Luis Moreno (footballer)
Luis Moreno in March 2011
Luis Moreno ( born March 19, 1981 in Panama City, Panama ) is a Panamanian football player. The defender currently plays for Deportivo Pereira in the first Colombian league and national team of Panama.
For international sensation Moreno made on 27 February 2011, when he joined an owl dazed lying on the grass in the game of his club Atletico Junior de Barranquilla 's Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, who died of his injuries later the.
Club career
Moreno began his professional career in 2000 when Venezuelan first division side Deportivo Italia, where he still does not, however, made the breakthrough. He then moved to his home to Panamanian club Tauro FC. There Moreno became during his four years on stem force. For the 2005 season, he was taken by the Colombian second division club Envigado FC under contract, for whom he scored twice in 43 missions.
However, in mid-2006 he moved back to his home to record champions Tauro FC, with whom he was able to celebrate the Panamanian Championship in 2010. In 2007 he played in the meantime for the Colombian first division club Santa Fe CD. Also there came Moreno used regularly, but his contract was dissolved. In the same year he made a short exposure to CD Veracruz in Mexico followed before he returned again to Tauro.
In early 2011 it moved Moreno back to Colombia, where he currently has a contract with first division side Deportivo Pereira.
National team career
Since 2003, Moreno plays in the Panamanian national football team and participated with his team, among others, the CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2005, 2007 and 2009, where he was elected to the team of the tournament. An international goal succeeded the defender not yet. His most recent game he played in 2011 against Paraguay.
Killing of an owl
In February 2011, Moreno caused a scandal when he put a kick during a live televised game in the Colombian an owl later due to excessive lactic acid concentration, which can be caused by close contact with people who died. The owl lived for quite some time, the Roberto Melendez stadium of Atlético Junior and was there because of their frequent presence as a kind of living mascot. While the guest performance of Deportivo Pereira, the animal sat down on the field and was hit by the ball unhappy. After Moreno saw the animal lay dazed on the field, he ran up to the bird and kicked him in the direction of the outside line. Although the owl was immediately placed in veterinary care, she died the following day. The pictures of the kick went around the world and helped to Moreno infamous notoriety.
The Colombian environmental agency has opened an investigation for animal cruelty against Moreno. The Panamanians, who is now very sorry for his attack, was sentenced to a fine of 10,000 €. In addition, the player of the division clubs Deportivo Pereira had to publicly apologize for the cruelty to animals and do community work in a zoo.