Personal information | |||
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Full name | Fernando Montero Mata | ||
Date of birth | 1 November 1948 | ||
Place of birth | Limón, Costa Rica | ||
Position(s) | 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) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 April 2015 |
Fernando Montero Mata (born 1 November 1948) is a retired Costa Rican football striker.
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 ]
Montero represented Costa Rica in the 1976 and 1980 Olympic Games qualifiers and earned a total of 10 caps, scoring 2 goals. [3]
Born in Limón to Emilio Montero and Consuelo Mata,"Macho" is married to Francini Soto Arguedas and they have 4 children. [1]
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