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{{short description|Ecuadorian footballer (born 1960)}}
'''Jimmy Montanero''' (born August 24, 1960) is a retired football player from [[Ecuador]]. He played as a [[soccer]] [[Defender (football)|defender]] and he was nicknamed as "El Mormón".

==Club career==
Montanero played all of his career for [[Barcelona Sporting Club]] from [[Guayaquil]] (1979&ndash;1999). With Barcelona he played in the [[Copa Libertadores]] finals twice (1990 & 1998) and reached  various semi-finals. He was the [[Captain (association football)|
captain]] of the team for almost two decades being respected and considered a player with much character.

==International ==
He earned seventeen caps for the [[Ecuador national football team|Ecuador national team]] from 1989 to 1993.

==Personal life==
Montanero is a member of [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] and this is why he was widely known as "El Mormon" during his football career.

==References==
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{{Ecuador Squad 1989 Copa América}}
{{Ecuador Squad 1991 Copa América}}
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[[Category:1960 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Ecuadorian men's footballers]]
[[Category:Ecuadorian Latter Day Saints]]
[[Category:Barcelona S.C. footballers]]
[[Category:Men's association football defenders]]
[[Category:Ecuador men's international footballers]]
[[Category:1989 Copa América players]]
[[Category:1991 Copa América players]]
[[Category:1993 Copa América players]]
[[Category:Place of birth missing (living people)]]


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