing, and encouraged the best looking that every player on the team act that correspond to quality, not age. The success was immediate, and long dozen players who have gone through the first team from the subsidiary and the youth are the clearest evidence, qualifying tangible and what is his work, which admits incomplete, since much remains to be making and polishing.
RCD Espanyol will not be his last challenge sports Antonio Morales for not only a leader of recognized sports. It is also a successful businessman who has managed to make the life you smile. Perhaps because it is altruistic activities, which are not presumed never in public, but privately to his friends, makes them sharers.
Member of project to help people, especially young people in difficulty, a patron of many organizations and clubs, sponsor various activities in many populations, protective of other ... What will have done for his native Santiago Calatrava put him in life, his name to one of the main streets of town!
In Jaén
has been a partner in Jaen Real Jaén and clubs like Kmara FS, FS Jaén, Jaén-UJA CD or Jaén Climate, among others, who received their collaboration, they know who he is Antonio Morales. It is not easy to find a man who, so far from their land and for many years beyond, will remember your stuff and take the call of those who need your help.
Morales
CD carries the T-Jaén-UJA, together with executives and coach Jaen.
But it does not stop there, Morales will not drop without making a large work in the capital of the province of his birth, but for now, their intentions, with an unselfish interest, have not been addressed by the authorities who have governed for the past eight years Jaen town destinations. However, knowing Antonio Morales, a man who never throws in the towel, we are sure that Jaén and all its citizens, enjoy a great work of his.
On Monday, Barcelona will come from former teachers to receive recognition of sports journalists of Jaén, as "Outstanding Sports Leader ', but this distinction is implicit in many other connotations that Morales has among which her generosity, humanity, humility and jaenerismo. And this makes us wonder Is it enough for Antonio Morales is considered a prophet in his land?
