![]() ![]() In March 2008, Sueño MLS, the reality show broadcast by Univision, crowned Rogelio as winner. It was there that the family settled, the twins learned English and lived the American life for eight years, attending the Arlington High School, making friends and learning to enjoy baseball, an intriguing – if unfamiliar – sport for most Argentinians. It wasn’t easy, it’s very expensive, but they made it,” wrote Silvana Mori, the boys’ mother, in a letter to El Gráfico in August 2008 sent from Arlington, Texas. “My husband’s self-imposed condition was that they didn’t quit learning football, or, as they call it in the US, soccer. The moment they boarded that plane to Dallas, they thought their dream would shatter. Their dream was to become professional footballers. Ramiro, originally a holding midfielder, was a good tackler. They left home with their parents when they were nine. They started playing football at four, at Godoy Cruz. ![]() Ramiro and Rogelio Funes Mori are identical twins born in Mendoza, Argentina. Another plane carried the Funes Moris to the United States, willing to start a new life. One plane carried 13-year-old Lionel Messi and his father, Jorge, to Barcelona, as none of his family in Argentina could afford the $900-a-month for his medical condition. Families were leaving the country every day. He made his debut for Argentina in the Superclásico de las Américas.The Ezeiza airport was busiest than ever. International careerįunes Mori participated in the 2011 Sudamericano, scoring twice. He made his debut in a 3–2 friendly win over Morelia, scoring in the 91st minute. On 12 June 2015, Funes Mori moved to Mexican club C.F. On 9 July 2014, he was loaned to Eskişehirspor in Turkey for one year, with the option to make the move permanent for a €3.5 million fee. On 15 March, he scored four goals for the B side against Sporting Covilhã in a 4–0 win. ![]() On 15 September, he made his debut for Benfica B, scoring his first goal with Benfica's shirt. River Plate received €2 million from an investment group who kept a share of its economic right's, with Benfica receiving half, plus the sports rights. On 10 August 2013, Funes Mori joined Benfica for five-year contract. The forward scored his fourth goal of the season in the 1–0 victory over Arsenal de Sarandí. In the third fixture, against Independiente, he scored two goals in the first half as River went on to win 3–2. This was his third goal in three games against that team. In the first game of the 2010 Apertura, he scored a 90th-minute goal following an assist from Ariel Ortega to secure a 1–0 victory over Tigre. In the last game of the tournament, the forward scored River's only goal in a 1–5 loss to Tigre at home. He achieved the three goals in only 24 minutes, breaking a personal 11-match streak without scoring a goal. On 9 May, during the 2010 Clausura tournament, he scored his first hat-trick for River Plate in a game against Racing Club. In the traditional pre-season encounters for the big clubs in Argentina, the Torneos de Verano, he scored for River in a 3–1 victory over their rivals Boca Juniors in Mar del Plata's Copa Desafío. He played the last two games of that year at home against Racing Club and away to Tigre, scoring his first goal with the club in their visit to the latter. River Plateįunes Mori began his professional career with River Plate in the Argentine Primera División on 6 December 2009, on a 1–3 defeat against Vélez Sársfield. He participated in Sueño MLS and won the contest, therefore becoming part of FC Dallas. His coach with ASG was Uche Okafor.Īfter that, Chelsea scout Jorge Alvial scouted Rogelio and Ramiro on the first day of the reality show Sueño MLS, and spoke to his parents about a future tryout at Chelsea. Gabriel and Ramiro, who are identical twins, also played several seasons for the Associated Soccer Group (ASG) 91' team. Funes Mori scored 40 goals in the 2008 season leading his team to District Champions and Area Finalist with a record of 24–2–1. The twins' father, Miguel, played professional football in Argentina with such clubs as Independiente Rivadavia and Club Atlético Argentino in the 1980s. In 2001, he moved to Workman Junior High and Arlington High School, playing football with his twin brother, Ramiro. Funes Mori was born in Mendoza, Argentina. ![]()
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