Manuel Montero

Manuel Montero
Birth name	Manuel Montero
Date of birth	November 20, 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	113 kg (17 st 11 lb; 249 lb)
Occupation(s)	Rugby player
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Wing, Fullback, Centre
Current team	Toronto Arrows
Amateur team(s)
Years	Team
2011	Club Pucará
2017–2019	Club Pucará
2021–2022	Club Pucará
Senior career
Years	Team
2012–2015	Pampas XV
2020	Olimpia Lions
2021	Toronto Arrows
	Correct as of 28 September 2024
Super Rugby
Years	Team
2016−2017	Jaguares
	Correct as of 22 July 2016
International career
Years	Team
2010−2011	Argentina Under 20
2018−2019	Argentina XV
2011–2017	Argentina
	Correct as of 20 September 2017
National sevens team
Years	Team
2010–11	Argentina

Last updated November 10, 2024

Manuel "Pantera" Montero (born November 20, 1991, in Buenos Aires)^[2] is a rugby union player who played for Argentina on the wing.

Montero previously played for the Jaguares in Super Rugby.

Playing career

Montero switched to rugby from basketball as a teenager, when his best friend Agustín José Fornonzini forced him to do so, claiming he would be an outstanding rugby player.

He was selected for the Argentina Under 20s side for the IRB Junior World Cup in 2010, a year later in 2011 he was the standout player for Argentina in the Under 20 World Cup scoring against Italy and setting up a try with a great individual effort. After a spell in the Argentina Sevens side, in 2012 he gained selection for the Pampas XV and made his Pumas debut later that year, scoring a hat trick in his second test against Brazil and scoring 5 tries in his 3 matches. In his first start against a top nation, he scored the match winning try to defeat France in Cordoba.

He was included in Argentina's squad that debuted at the new 2012 Rugby Championship.

Montero is signed to play for Jaguares until 2017.

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References

↑ "Espn Top14 › Clubes › Jugador". Archived from the original on 2012-10-17. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
↑ Manuel player profile Archived 2012-10-17 at the Wayback Machine ESPN Scrum.com

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[1] "Espn Top14 › Clubes › Jugador". Archived from the original on 2012-10-17. Retrieved 2012-08-23.

[2] Manuel player profile Archived 2012-10-17 at the Wayback Machine ESPN Scrum.com

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