Arturo Montesinos
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 Arturo Montesinos in 1920 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Arturo Montesinos Cebrián | ||
| Date of birth | 12 July 1900 | ||
| Place of birth | Valencia, Spain | ||
| Date of death | 15 August 1982 (aged 82) | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1920–1928 | Valencia | ||
| 1928–1929 | Gimnástico FC | ||
| 1929– | Alicante CF | ||
| International career | |||
| 1922–1923 | Valencian Community | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Arturo Montesinos Cebrián (12 July 1900 – 15 August 1982), nickname Montes, was a Spanish football player who played as a forward.[1] He was one of the first idols of the newly created Valencia CF, since he was a crucial player in the difficult beginnings of the club, contributing decisively to take Valencia to the top of Spanish football. At Mestalla, he scored 262 goals in 266 games (including friendlies and unofficial matches), making him one of the most prolific scorers in the club's history, having a ratio of almost one goal per game.[2]
Born in Valencia on 12 July 1900, Montes began to play football at the Salesian College of Valencia, before joining Valencia almost casually.[2] Accompanying a friend to a test at the Algirós, the enormous precision with which he returned the balls that left the field made the scouts notice him and incorporate him into the team, and thus Valencia found, almost unwittingly, one of the best Spanish goal scorers of that time.[2] He made his debut on 27 June 1920 against Gimnástico FC.
He became one of the first Mestalla idols along with Eduardo Cubells, with whom he had a great friendship, although the fans were divided into "montistas" and "cubellistas". History seems to have blurred the legend of Montes in favor of Cubells, reducing him to a great poacher in the face of Cubells' technique and quality in the midfield, however, Montes was as good a dribbler as Cubells.[2] He played a pivotal role in Valencia's first-ever piece of silverware, the 1923 Levante Championship, and he was then also crucial in the club's three back-to-back Championships between 1925 and 1927.[2]
His and Cubells's dismissal in 1928, closed a beautiful chapter in Valencia's history. After leaving Valencia, he played for Gimnástico FC and later, for Alicante CF.[2]