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{{short description|Argentine footballer}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Walter Montillo
| image = Universidad de Chile v Unión La Calera 20200227 04.jpg
| caption = Montillo with [[Universidad de Chile]] in 2020
| fullname = Walter Damián Montillo
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|4|14|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Lanús]], [[Buenos Aires]], [[Argentina]]
| height = {{height|m=1.70}}
| currentclub = 
| position = [[Attacking midfielder]]
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = [[San Lorenzo de Almagro|San Lorenzo]]
| years1 = 2002–2007
| years2 = 2006–2007
| years3 = 2008–2010
| years4 = 2010–2012
| years5 = 2013–2014
| years6 = 2014–2016
| years7 = 2017
| years8 = 2018–2019
| years9 = 2020–2021
| clubs1 = [[San Lorenzo de Almagro|San Lorenzo]]
| clubs2 = → [[Monarcas Morelia|Morelia]] (loan)
| clubs3 = [[Club Universidad de Chile|Universidad de Chile]]
| clubs4 = [[Cruzeiro Esporte Clube|Cruzeiro]]
| clubs5 = [[Santos FC|Santos]]
| clubs6 = [[Shandong Luneng Taishan F.C.|Shandong Luneng]]
| clubs7 = [[Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas|Botafogo]]
| clubs8 = [[Club Atlético Tigre|Tigre]]
| clubs9 = [[Club Universidad de Chile|Universidad de Chile]]
| caps1 = 95
| caps2 = 25
| caps3 = 62
| caps4 = 89
| caps5 = 26
| caps6 = 64
| caps7 = 6
| caps8 = 34
| caps9 = 31
| goals1 = 6
| goals2 = 3
| goals3 = 10
| goals4 = 23
| goals5 = 5
| goals6 = 14
| goals7 = 0
| goals8 = 6
| goals9 = 4
| totalcaps = 432
| totalgoals = 71
| nationalyears1 = 2003
| nationalteam1 = [[Argentina national under-20 football team|Argentina U20]]
| nationalcaps1 = 5
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2011–2013
| nationalteam2 = [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]]
| nationalcaps2 = 6
| nationalgoals2 = 0
}}

'''Walter Damián Montillo''' ({{IPA|es|ˈwalteɾ monˈtiʝo}}; born 14 April 1984) is an [[Argentina|Argentine]] former [[association football|footballer]] who played as an [[Midfielder#Attacking midfielder|attacking midfielder]].

== Career ==
=== San Lorenzo ===
He began in the youth ranks of Argentine club [[San Lorenzo de Almagro|San Lorenzo]] and his professional debut came in 2002. In 2006, he moved to Mexican side [[Monarcas Morelia]]. He was a fixture in the starting line-up for the Mexican club. He returned to San Lorenzo in 2007, but did not find regularity with the first team, only playing six games.

In 2008, he was sold to Universidad de Chile for $1 million and signed a five-year contract with the club. At the time the price tag was the most ever paid by a Chilean club.  However, since the move, [[Colo-Colo]] paid $1.2 million for [[Domingo Salcedo]] and then paid $2.2 for [[Macnelly Torres]].

=== Universidad de Chile ===
Actuating at [[Club Universidad de Chile|Universidad de Chile]], after a poor beginning, he started becoming a notorious player, as well as one of the ''La U''{{'}}s most respectable ones, considered by the manager [[Sergio Markarián]] itself the one who usually commanded the moves in the team. In the [[2010 Copa Libertadores]], he obtained visibility in Brazil, after good appearances in the matches against [[Clube de Regatas Flamengo|Flamengo]], doing even a beautiful coverage goal in the second match.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nF6_rwUVaEU Montillo scores a great goal over Flamengo at Libertadores 2010]</ref>

Although losing it, they won over Flamengo by [[Away goals rule|away goal]]. During the competition, Montillo dedicated his goals to his newborn baby Santino, who has [[Down syndrome]];<ref>[http://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/noticia/2011/10/pai-do-santino-montillo-encara-barreiras-nao-posso-ficar-chorando.html Pai do Santino, Montillo encara barreiras: ‘Não posso ficar chorando’]</ref> he grew visibly emotional after the crowd then chanted in support of Santino.

During the campaign in ''[[Club Universidad de Chile|La U]]'' into [[2010 Copa Libertadores|Libertadores]], Montillo became harassed in many Brazilian teams, including [[Clube de Regatas Flamengo|Flamengo]] and [[Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama|Vasco da Gama]],<ref>[http://esportes.terra.com.br/futebol/noticias/0,,OI4495035-EI1832,00-Sondado+por+Fla+e+Vasco+Montillo+renova+com+Universidad+de+Chile.html Sondado por Fla e Vasco, Montillo renova com Universidad de Chile]</ref> but the one who really did get the Argentinean midfielder was [[Cruzeiro Esporte Clube|Cruzeiro]]; even though his contract renew with Universidad de Chile until 2014, after rejecting the Flamengo's offer. His hiring at the [[Cruzeiro Esporte Clube|''Celeste'' squad]] was announced on July 2 by US$3.5 million,<ref>[http://cruzeirooo.futblog.com.br/108317/Cruzeiro-confirma-a-vinda-de-Montillo Cruzeiro confirma a vinda de Montillo] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20121231141516/http://cruzeirooo.futblog.com.br/108317/Cruzeiro-confirma-a-vinda-de-Montillo |date=2012-12-31 }}</ref> and he joined the club after [[Club de Fútbol Universidad de Chile|Universidad de Chile]] finished playing the [[2010 Copa Libertadores|Copa Libertadores]], which the team left in the semifinals.<ref>''[[2010 Copa Libertadores]]''</ref>

=== Cruzeiro ===

==== 2010 ====
On 15 August, he made his debut against [[São Paulo FC]], in a 2–2 away draw, making an assist to the 83rd-minute goal by [[Thiago Ribeiro]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4Uw81BK4_Y São Paulo 2 x 2 Cruzeiro – 14ª Rodada do Brasileirão 2010 (15/08/10)]</ref> Montillo scored his first goal against [[Sport Club Corinthians Paulista|Corinthians]] in a 1–0 win in the 3rd minute,<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZ0OSeoa_uU Cruzeiro 1 x 0 Corinthians – 25/08/10 – 1º Gol de Montillo]</ref> match that took in place in [[Uberlândia]]. Besides conducting the team's midfield, he showed himself as a scorer as never did before — in 15 matches, he scored 7 times, beating his total score at [[Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro|San Lorenzo]], which he considered the best moment in its career —. With Montillo, the squad's avail increased from 50% to 62%.

In 2010's December 5, after Cruzeiro get the runner-up in the [[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|Brazilian League]],<ref>[http://www.mg.superesportes.com.br/app/noticias/futebol/cruzeiro/2010/12/05/noticia_cruzeiro,171804/cruzeiro-vence-o-palmeiras-de-virada-e-termina-o-campeonato-como-vice-campeao Cruzeiro vence o Palmeiras de virada e termina o campeonato como vice-campeão]</ref> montillo was laureate with the [[Armando Nogueira|Armando Nogueira Trophy]] as the best player in the competition.<ref>[http://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/brasileirao-serie-a/noticia/2010/12/montillo-brilha-atropela-conterraneos-e-fatura-o-trofeu-armando-nogueira.html Cruzeirense Montillo brilha e fatura o Troféu Armando Nogueira 2010]</ref> In the following day, he got ''[[Placar]]''{{'}}s ''Bola de Prata'' as one of the best midfielders of the League,<ref>[http://espn.estadao.com.br/noticia/163767_VIDEO%20MONTILLO%20GANHA%20BOLA%20DE%20PRATA%20E%20REPETE%20PREMIO%20DE%20WAGNER%20EM%202008 VÍDEOS: Montillo ganha Bola de Prata e repete prêmio de Wagner em 2008] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20121231184849/http://espn.estadao.com.br/noticia/163767_VIDEO%20MONTILLO%20GANHA%20BOLA%20DE%20PRATA%20E%20REPETE%20PREMIO%20DE%20WAGNER%20EM%202008 |date=2012-12-31 }}</ref> receiving it from the hands of [[Juan Pablo Sorín|Sorín]] — an oldschool idol in [[Cruzeiro Esporte Clube|Cruzeiro]].

==== 2011 ====
In 2011, at the first match in the Copa Libertadores done by Cruzeiro in the year, Montillo scored twice, as well as giving assistance in the rout over the Argentinean [[Estudiantes de La Plata|Estudiantes]] by 5-0<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpnaO9i2cWM Cruzeiro 5x0 Estudiantes – Vídeo + Narração Alberto Rodrigues Itatiaia]</ref> — in a beautiful spectacle that had a special taste for Cruzeiro, once their last match was played their elimination at the [[2009 Copa Libertadores]] by 1–2 at the [[Mineirão]]<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDHfqGRYFgo Final Libertadores da América 2009 Estudiantes 2 x 1 Cruzeiro]</ref> —. Wondrously, the ''Celeste'' squad was eliminated at the round of, against Colombian [[Once Caldas]], a fact that shocked supporters and the South America's media.

In the Brazilian league, after being criticized along the entire [[Cruzeiro Esporte Clube|Cruzeiro]] squad, which began very poorly the championship, Montillo recovered its football with the arising of the manager [[Joel Santana]]. He did the two goals of the victory over [[Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense|Grêmio]] by the 8th round, on July 6,<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvVUknAuVsc Os gols de Cruzeiro 2 x 0 Grêmio pela 8ª rodada do Brasileirão 2011]</ref> getting the best scorer position in the league for a few rounds.<ref>[http://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/times/cruzeiro/noticia/2011/07/montillo-vira-artilheiro-do-brasileirao-mas-foca-no-titulo-da-competicao.html Montillo vira artilheiro do Brasileirão, mas foca no título da competição]</ref> Diverging among the bad Cruzeiro appearance in the Brazilian League in that year, Montillo then won his second ''[[Bola de Prata (Brazil)|Bola de Prata]]''<ref>[http://espn.estadao.com.br/noticia/229743_VIDEO%20MONTILLO%20DESTOA%20EM%20CAMPANHA%20PESSIMA%20DO%20CRUZEIRO%20E%20LEVA%20BOLA%20DE%20PRATA VÍDEO: Montillo destoa em campanha péssima do Cruzeiro e leva Bola de Prata] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20121231215535/http://espn.estadao.com.br/noticia/229743_VIDEO%20MONTILLO%20DESTOA%20EM%20CAMPANHA%20PESSIMA%20DO%20CRUZEIRO%20E%20LEVA%20BOLA%20DE%20PRATA |date=2012-12-31 }}</ref> followed by the title as one of the best midfielders in the league again.<ref>[http://www.nacaoazul.com/2011/12/montillo-e-eleito-melhor-meia-do.html Montillo é eleito melhor meia do Campeonato Brasileiro – Nação Azul]</ref> In 2011, he was the Argentinean midfielder who most scored in all the world.<ref>[http://cruzeiro.org/noticia.php?id=43438 Montillo é o armador argentino que mais marcou gols no mundo]</ref>

==== 2012 ====
In 2012's 25 February, Montillo became [[Cruzeiro Esporte Clube|Cruzeiro]]'s biggest foreign scorer of all time since 1942 — when the team left its old name Palestra Itália —, after scoring twice against [[Esporte Clube Democrata|Democrata]], reaching the mark of 30 goals, beating [[Víctor Aristizábal]], which scored 28 times with the ''Celeste'' uniform.
In March, the player renewed its contract to actuate in Cruzeiro until the end of 2015. Cruzeiro's president [[Gilvan Tavares]] increased the termination fine to €80 million, making Montillo the most expensive player in the South America.

=== Santos ===
[[File:Montillo vs Vitoria 24-08-13.jpg|right|100px|thumb|Montillo playing for Santos.]]
On 3 January 2013, through [[Twitter]], [[Santos FC|Santos]] announced Montillo as their player for next season. Despite the undisclosed negotiation, it is thought that Montillo was bought for [[brazilian real|R$]]16 million.<ref>[http://br.esporteinterativo.yahoo.com/noticias/spt--santos-anuncia-a-contrata%C3%A7%C3%A3o-de-montillo-172224668.html "Santos anuncia a contratação de Montillo"] (in Portuguese)</ref> Montillo must wear shirt number 10, that was worn until 2012 by [[Paulo Henrique Ganso]]. The coach of the club, [[Muricy Ramalho]], praised his coming.<ref>[http://placar.abril.com.br/materia/muricy-elogia-contratacao-de-montillo-e-espera-por-mais-reforcos "Muricy elogia contratação de Montillo e espera por mais reforços"] (in Portuguese)</ref> The player made his debut wearing the shirt of [[Santos FC|Peixe]] on January 16, 2013, when the club won [[Grêmio Barueri]] for 4–0. Montillo approved the victory and his partnership with [[Neymar]], who he praised.<ref>[http://www.gazetaesportiva.net/noticia/2013/01/santos/montillo-aprova-estreia-e-inicio-da-parceria-com-neymar-no-santos.html "Montillo aprova estreia e início de parceria com Neymar no Santos"] (in Portuguese)</ref>

=== Shandong Luneng ===
In January 2014, Montillo joined Chinese side [[Shandong Luneng Taishan F.C.|Shandong Luneng]] for approximately €7.5 million.<ref>[http://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/times/santos/noticia/2014/01/montillo-acerta-ida-para-time-chines-mas-pede-para-treinar-no-santos.html "Montillo acerta ida para time chines mas pede para treinar no Santos"]</ref>

=== Botafogo ===
In December 2016, it was announced that Montillo joined [[Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas|Botafogo]].<ref>"[http://www.botafogo.com.br/noticia_interna.php?cat=oclube&session=2923&subtag=Futebol Argentino Walter Montillo reforçará o meio-campo do Botafogo em 2017]</ref> He made his [[2017 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A]] debut on 26 June 2017 against [[Avaí Futebol Clube|Avaí]] starting the match but being replaced after only seven minutes due to a calf injury,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://torcedores.uol.com.br/noticias/2017/06/jair-ventura-montillo-botafogo-x-avai |title=Jair Ventura elogia Montillo e relata sofrimento após nova lesão do argentino &#124; Torcedores.com |access-date=2017-06-29 |archive-date=2017-07-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170703161017/http://torcedores.uol.com.br/noticias/2017/06/jair-ventura-montillo-botafogo-x-avai |url-status=dead }}</ref> having suffered the same injury twice in the previous months.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://odia.ig.com.br/esporte/botafogo/2017-06-27/apos-nova-lesao-montillo-e-liberado-de-treino-e-futuro-no-botafogo-fica-incerto.html|title = Após nova lesão, Montillo é liberado de treino e futuro no Botafogo fica incerto &#124; Botafogo &#124; O Dia}}</ref>

Montillo announced his retirement on 29 June 2017.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/times/botafogo/noticia/montillo-da-adeus-ao-botafogo-e-confirma-aposentadoria-do-futebol.ghtml|work=Globo Esporte|title=Em lágrimas, Montillo confirma adeus ao futebol: "Tirei um peso das costas"|language=pt|date=29 June 2017}}</ref>

== International career ==
He played for [[Argentina national under-20 football team|Argentina U20]] in the [[2003 FIFA World Youth Championship]] in [[United Arab Emirates]].  He played in most of the team's games. Recently, he was called by [[Alejandro Sabella]] to play the second match of the mini-tournament "Superclássico das Américas" against [[Brazilian Football Confederation|Brazil]],<ref>[http://globoesporte.globo.com/platb/futebolargentino/2011/09/26/com-montillo-dalessandro-bolatti-e-guinazu-sabella-surpreende-em-lista-para-o-superclassico/ Com Montillo, D’Alessandro, Bolatti e Guiñazu, Sabella surpreende em lista para o Superclássico]</ref> where only players who were playing in South America could be called, wearing the number 7. Although the loss by 2–0, Montillo was very praised by the Argentinean media.<ref>[http://www.ole.com.ar/seleccion/primera-vez_0_562744083.html Olé Magazine – "Su primera vez"]</ref> He was called again to represent [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] in the friendly match against [[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden]] on 6 February 2013, but he remained on the bench the 90 minutes.

He made his first full appearance for the national team against [[Venezuela]] in a [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] qualification match on 22 March 2013. His acting in this game was praised by coach of [[Santos FC|Santos]], Montillo's club, [[Muricy Ramalho]]. According to Ramalho, the Argentinian "was very well. He is improving step by step."<ref>[http://esportes.terra.com.br/santos/muricy-comemora-atuacao-de-montillo-pela-selecao-esta-melhorando,d1dd7ad5050ad310VgnCLD2000000ec6eb0aRCRD.html "Muricy comemora atuação de Montillo pela seleção: "Está melhorando" "]</ref> On 7 June 2013 against [[Colombia national football team|Colombia]] he was one of the starting eleven, substituting the injured [[Lionel Messi]].

== After football ==
In 2021, he became a [[Sports agent|football agent]] and joined BYP Argentina, a football agency.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Vega |first1=Camilo |title=Walter Montillo es el nuevo representante de talento chileno |url=https://www.centraldeportes.cl/2021/08/14/chilenos-por-el-mundo/walter-montillo-es-el-nuevo-representante-de-talento-chileno/15420/ |website=Central Deportes |access-date=9 July 2022 |language=es |date=15 August 2021}}</ref>

At the same time he is a football agent, he performs as an author. His first book, ''Gracias a la vida'' (Thanks to life), is an autobiography published in 2021 that includes a prologue of [[Neymar]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Puebla |first1=Diego |title=La biografía del ídolo azul Walter Montillo es la quinta más vendida del país |url=https://www.futuro.cl/2021/05/la-biografia-del-idolo-azul-walter-montillo-es-la-quinta-mas-vendida-del-pais/ |website=Futuro Chile |publisher=[[:es:Radio Futuro|Radio Futuro]] |access-date=9 July 2022 |language=es |date=11 May 2021}}</ref> In 2022 he published ''Carlitos Cachaña'', a children's book about a child who dreams of being a professional footballer.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fajardo |first1=Cristián |title="Carlitos Cachaña": el primer libro infantil que publica Walter Montillo |url=https://redgol.cl/udechile/Carlitos-Cachana-el-primer-libro-infantil-que-publica-Walter-Montillo-20220708-0151.html |website=RedGol |access-date=9 July 2022 |language=es |date=8 July 2022}}</ref>

== Career statistics ==
{{updated|6 November 2023}}<ref>{{Soccerway|walter-damian-montillo/21759|accessdate=3 January 2017}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="2"|League
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|[[Copa Sudamericana|Sudamericana]]
!colspan="2"|Cup
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="6"|[[Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro|San Lorenzo]]
|2002
|2||0||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||2||0
|-
|2003
|15||2||colspan=2|–||3||1||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||18||3
|-
|2004
|30||1||colspan=2|–||2||0||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||32||1
|-
|2005
|32||3||5||0||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||37||3
|-
|2006
|10||0||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||10||0
|-
! Total !! 89 !! 6 !! 5 !! 0 !! 5 !! 1 !! colspan=2|– !! colspan=2|– !! 99 !!7
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Morelia]]
|2006
|14||3||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||14||3
|-
|2007
|11||0||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||11||0
|-
! Total !! 25 !! 3 !! colspan=2|– !! colspan=2|– !! colspan=2|– !! colspan=2|– !! 25!! 3
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro|San Lorenzo]]
|2007
|6||0||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||6||0
|-
! Total !! 6 !! 0 !! colspan=2|– !! colspan=2|– !! colspan=2|– !! colspan=2|– !! 6!! 0
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Universidad de Chile]]
|2008
|35||6||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||35||6
|-
|2009
|17||2||4||0||6||3||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||27||5
|-
|2010
|10||2||12||2||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||22||4
|-
! Total !! 62 !! 10 !! 16 !! 2 !! 6 !! 3 !! colspan=2|– !! colspan=2|– !! 84!! 15
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Cruzeiro Esporte Clube|Cruzeiro]]
|2010
|23||7||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||23||7
|-
|2011
|34||12||7||3||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||11||6||52||21
|-
|2012
|32||4||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||2||0||11||4||45||8
|-
! Total !! 89 !! 23 !! 7 !! 3 !! colspan=2|– !! 2 !! 0 !! 22 !! 10 !! 120 !! 36
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Santos FC|Santos]]
|2013
|26||5||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||5||1||18||2||49||8
|-
|2014
||0||0||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||1||0||1||0
|-	 
! Total !! 26 !! 5 !! colspan=2|– !! colspan=2|– !! 5 !! 1 !! 19 !! 2 !! 50 !! 8	 
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Shandong Luneng Taishan F.C.|Shandong Luneng]]	 
|2014	 
|26||2||6||2||colspan=2|–||5||0||colspan=2|–||37||4	 
|-	 
|2015	 
|14||3||4||0||colspan=2|–||4||1||colspan=2|–||22||4	 
|-	 
|2016	 
|24||9||10||4||colspan=2|–||2||0||colspan=2|–||36||13
|-
! Total !! 64 !! 14 !! 20 !! 6 !! colspan=2|– !! 11 !! 1 !! colspan=2|– !! 95 !! 21
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas|Botafogo]]
|2017
|6||0||4||0||colspan=2|–||0||0||7||0||17||0
|-
! Total !! 6 !! 0 !! 4 !! 0 !! colspan=2|– !! 0 !! 0 !! 7 !! 0 !! 17 !! 0
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Club Atlético Tigre|Tigre]]
|2018–19
|20||4||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||1||0||7||2||28||6
|-
|2019–20
|14||2||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||1||0||15||2
|-	 
! Total !! 34 !! 6 !! colspan=2|– !! colspan=2|– !! 1 !! 0 !! 8 !! 2 !! 43 !! 8
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Universidad de Chile]]
|2020
|31||4||1||0||colspan=2|–||1||0||colspan=2|–||33||4
|-
! Total !! 31 !! 4 !! 1 !! 0 !! colspan=2|– !! 1 !! 0 !! colspan=2|– !! 33 !! 4
|-
!colspan="2" | Career Total
! 432 !! 71 !! 53 !! 11 !! 11 !! 4 !! 20 !! 2 !! 56 !! 14 !! 572 !! 102
|}

=== International appearances and goals ===
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style=font-size:85%
|-
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Final score !! Goal!! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1. || September 28, 2011|| [[Belém]], Brazil || {{fb|Brazil}} ||2–0 ||0|| Lost || [[Superclásico de las Américas|2011 Superclásico de las Américas]].<ref name="Copa Roca 2011">{{cite web|title=Brasil y Argentina se enfrentarán en septiembre|url=http://es.fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=1486247.html|publisher=[[FIFA]]|access-date=18 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015174617/http://es.fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=1486247.html|archive-date=15 October 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Acreditaciones de prensa para Argentina-Brasil|url=http://www.afa.org.ar/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=14928:acreditaciones-de-prensa-para-argentina-brasil&catid=164:seleccion-mayor&Itemid=66|publisher=[[Argentine Football Association|AFA]]|access-date=29 August 2011}}</ref>
|}

== Honours ==

'''San Lorenzo'''
* [[Copa Sudamericana]]: [[2002 Copa Sudamericana|2002]]

'''Universidad de Chile'''
* [[Primera División de Chile]]: [[2009 Torneo Apertura (Chile)|2009 Apertura]]

'''Cruzeiro'''
* [[Campeonato Mineiro]]: [[2011 Campeonato Mineiro|2011]]

'''Shandong Luneng'''
* [[Chinese FA Cup]]: [[2014 Chinese FA Cup|2014]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/c/2014-11-22/17017420111.shtml|title=足协杯-麦克格文压哨绝杀 鲁能5-4舜天夺冠|publisher=Sports.sina.com.cn|date=2014-11-22|access-date=2019-08-19}}</ref>
* [[Chinese FA Super Cup]]: [[2015 Chinese FA Super Cup|2015]]

'''Individual'''
* [[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year]]: [[2010 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|2010]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Prêmio Craque do Brasileirão |url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/temporeal/cobertura/livre/06-12-2010/premio-craque-do-brasileirao/ |access-date=May 19, 2009 |date=December 6, 2010 |work=Globo Esporte |language=pt}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[List of athletes who came out of retirement#Football|List of athletes who came out of retirement]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{Soccerway|walter-damian-montillo/21759}}
* {{NFT player|45020}}
* {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120314175842/http://www.futbolxxi.com/Futbolista.aspx?ID=12692&SEOFutbolista=Montillo+Walter+Damian Walter Montillo – Argentine Primera statistics]}} at Fútbol XXI {{in lang|es}}

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