Ariel Montenegro

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Ariel Montenegro
Personal information
Full name Ariel Alfredo Montenegro Casella
Date of birth (1975-11-03) 3 November 1975 (age 47)
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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
Total402(63)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ariel Alfredo Montenegro Casella (born 3 November 1975) is an Argentine former footballer who played as a midfielder.

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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

Born 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

Montenegro's younger brother, Daniel, was also a footballer and a midfielder. He too played in Spain, and was an Argentina international. [8]

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