Víctor Hugo Morales
Víctor Hugo Morales | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Morales in 2015 | |
| Born | Víctor Hugo Morales Pérez 26 December 1947 |
| Occupations | Sports commentator, TV host, radio host, writer |
| Notable work | Live commentary of the Goal of the Century[1][2] |
| Website | victorhugomorales.com.ar |
Víctor Hugo Morales Pérez (born 26 December 1947)[3] is a Uruguayan football journalist, pundit and writer who has lived and worked in Argentina since 1981.[4]
Biography
Morales was born in Cardona, Uruguay. His professional activity began in 1966 when, at the age of 19, he started to work as a reporter and announcer on Radio Colonia, Uruguay. In 1969 he was appointed head of sports at Radio Ariel.[4]
The following year Morales was appointed sports director of Radio Oriental, where he worked until 1981, when he moved to live and work in Buenos Aires. He was also a sports journalist on the "Telenoche 4" program on Channel 4 of Montevideo.[5][4]
As a football commentator, he has been regarded as one of the best in the Spanish-speaking world.[6] In Argentina, his commentary on Diego Maradona's second goal in the 1986 World Cup quarter-final against England, famously known as the Goal of the Century, was widely praised.[7]
He has been a staunch supporter of former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.[8]
Awards
Morales was awarded the 2011 Illustrious Citizen of the City of Buenos Aires Medal[9] and the Rodolfo Walsh Prize.[10]
Selected works
- El intruso. Montevideo: Ediciones de la Plaza, 1979.
- Un grito en el desierto. Buenos Aires: Editorial Sudamericana, 1998.
- Papel Prensa, el grupo de tareas Medios, jueces y militares en la mayor estafa del pais Ediciones Colihue, 2017.
- La batalla cultural. Mentiras, infamias y omisiones del monopolio mediático Ediciones Colihue, 2020.
- El reproche. Drama, 2022.
References
- ↑ “El Gol del Siglo” y un relato inolvidable que cumplen 31 años at conmebol.com. 22 Jun 2017
- ↑ Barrilete cósmico: otras voces entran a la cancha at continuemosestudiando.abc.gob.ar. 12 Dec 2022
- ↑ "El cumpleaños de Víctor Hugo Morales". Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- 1 2 3 A cuatro décadas del primer relato de Víctor Hugo Morales en Argentina by Sergio Levinsky on infobae.com. 22 Feb 2021
- ↑ Víctor Hugo: la historia olvidada by Leonardo Haberkorn on cadal.org
- ↑ Mario Portugal y Héctor Yúdchak: Hacer radio: guía integral: cómo se hace un programa de radio, paso a paso (pág. 220). Buenos Aires: Galerna, 2008.
- ↑ The Hand of God and the Goal of the Century (in Spanish)
- ↑ "Morales interviews Kirchner". Clarín. 21 September 2017.
- ↑ (in Spanish)
- ↑ Víctor Hugo Morales awarded Rodolfo Walsh Prize Archived 4 June 2017 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
