Paolo Montero
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rónald Paolo Montero Iglesias | ||
Date of birth | 3 September 1971 | ||
Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back, Left-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Juventus U19 (manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
1990 |
Peñarol | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1990–1992 |
Peñarol | 34 | (1) |
1992–1996 | Atalanta | 114 | (4) |
1996–2005 | Juventus | 186 | (1) |
2005–2006 |
San Lorenzo | 14 | (1) |
2006–2007 |
Peñarol | 46 | (1) |
Total | 394 | (8) | |
International career | |||
1991–2005[1][2] | Uruguay | 61 | (5) |
Managerial career | |||
2014 |
Peñarol (youth) | ||
2014 |
Peñarol (caretaker) | ||
2016 | Boca Unidos | ||
2016 |
Colón | ||
2017 | Rosario Central | ||
2019–2020 |
Sambenedettese | ||
2021 |
Sambenedettese | ||
2021 | San Lorenzo | ||
2022– | Juventus U19 | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Rónald Paolo Montero Iglesias (born 3 September 1971) is a Uruguayan
Montero began his career in Uruguay with
Club career
Peñarol
Montero was born in
Atalanta
After transferring to the Bergamo-based club, Montero became an instant fixture in the club's starting eleven, and was a key member of their defense. He managed 27 league appearances and two goals in his debut Serie A season. In his second season with the club, he managed 30 starts, however the club's season ended in relegation to Serie B. In the second division, Montero appeared in 34 games, scoring two goals, helping his team to immediate promotion back to Serie A. During the 1995–1996 Serie A season, Montero struggled with injuries, only making 23 appearances. After impressing greatly during his four-year stay in Bergamo, Montero made the highly anticipated switch to the Italian and European powerhouse, Juventus FC.[citation needed]
Juventus
Following the big switch to
San Lorenzo
After his tenure at Juventus, Montero moved to Argentinian club
Return to Peñarol
For the 2006–07 season, Montero re-joined former club Peñarol, for one last season prior to officially announcing his retirement. He scored one goal in 26 matches during his last season as a professional footballer.
International career
An important member of the
Retirement
Paolo Montero reportedly retired in late May 2007 after attending a team training session in order to say goodbye to his teammates. His current squad had tried to persuade him to come back to football, with teammate Rubén Capria saying that "it's a tough blow to lose our captain".[8][9]
He played his final match in what was also Marcelo Salas' farewell match, a former Juventus teammate of Montero's.
In August 2019, Montero enrolled in the
Style of play
Considered to be one of the best defenders of his time, and one of Juventus's greatest ever centre-backs, Montero has been described as "skilful on the ball and calm under pressure",
A combative, tenacious, complete, and talented defender,
Managerial career
After retirement, Montero embarked on a career as manager, working in his native
On 6 June 2019 he returned in Italy, being unveiled as new head coach of
Personal life
His son, Alfonso, took part of Uruguay U17 on 2022 and 2023 and subsequently signed with Juventus.[29]
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Italy | League | Coppa Italia | Europe | Total | ||||||
Atalanta | 1992–93 | Serie A | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 29 | 2 | |
1993–94 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | |||
1994–95 | 34 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 37 | 2 | |||
1995–96 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | |||
Total | 114 | 4 | 14 | 0 | — | 128 | 4 | |||
Juventus | 1996–97 | Serie A | 26 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 421 | 2 |
1997–98 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 392 | 0 | ||
1998–99 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 353 | 0 | ||
1999–00 |
28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
2000–01 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
2001–02 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 27 | 1 | ||
2002–03 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 344 | 2 | ||
2003–04 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||
2004–05 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
Total | 186 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 68 | 4 | 278 | 6 | ||
Total for Atalanta and Juventus | 300 | 5 | 32 | 1 | 68 | 4 | 406 | 10 |
- 1 Including 1 match in 1996 Intercontinental Cup and 1 match in 1996 UEFA Super Cup.
- 2 Including 1 match in 1997 Supercoppa Italiana.
- 3 Including 2 matches in season 1998–99 UEFA Cup qualification.
- 4 Including 1 match in 2002 Supercoppa Italiana.
International
- Source:[30]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Uruguay | 1991 | 4 | 0 |
1992 | 0 | 0 | |
1993 | 1 | 0 | |
1994 | 0 | 0 | |
1995 | 4 | 0 | |
1996 | 5 | 1 | |
1997 | 10 | 1 | |
1998 | 1 | 0 | |
1999 | 4 | 0 | |
2000 | 5 | 1 | |
2001 | 9 | 0 | |
2002 | 4 | 0 | |
2003 | 0 | 0 | |
2004 | 6 | 2 | |
2005 | 7 | 0 | |
Total | 60 | 5 |
International goals
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 15 December 1996 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay | Peru | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1998 World Cup qualification |
2. | 2 April 1997 | Venezuela | 2–0 | 3–1 | ||
3. | 3 June 2000 | Chile | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2002 World Cup qualification | |
4. | 7 July 2004 | Estadio Elías Aguirre, Chiclayo, Peru | Mexico | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2004 Copa América |
5. | 17 November 2004 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay | Paraguay | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2006 World Cup qualification |
Managerial
- As of match played 2 September 2022
Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
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G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
Peñarol (Caretaker) | 11 November 2014 | 23 December 2014 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66.67 | |
Boca Unidos | 10 March 2016 | 30 June 2016 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 60.00 | |
Colón | 1 July 2016 | 22 December 2016 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 46.67 | |
Rosario Central | 3 January 2017 | 10 November 2017 | 29 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 41.38 | |
Sambenedettese
|
6 June 2019 | 27 October 2020 | 37 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 32.43 | |
11 February 2021 | 9 May 2021 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 25.00 | ||
San Lorenzo | 17 June 2021 | 21 October 2021 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 23.53 | |
Juventus U19 | 28 June 2022 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75.00 | ||
Total | 136 | 53 | 37 | 46 | 38.97 |
Honours
Club
- Juventus[31]
- Serie A (4): 1996–97, 1997–98, 2001–02, 2002–03
- Supercoppa Italiana (3): 1997, 2002, 2003
- UEFA Super Cup (1): 1996
- Intercontinental Cup (1): 1996
- UEFA Intertoto Cup (1): 1999[32]
- UEFA Champions League: runner-up: 1996–97,2002–03
Individual
- FIFA Confederations Cup Team of the Year: 1997
- IFFHS Uruguayan Men's Dream Team (Team B)[33]
References
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- ^ JuventusNews24, Redazione (28 June 2022). "Montero torna alla Juve, è UFFICIALE: allenerà la Primavera". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 28 June 2022.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Alfonso Montero, el hijo de Paolo, se incorporó a las juveniles de la Juventus" (in Spanish). ESPN. 2 February 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ "Paolo Montero - AUF". Retrieved 26 November 2020.
- ^ "Paolo Montero". Eurosport. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ "Intertoto Cup 1999". Juventus FC. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "IFFHS All-Time Uruguay Men's Dream Team". IFFHS. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
External links
- International statistics at rsssf
- Paolo Montero at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile at Tenfield at the Wayback Machine (archived 2 November 2007) (in Spanish)
- Profile at Futbol Factory (Archived) at the Wayback Machine (archived 19 August 2006) (in Spanish)
- Paolo Montero at FootballDatabase.eu