Rodrigo Mora

Rodrigo Ricardo Rigoberto Mora Núñez (born 29 October 1987) is a former Uruguayan professional footballer who played as a striker.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Mora and the second or maternal family name is Núñez.
Rodrigo Mora
Mora playing for Peñarol in 2012
Personal information
Full name Rodrigo Ricardo Rigoberto Mora Núñez
Date of birth (1987-10-29) 29 October 1987
Place of birth Rivera, Uruguay
Height 1.42 m (4 ft 8 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Youth career
Juventud
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Juventud 27 (5)
2008–2011 Defensor 39 (14)
2009–2010 → Cerro (loan) 12 (9)
2011–2013 Benfica 1 (0)
2012 → Peñarol (loan) 14 (10)
2012–2013 → River Plate (loan) 30 (7)
2013–2018 River Plate 87 (20)
2014 → Universidad de Chile (loan) 9 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 January 2019

Club career

Born in Rivera, Mora started his professional career with modest Juventud de Las Piedras. In 2008, aged 20, he signed for top division outfit Defensor Sporting.

After a relatively successful first season, helping La Farola finish third in the Apertura and win the Clausura, he found himself on the bench more often than not in the following, and subsequently left for fellow league outfit Cerro. At his new team he scored nine goals in 2009–10, and a further five in the campaign's Copa Libertadores, four of them in the qualifying rounds against teams in his country.

He was purchased back for the 2010–11 season, and finished the Apertura tournament with 11 goals – second-best in the competition behind Nacional's Santiago García – as his team ranked in top position. In January 2011 he signed for Benfica on a free transfer, effective as of July.

He was officially presented by the Portuguese club on 1 July, alongside Nolito.[1] He played his first official game on 14 October in a Portuguese Cup game against Portimonense, replacing Rodrigo in the 78th minute of a 2–0 away win.[2]

In January 2012, after failing to establish himself at Benfica, he joined Peñarol on a six-month loan.[3] He signed on loan for River Plate in August, with the option of making the move permanent after a year.[4] In July 2013, he signed with River Plate, in exchange for Rogelio Funes Mori. After a brief stint on loan in Club Universidad de Chile, he returned to the team mid-2014 on request of new manager Marcelo Gallardo, and was an integral part of the team that won the 2014 Copa Sudamericana, the 2015 Recopa Sudamericana and the 2015 Copa Libertadores.

As of 2017 Mora has been ridden unable to play any football due to a necrosis.[5]

Honours
River Plate

References
  1. "Nolito e Rodrigo Mora à disposição de Jesus" [Nolito and Rodrigo Mora at the disposal of Jesus] (in Portuguese). A Bola. 1 July 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
  2. "Taca: Portimonense 0-2 Benfica" [Cup: Portimonense 0-2 Benfica]. PortuGOAL. 14 October 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  3. "Rodrigo Mora emprestado pelo Benfica ao Peñarol" [Rodrigo Mora loaned by Benfica to Peñarol] (in Portuguese). Correio da Manhã. 17 January 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
  4. "Argentina/ Official, Mora joins River Plate". Transfer Market. 16 August 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
  5. "River: el descargo Rodrigo Mora tras los rumores de cáncer". 5 June 2017.
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