Fernando Montero
Costa Rican footballer (born 1948)
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Fernando Montero Mata (born 1 November 1948) is a retired Costa Rican football striker.
Full name
Fernando Montero Mata
Date of birth
1 November 1948
Place of birth
Limón, Costa Rica
Position
Striker
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fernando Montero Mata | ||
| Date of birth | 1 November 1948 | ||
| 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) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 April 2015 | |||
Club career
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
Montero represented Costa Rica in the 1976 and 1980 Olympic Games qualifiers and earned a total of 10 caps, scoring 2 goals.[3]
