Ariel Montenegro
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Family name hatnote Template:Infobox football biography Ariel Alfredo Montenegro Casella (born 3 November 1975) is an Argentine former footballer who played as a midfielder.
He also held an Italian passport, and spent most of his career in Spain, amassing Segunda División totals of 204 matches and 35 goals over eight seasons, mainly at the service of Córdoba.
Club career
Born in Buenos Aires, Montenegro played in his country for San Lorenzo de Almagro, Club Atlético Belgrano and Club Atlético Independiente, teaming up with sibling Daniel in the latter side.[1] He moved to Spain in 2000, signing with Segunda División's Córdoba CF and remaining in the country the following eight years, without however making his debut in La Liga;[2] in the former tier, he also represented CD Numancia[3][4] and Hércules CF.[5]
In the latter nation, Montenegro appeared for Pontevedra CF and Lucena CF in the Segunda División B,[6] returning to his homeland in between to play for Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy. In 2010, he moved back to Spain and joined lowly Peñarroya CF,[7] retiring at nearly 37 after one season with the club – his second – in the regional championships.
Personal life
Montenegro's younger brother, Daniel, was also a footballer and a midfielder. He too played in Spain, and was an Argentina international.[8]
References
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- ↑ Montenegro hermanos (Montenegro brothers); Clarín, 8 February 2000 Template:In lang
- ↑ Los futbolistas argentinos con más partidos en el CCF (The Argentine men's footballers with more matches at CCF); ABC, 29 March 2016 Template:In lang
- ↑ Contrata a Ariel Montenegro y da la baja a Monteagudo (They hire Ariel Montenegro and release Monteagudo); Diario AS, 11 January 2006 Template:In lang
- ↑ Breve enciclopedia numantina (Brief numantina encyclopedia); Desde Soria, 29 May 2013 Template:In lang
- ↑ Ariel Montenegro: "Córdoba es la ciudad que me lo ha dado todo" (Ariel Montenegro: "Córdoba is the city that has given me everything"); Diario Córdoba, 25 October 2007 Template:In lang
- ↑ Montenegro: "El Lucena tiene que aspirar alto" (Montenegro: "Lucena must aim high"); Diario Córdoba, 31 July 2009 Template:In lang
- ↑ El Algeciras prueba su racha ante un aspirante a "tapado" (Algeciras put streak to test against possible "underdog"); Europa Sur, 17 September 2010 Template:In lang
- ↑ Los Montenegro gritaron goles en dos direcciones (The Montenegros shouted goal in two directions); Clarín, 14 March 2009 Template:In lang
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