Fernando Morientes Sanchez (born April 5, 1976 in Cáceres) is a footballer who plays for Liverpool and Spain. He is married to Victoria and has two children, Fernandito and Lucia.
Morientes began his top-flight career at Albacete in 1993, transferring to Real Zaragoza in 1995. He joined Real Madrid in the summer of 1997, and remained there for eight years, except for a brief spell on loan, where he helped AS Monaco reach the final of the 2004 Champions League. He was later nominated for the 2004 Player Of The Year Award, although his position was disappointing.
Morientes transferred to Liverpool in January 2005 for a fee of £6.3m, and made his debut for the club against rivals Manchester United and he scored his first Liverpool goal on February 1, 2005 against Charlton.
Morientes has been a regular for his national team since 1998, when he scored twice in the first five minutes of his debut against Sweden. He has played for Spain in the 1998 and 2002 World Cups, and in Euro 2004, although he was a shock omission from the Spanish squad at Euro 2000.
