Fernando Montero Mata (born 1 November 1948) is a retired Costa Rican football striker.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Fernando Montero Mata | ||
Date of birth | (1948-11-01) November 1, 1948 (age 73) | ||
Place of birth | Limón, Costa Rica | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1969–1970 | Limonense | ||
1971–1972 | Cartaginés | ||
1973–1982 | Herediano | ||
1975 | → Platense (loan) | ||
1981 | → Municipal (loan) | ||
1982 | Limonense | ||
1983 | Jade East Dynamos | ||
1983–1984 | El Carmen | ||
1985 | Águila | ||
1986 | Club España | ||
National team‡ | |||
197?–1980 | Costa Rica | 10 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 April 2015 |
Nicknamed Macho, Montero most prominently played for Herediano with whom he won three league titles[1] and became the league's top goalscorer in 1974 with 19 goals.[2]
He also played for hometown club Limonense and had spells abroad in El Salvador, Guatemala, South Africa anD the United States.
Montero represented Costa Rica in the 1976 and 1980 Olympic Games qualifiers and earned a total of 10 caps, scoring 2 goals.[3]
Born in Limón to Emilio Montero and Consuelo Mata,"Macho" is married to Francini Soto Arguedas and they have 4 children.[1]
Costa Rican Primera División Top goalscorers | |
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