Mexican international Hector Moreno holding his Al Gharafa jersey with a club official during a press conference yesterday.
Al Gharafa yesterday unveiled their latest signing Mexican international Hector Moreno during a press conference in Doha.
The 31-year-old moved to Qatar from Spanish club Real Sociedad after completing just one season.
Moreno, who has more than 100 appearances for Mexico, is playing for the national team since 2007.
Moreno managed to start in the semi-final and final of Mexico’s successful quest to win the CONCAF Gold Cup recently after overcoming an injury earlier in the tournament and remains the only left-footed central defender playing at a high level in the national team pool.
He was the most experienced centre-back at Sociedad and his services will hugely benefit the Qatari football giants who are currently coached by former Fulham FC tactician Slavisa Jokanovic who joined the club earlier in June.
At the Doha club, Moreno will join a host of international stars, including Dutchman Wesley Sneijder, Iranian Mehdi Tarmi, Portuguese Diogo Amado, recently signed Algerian star Sofiane Hanni and Slovak Vladimir Weiss.
Last season, Al Gharafa finished in 8th spot winning only seven matches from 22 rounds.
In a stunning run of dominance, Al Gharafa produced three back-to-back QSL titles from 2007 to 2010. The seven-time league winners haven’t won a trophy since that season.
Al Gharafa will meet Al Shahaniya in their first match of the season on August 22.
