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{{short description|Costa Rican footballer (born 1963)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{family name hatnote|Montero|Chinchilla|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name                = Mauricio Montero
| fullname            = Mauricio Antonio de la Trinidad<br>Montero Chinchilla
| image               = El Chunche.jpg
| birth_date          = {{Birth date and age|1963|10|19|df=yes}}
| birth_place         = [[Grecia, Costa Rica]], [[Costa Rica]]
| height              = {{convert|1.78|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}
| currentclub         = [[A.D. COFUTPA|COFUTPA]] (Manager)
| clubnumber          = 
| position            = [[Defender (football)|Defender]]
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = [[Asociación Deportiva Ramonense|Ramonense]]
| years1 = 1981–1987 
| years2 = 1987–1998
| clubs1 = [[Asociación Deportiva Ramonense|Ramonense]] 
| clubs2 = [[L.D. Alajuelense|Alajuelense]]
| caps1 = 148
| goals1 = 8
| caps2 = 408
| goals2 =21
| totalcaps = 556
| totalgoals =27
| nationalyears1 = 1985–1996
| nationalteam1 = [[Costa Rica national football team|Costa Rica]]
| nationalcaps1 = 56  
| nationalgoals1 = 3 
| manageryears1 = 2001      | managerclubs1 = [[A.D. Belén|Belén]] (assistant)
| manageryears2 = 2003–2004 | managerclubs2 = [[Municipal Grecia]] 
| manageryears3 = 2004–2005 | managerclubs3 = [[L.D. Alajuelense|Alajuelense]] (assistant)
| manageryears4 = 2005–2007 | managerclubs4 = [[Municipal Grecia]] 
| manageryears5 = 2007–2008 | managerclubs5 = [[Asociación Deportiva Carmelita|Carmelita]]
| manageryears6 = 2010–2013 | managerclubs6 = [[L.D. Alajuelense|Alajuelense]] (assistant)
| manageryears7 = 2013–2018 | managerclubs7 = [[L.D. Alajuelense|Alajuelense]] (youth)
| manageryears8 = 2017      | managerclubs8 = [[L.D. Alajuelense|Alajuelense]] (assistant)
| manageryears9 = 2019      | managerclubs9 = [[C.S Once de Abril|Once de Abril]]
| manageryears10= 2020–2021 | managerclubs10= [[A.D. Juventud Escazuceña|Juventud Escazuceña]]
| manageryears11= 2021      | managerclubs11= [[Marineros de Puntarenas FC|Marineros]]
| manageryears12= 2022      | managerclubs12= [[A.D.R. Jicaral|Jicaral]]
| manageryears13= 2022      | managerclubs13= [[A.D. Guanacasteca|Guanacasteca]] (assistant)
| manageryears14= 2022–     | managerclubs14= [[A.D. COFUTPA|COFUTPA]]
| pcupdate = 
| ntupdate = 
}}
'''Mauricio Antonio Montero Chinchilla ''' (born 19 October 1963 in [[Costa Rica]]<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Primera División de Costa Rica|UNAFUT]]|title=Figuras del ayer: Mauricio Montero|url=http://www.unafut.com/?n=2205|date=2008-11-11|accessdate=2008-12-01}}</ref>) is a retired [[Costa Rica]]n [[Association football|footballer]] and current manager of [[A.D. COFUTPA|COFUTPA]].

Nicknamed ''El Chunche'' (The Thing),{{ref|a|a}} Montero is widely known for his humble origins, which molded his behavior and charisma.<ref>{{cite news |title=Humilde y carismático |url=https://www.nacion.com/puro-deporte/humilde-y-carismatico/MP2QNQG3PNCK3MKMVV7XRMEUAE/story/ |access-date=16 January 2022 |work=La Nación |date=15 September 1998 |language=es}}</ref> His colloquial lexicon includes phrases such as ''chollarse las nalgas'' ("bust your buttocks"), which he uses as his motto to denote effort.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ramírez |first1=Wender |title=´Chunche` en Marineros: "Si se van a chollar las nalgas, vamos a andar bien" |url=https://www.elmundo.cr/deportes/chunche-en-marineros-si-se-van-a-chollar-las-nalgas-vamos-a-andar-bien/ |access-date=16 January 2022 |work=El Mundo CR |date=29 April 2021 |language=es}}</ref>

==Playing career==

===Club===
Montero came through the youth ranks of [[Asociación Deportiva Ramonense|Ramonense]] and debuted for the senior team in 1980. He moved to [[L.D. Alajuelense|Alajuelense]] in 1987 and retired on 15 September 1998 after a game against [[Atlético Bucaramanga]].<ref name=Nacion>[http://wfnode01.nacion.com/2011-06-13/Deportes/buzon.aspx El cuerpo técnico de la Liga en datos] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141207174816/http://wfnode01.nacion.com/2011-06-13/Deportes/buzon.aspx |date=2014-12-07 }} - Nación {{in lang|es}}</ref> During that match, Alajuelense retired his #20 jersey that he had used throughout his tenure with the club. Montero, however, did not exclusively use #20 during his Alajuelense tenure as he used #12 on occasion between 1990 and 1991, and #3 (belonging to fellow defender Hernán Fernando Sossa) at least once during the 1990–91 season—Montero himself mentioned that he did this out of need due to the actual #20 shirts not being readily available. He totalled 556 league games,<ref>[http://161.58.182.33/2012-03-10/Deportes/geiner-segura-esta-en-el-umbral-de-un-historico-club-.aspx Géiner Segura está en el umbral de un histórico club] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150104161858/http://161.58.182.33/2012-03-10/Deportes/geiner-segura-esta-en-el-umbral-de-un-historico-club-.aspx |date=2015-01-04 }} - Nación {{in lang|es}}</ref> 408 of them for Alajuelense.<ref>[http://unafut.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2477:los-caudillos-de-la-alineacion-rojinegra&catid=9:noticias-historicas&Itemid=49 Los caudillos de la alineación rojinegra] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826055752/http://unafut.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2477:los-caudillos-de-la-alineacion-rojinegra&catid=9:noticias-historicas&Itemid=49 |date=2016-08-26 }} - UNAFUT {{in lang|es}}</ref>

The nickname ''El Chunche'' ('The thing') comes from his answer to what he would buy with a prize he had won. He answered 'Voy a comprarme un chunche' ('I will buy a thing'), meaning he would like to buy a vehicle (Costa Ricans use the word "chunche" to refer to pretty much anything).  He is one of the most charismatic soccer players in Costa Rica. He is the creator of {{lang|es|El tiro del zoncho}} (the vulture shot), a play in which Montero headed to goal line, dribbled goalkeeper and shot powerfully above large pole of goal line approximately by 6 feet length from scoring line, the term derives of exaggeration popular told happening that the ball smashed a vulture, bringing it to ground.

===International===
Nicknamed ''El Chunche'', ('The Thing'), Montero made his debut for [[Costa Rica national football team|Costa Rica]] in 1985 and was part of the squad, that played in the [[1990 FIFA World Cup]] held in Italy, and featured in all four games played.<ref name=FIFA>{{FIFA player|174775}}</ref> The [[Defender (football)|defender]] collected 56 caps, scoring 3 goals<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/cos-recintlp.html Appearances for Costa Rica National Team] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090706072055/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/cos-recintlp.html |date=2009-07-06 }} - RSSSF</ref> He also represented his country at the [[1991 UNCAF Nations Cup|1991]] and [[1995 UNCAF Nations Cup]]s as well as at the [[1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup]].<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/91gc-full.html CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1991 - Full Details] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016083600/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/91gc-full.html |date=2013-10-16 }} - RSSSF</ref>

He played his final international on June 5, 1996 against [[Canada men's national soccer team|Canada]].

===International goals===
:''Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first.''<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/cos-montero-intl.html Mauricio Antonio Montero - International Appearances]</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! {{tooltip|N.|Goal number}} !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| align="center" | 1. || 24 November 1991 || [[Texas Stadium|Irving Stadium]], [[Dallas]], United States || {{fb|USA}} || align="center" |  '''1'''–1 || align="center" | 1–1 || [[Friendly match]]
|-
| align="center" | 2. || 27 May 1992 || [[Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá]], [[San José, Costa Rica|San José]], [[Costa Rica]] || {{fb|ECU}} || align="center" |   || align="center" | 2–1 || [[Friendly match]]
|-
| align="center" | 3. ||  4 March 1992 || [[Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá]], [[San José, Costa Rica|San José]], [[Costa Rica]] || {{fb|SLV}} || align="center" |  '''1'''–0 || align="center" | 2–0 || [[Friendly match]]
|}

==Managerial career==
A few years after his retirement, Montero became assistant to manager [[Óscar Ramírez (footballer, born 1964)|Oscar Ramírez]] at [[A.D. Belén|Belén]],<ref>[http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2001/julio/06/deportes2.html Binomio mundialista•Mauricio Montero y Óscar Ramírez dirigen a Belén] - Nación {{in lang|es}}</ref> then coach with [[Municipal Grecia]] in the second division.<ref>[http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2003/diciembre/28/deportes1.html Cartagena adelante] - Nación {{in lang|es}}</ref><ref>[http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2007/febrero/05/deportes984680.html Grecia abandona el sótano] - Nación {{in lang|es}}</ref> After two seasons there, he became assistant head coach in his beloved team, [[L.D. Alajuelense|Alajuelense]] and gained the [[CONCACAF Champions' Cup]] in 2004 and the national tournament in 2005. He was the coach of [[Asociación Deportiva Carmelita|Carmelita]] from 2007<ref>[http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2007/julio/06/ultima-sr1159469.html Carmelita confirma a Mauricio Montero como su técnico] - Nación {{in lang|es}}</ref> to October 2008.<ref>[http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2008/octubre/02/deportes1722851.html Mauricio Montero fuera de Carmelita] - Nación {{in lang|es}}</ref> He returned to [[L.D. Alajuelense|Alajuelense]] to become the first coach assistant, again under [[Óscar Ramírez (footballer, born 1964)|Oscar Ramírez]]' management.<ref name=Nacion/> He was dismissed in August 2013<ref>[http://www.aldia.cr/futbol-costa-rica/alajuelense/Alajuelense-Puntarenas-Torneo_de_Invierno_2013_0_197380262.html Alajuelense apartó del banquillo a Mauricio "Chunche" Montero] - Al Día {{in lang|es}}</ref> and put in charge of the club's U-15 team.<ref>[http://www.nacion.com/deportes/futbol-costa-rica/Mauricio-Montero-entrenara-Sub-15-Alajuelense_0_1362663926.html Mauricio Montero entrenará al equipo Sub-15 de Alajuelense] - Nación {{in lang|es}}</ref> In August 2017, Montero was promoted back to the first team as assistant coach to newly hired manager [[Wílmer López]].<ref>[https://tiempo.hn/wilmer-lopez-alajuela/ Wilmer López nuevo técnico del Alajuela de Costa Rica], tiempo.hn, 22 August 2017</ref> Alongside this position, Montero still acted as coach for the club's U17 team. He was only in that role on the first team for just under two months before another shake-up at the end of October 2017, and Montero returned to coaching only the club's U17 team.<ref>[https://www.larepublica.net/noticia/mauricio-chunche-montero-queda-fuera-del-cuerpo-tecnico-de-la-liga Mauricio “Chunche” Montero queda fuera del cuerpo técnico de la Liga], larepublica.net, 31 October 2017</ref><ref>[https://www.monumental.co.cr/2017/10/31/mauricio-montero-no-seguira-como-asistente-tecnico-de-wilmer-lopez/ Mauricio Montero no seguirá como asistente técnico de Wílmer López], monumental.co.cr, 31 October 2017</ref> In 2019, Montero became the coach of Alajuelense's travel team, [[C.S Once de Abril|Once de Abril]].<ref>[https://luisenriquebolanos.com/once-abril-llega-a-la-cima-de-su-grupo/ Once abril llega a la cima de su grupo], luisenriquebolanos.com, 10 February 2019</ref>

Ahead of the 2020-21 season, Montero became coach of [[A.D. Juventud Escazuceña|Juventud Escazuceña]].<ref>[https://www.teletica.com/liga-de-ascenso/chunche-montero-explica-objetivo-de-alianza-la-liga-escazucena_270091 ‘Chunche’ Montero explica objetivo de alianza La Liga- Escazuceña], teletica.com, 7 October 2020</ref> At the end of December 2021, it was confirmed that Montero would be the coach of [[A.D.R. Jicaral|Jicaral]] from the new year.<ref>[https://observador.cr/mauricio-el-chunche-montero-es-el-nuevo-entrenador-de-jicaral-sercoba/ Mauricio “El Chunche” Montero es el nuevo entrenador de Jicaral Sercoba], observador.cr, 21 December 2021</ref> After just three months, Montero was sacked in March 2022 after a poor run, with just 2 wins in 10 games.<ref>[https://www.hoyeneldeportecr.com/mauricio-montero-deja-de-ser-tecnico-de-jicaral/ Mauricio Montero deja de ser técnico de Jicara], hoyeneldeportecr.com, 10 March 2022</ref> Just over a month later, he was hired as an assistant coach for [[A.D. Guanacasteca|Guanacasteca]].<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/adguanacasteca/posts/1873856102819685 📄Comunicado Oficial:], facebook.com, 29 April 2022</ref>

In June 2022, Montero was announced as the new coach for [[A.D. COFUTPA|COFUTPA]].<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/COFUTPAUSJ/posts/5194054487375326 Cofutpa tiene el agrado de comunicar que se ha llegado a un...], facebook.com, 22 June 2022</ref>

==Personal life==
Montero is married to Luxinia Ávila and they have three children.<ref>[http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/1998/mayo/31/deportes1.html Vla y Chunche Muy clásicos•Desde 1991, Mauricio Montero y Vladimir Quesada iden fuerzas en finales del Futbol Nacional] - Nación {{in lang|es}}</ref>

He was a commentator for Canal 7 Teletica Deportes during the [[2014 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>[http://www.nacion.com/ocio/tv-radio/Mauricio-Chunche-Montero-Walter-Centeno_0_1401059902.html Mauricio ‘Chunche’ Montero va para Brasil y Wálter “Paté” Centeno para canal 7] - Nación {{in lang|es}}</ref>

==Notes==
{{note|a|a}} In [[Central American Spanish]], the word ''chunche'' ({{IPA|es|'tʃuntʃe|IPA}}) refers to an "object whose name is unknown or not willing to be mentioned".<ref>{{cite web |title=chunche {{!}} Diccionario de la lengua española |url=https://dle.rae.es/chunche |website=«Diccionario de la lengua española» - Edición del Tricentenario |publisher=[[Royal Spanish Academy]] |access-date=16 January 2022 |language=es}}</ref>

==References==
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