Xavier 'Xavi' Moro León (born 22 May 1975) is a Spanish professional football manager and former player who is currently head coach of Thai League 1 club Chiangrai United.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Xavier Moro León | ||
| Date of birth | 22 May 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chiangrai United (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1988–1993 | Barcelona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1996 | Barcelona C | 92 | (19) |
| 1995–1996 | Barcelona B | 19 | (0) |
| 1996–1998 | Córdoba | 43 | (1) |
| 1998–1999 | Sabadell | 34 | (1) |
| 1999–2000 | Castellón | 28 | (0) |
| 2000–2004 | Badajoz | 129 | (8) |
| 2003 | → Hércules (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2004–2007 | Lorca Deportiva | 125 | (4) |
| 2008 | Iraklis | 7 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Mérida | 23 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Sant Andreu | 47 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Cornellà | ? | (1) |
| 2012–2014 | Vista Alegre | ||
| International career | |||
| 1992–1993 | Spain U18 | 5 | (0) |
| 1992 | Spain U19 | 7 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2012–2014 | Vista Alegre (player-coach) | ||
| 2018 | Bangkok Glass (assistant) | ||
| 2022–2023 | Ratchaburi | ||
| 2024– | Chiangrai United | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He was a Spanish footballer who played as a central midfielder.
Club career
editBorn in Paris, France, to Spanish immigrants, Moro amassed Segunda División totals of 202 games and 11 goals over the course of eight seasons, representing in the competition FC Barcelona B, CD Badajoz and Lorca Deportiva CF. From January–June 2008 he played in the Superleague Greece, with Iraklis Thessaloniki FC.
Xavi Moro spent 12 years at FC Barcelona since U9 to FC Barcelona B and some games with 1st Team, tallying 464 professional games in his 18 year career. He was coached by Johan Cruyff, Bobby Robson and Jose Mourinho and played with the likes of Ronaldo, Guardiola, Bakero, Figo and many more.
Moro retired in 2014 at the age of 39, after two years as player-coach of amateurs UD Vista Alegre. In 2018, he joined Josep Ferré's staff at Bangkok Glass FC.
On 4 July 2022, Moro was appointed manager of Thai League 1 side Ratchaburi Mitr Phol FC. He left on 11 May of the following year.
Managerial statistics
edit- As of match played 9 November 2024
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Ratchaburi | 
|
4 July 2022 | 11 May 2023 | 35 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 41 | 31 | +10 | 37.14 |
| Chiangrai United |
|
1 July 2024 | Present | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 24 | −14 | 25.00 |
| Total | 47 | 16 | 13 | 18 | 51 | 55 | −4 | 34.04 | |||
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