Diego Montiel (footballer, born 1996)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diego Armando Montiel | ||
| Date of birth | 22 April 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Santo Tomé, Argentina | ||
| Date of death | 26 December 2021 (aged 25) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2014 | Atlético de Rafaela | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2019 | Atlético de Rafaela | 29 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | → Juventud Unida (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2019 | Bragado | 9 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Diego Armando Montiel (22 April 1996 – 26 December 2021) was an Argentine professional footballer who played as a midfielder.[1][2]
Career
Montiel began his career with Argentine Primera División club Atlético de Rafaela, with four years spent with the youth team.[3] His first taste of senior football came on 19 June 2013 when he was an unused substitute for a Copa Argentina tie with San Lorenzo.[1] He made his debut for the club on 24 August 2014 in a league win at La Bombonera versus Boca Juniors.[1] He scored his first goal for Rafaela four matches later in a home league defeat to River Plate.[1] Rafaela were relegated in 2016–17, Montiel subsequently signed a new contract but was immediately loaned to fellow Primera B Nacional side Juventud Unida.[4]
His first appearance for Juventud Unida came on 30 October 2017 versus
Personal life and death
Montiel died from meningitis on 26 December 2021, at the age of 25.[7]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Atlético de Rafaela | 2012–13 | Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2014 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||||
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2016 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | Primera B Nacional
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 29 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | ||||
| Juventud Unida (loan) | 2017–18 | Primera B Nacional | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||
| Bragado | 2019 | Federal Amateur | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 49 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 53 | 4 | ||||
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Diego Montiel profile". Soccerway. 8 January 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ "Diego Montiel profile". Atlético de Rafaela. 8 January 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ "Diego Montiel, un santotomeño que da sus primeros pasos en el fútbol grande". Diario El Libertador. 24 August 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ "Juventud Unida incorporó al lateral izquierdo Patricio Romero". El Dia. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- ^ "Atlético inició la pretemporada y no descansa el fin de semana". Diario Castellanos. 5 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Ficha Estadistica de DIEGO MONTIEL". BDFA. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ "Falleció Diego Montiel, ex jugador de Atlético Rafaela". Diario Popular (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 December 2021.
External links
- Diego Montiel at Soccerway