1. Alejandro Enrique Moreno Riera was born on July 8,1979 and is a Venezuelan former professional footballer who played as a forward, and who is a television commentator for ESPN FC, ESPN Deportes and ESPN Latin America.
12 Facts About Alejandro Moreno
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Alejandro Moreno spent a year in Texas at age 12 and spent succeeding summers there before earning a scholarship for four years of college soccer at UNC Greensboro.
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Alejandro Moreno finished his college career fourth on the team's all-time scoring lists, with 65 goals and 25 assists, having been named first team NSCAA All-South all four years with the team.
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Alejandro Moreno played sparingly in his rookie season, but developed into an excellent sparkplug coming off the bench in his second season, when he registered six goals and two assists in 1,117 minutes of playing time.
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In 2004, Alejandro Moreno again registered six goals and two assists, this time in 1,297 minutes.
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Alejandro Moreno was traded to San Jose Earthquakes in the offseason in a four-player deal.
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Alejandro Moreno was traded to Columbus Crew on May 10,2007, in exchange for Joseph Ngwenya.
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Alejandro Moreno was selected by Philadelphia Union in the 2009 MLS Expansion Draft on 25 November 2009.
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On November 24,2010, Alejandro Moreno was selected by Vancouver Whitecaps FC in the 2010 MLS Expansion Draft, but was immediately traded to Chivas USA, along with Alan Gordon, in exchange for allocation money and an international roster spot.
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Alejandro Moreno became a free agent after he went undrafted in both rounds of the draft.
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Alejandro Moreno made his first appearance for the senior team on February 18,2004, against Australia.
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Alejandro Moreno frequently covers Liga MX and Mexico national football team games on ESPN's English-language networks.