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Fernando Montero

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Fernando Montero
Personal information
Full name Fernando Montero Mata
Date of birth (1948-11-01) 1 November 1948 (age 77)
Place of birth Limón, Costa Rica
Position 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
International career‡
197?–1980 Costa Rica 10 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 April 2015

Fernando Montero Mata (born 1 November 1948) is a retired Costa Rican football striker.

Club career

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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.[citation needed]

International career

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Montero represented Costa Rica in the 1976 and 1980 Olympic Games qualifiers and earned a total of 10 caps, scoring 2 goals.[3]

Personal life

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Born in Limón to Emilio Montero and Consuelo Mata,"Macho" is married to Francini Soto Arguedas and they have 4 children.[1]

References

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  1. 1 2 El último salvador - Nación (in Spanish)
  2. ↑ Goleadores de Campeonato Nacional Archived 26 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine - UNAFUT (in Spanish)
  3. ↑ La trayectoria del exfutbolista herediano Fernando Montero - Nación (in Spanish)
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