Ariel Alfredo Montenegro Casella (born 3 November 1975) is an Argentine former footballer who played as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ariel Alfredo Montenegro Casella | ||
| Date of birth | 3 November 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1998 | San Lorenzo | 85 | (11) |
| 1998 | Belgrano | 19 | (7) |
| 1999–2000 | Independiente | 40 | (5) |
| 2000–2005 | Córdoba | 129 | (19) |
| 2005–2006 | Pontevedra | 17 | (1) |
| 2006 | Numancia | 19 | (8) |
| 2006–2008 | Hércules | 56 | (8) |
| 2008–2009 | Gimnasia Jujuy | 12 | (2) |
| 2009–2010 | Lucena | 25 | (2) |
| 2010–2012 | Peñarroya | ||
| Total | 402 | (63) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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
editBorn 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
editMontenegro's younger brother, Daniel, was also a footballer and a midfielder. He too played in Spain, and was an Argentina international.[8]
References
edit- ^ Montenegro hermanos (Montenegro brothers); Clarín, 8 February 2000 (in Spanish)
- ^ Los futbolistas argentinos con más partidos en el CCF (The Argentine men's footballers with more matches at CCF); ABC, 29 March 2016 (in Spanish)
- ^ Contrata a Ariel Montenegro y da la baja a Monteagudo (They hire Ariel Montenegro and release Monteagudo); Diario AS, 11 January 2006 (in Spanish)
- ^ Breve enciclopedia numantina (Brief numantina encyclopedia); Desde Soria, 29 May 2013 (in Spanish)
- ^ 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 (in Spanish)
- ^ Montenegro: "El Lucena tiene que aspirar alto" (Montenegro: "Lucena must aim high"); Diario Córdoba, 31 July 2009 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Algeciras prueba su racha ante un aspirante a "tapado" (Algeciras put streak to test against possible "underdog"); Europa Sur, 17 September 2010 (in Spanish)
- ^ Los Montenegro gritaron goles en dos direcciones (The Montenegros shouted goal in two directions); Clarín, 14 March 2009 (in Spanish)
External links
edit- Ariel Montenegro at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Ariel Montenegro at BDFutbol