Mario Montoya (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Mario Arnoldo Montoya | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | El Salvador | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | striker | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| Atlético España | |||||||||||||||||
| 1953–1954 | Juventud Olímpica | ||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1953–1954 | El Salvador | 17 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Mario Arnoldo Montoya (born in El Salvador) was a Salvadoran footballer.
A free-kick specialist, Montoya played for Atlético España, Juventud Olímpica and others between 1947 and 1957.[1]
International career
Nicknamed Marilet,[2] Montoya was part of the national team that won the 1954 Central American and Caribbean Games. Alongside the famous Juan Francisco Barraza, he scored three goals during the tournament.[3] He also scored twice against Panama a year earlier at the CCCF Championship.[4]
