Miguel Montuori
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Miguel Angel Montuori | ||
Date of birth | 24 September 1932 | ||
Place of birth | Rosario, Argentina | ||
Date of death | 4 June 1998 | (aged 65)||
Place of death | Florence, Italy | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1953–1955 | Universidad Católica | ||
1955–1961 | Fiorentina | 162 | (72) |
International career | |||
1955–1960 | Italy | 12 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Miguel Ángel Montuori (Spanish:
Biography
Montuori was born in
Club career
Despite his Argentine origins, Montuori began his career with
With Fiorentina, Montuori was able to achieve great domestic and international success, as well as international recognition; upon his arrival at the club, he won the only
International career
Born in Argentina, Montuori represented the Italy national team, making his debut against France in 1956, and making his final appearance against Switzerland in 1960.[3] He also became the first non-Italian born player to captain Italy, wearing the captain's armband in a friendly match against Spain, in Rome, on 28 February 1959. With Italy, he received 12 international caps and scored 2 goals.[2][5]
Honours
Universidad Católica[2]
- Chilean Primera División: 1954
Fiorentina[2]
- Serie A: 1955–56
- Coppa Italia: 1960–61
- European Cup Winners' Cup: 1960–61
- Coppa dell'Amicizia: 1958–59, 1959–60
- Coppa delle Alpi: 1959–60
Individual
- Fiorentina Hall of Fame: 2016[6]
References
- ^ "Addio a Montuori, il Batistuta degli anni ' 50" (in Italian). Il Corriere della Sera. 5 June 1998. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f "Miguel Angel Montuori" (in Italian). Storie di Calcio. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ^ a b c d "lutto a Firenze: si e' spento Montuori" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 5 June 1998. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ^ "Montuori non gioca Più". Archived from the original on 24 October 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ^ "Nazionale in cifre: Montuori, Miguel". www.figc.it (in Italian). FIGC. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- ^ David Fabbri (10 January 2017). "Hall of Fame Viola 2016 V Edizione" (in Italian). Museo Fiorentina. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
External links
- Fiorentina profile (in Italian)