José Hermes Moreira

José Hermes Moreira
Personal information
Date of birth (1958-09-30) 30 September 1958 (age 67)
Place of birth San José de Mayo, Uruguay
Position Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1976–1979 Danubio F.C. 68 (7)
1979–1984 Nacional 240 (15)
1984–1988 Chicago Sting (indoor) 164 (36)
1988–1991 Wichita Wings (indoor) 119 (35)
1991 Tampa Bay Rowdies 13 (2)
1991–1992 Cleveland Crunch (indoor) 32 (6)
1993–1994 Canton Invaders (indoor) 37 (15)
1995–1996 Houston Hotshots (indoor) 55 (10)
International career
1979–1981 Uruguay 23 (0)
Medal record
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

José Hermes "Chico" Moreira (born 30 September 1958) is a Uruguayan former footballer.[1] Beginning in 1979 he played nine years in the Uruguayan Primera División for Danubio and Nacional. Moreira made 23 appearances for the Uruguay national football team from 1979 to 1981.[2] He was also part of Uruguay's squad for the 1979 Copa América tournament.[3] He later spent 12 years in the United States, playing mostly for indoor soccer clubs.

His son Pablo (born 1985), raised in the United States, played for the Akron Zips and coached the New England Revolution.[4]

References

  1. ^ "José Hermes Moreira". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  2. ^ "José Hermes Moreira". National Football Teams. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Copa América 1979". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  4. ^ "DT uruguayo, hijo de un campeón del mundo con Nacional, entrenará a equipo de la MLS" [Uruguayan head coach, son of a world champion with Nacional, will manage an MLS team] (in Spanish). Montevideo Portal. 16 September 2025. Retrieved 21 December 2025.