Sara Monforte Mestre (born 14 October 1980) is a Spanish retired football midfielder and the current manager of the Villarreal CF's women's team.

Sara Monforte
Playing for Espanyol in 2012
Personal information
Full name Sara Monforte Mestre
Date of birth (1980-10-14) 14 October 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Castellón, Spain
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Villarreal (women) (head coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1999 Panteras Castellón
1999–2002 Levante
2002–2003 Villarreal
2003–2007 Levante 93 (22)
2007–2008 Colegio Alemán
2008–2009 Levante 28 (2)
2009–2013 Espanyol 96 (17)
2013–2016 Valencia 70 (13)
2016–2018 Zaragoza CFF 48 (2)
International career
1997–2005 Spain
Managerial career
2018– Villarreal (women)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Monforte has developed her career in the Valencian Community and Catalonia, having previously played most notably for Levante and Espanyol, with which she won two championships and eight national cups.[1] She also played for Valencia's predecessor Colegio Alemán for one season and later, from 2013 to 2016,[2] before signing with Transportes Alcaine.

International career

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Monforte was a member of the Spanish national team for eight years, narrowly missing the 1997 European Championship.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ [1] Marca, 3 September 2011
  2. ^ Sara Monforte signs for Valencia. Futfem, 23 June 2013
  3. ^ Spanish women's national team squad in El Mundo Deportivo, 31 October 1997
  4. ^ [2] Marca