Montserratt Grau

Montserratt Grau

Personal information
Full name	Montserratt Grau Rodas
Date of birth	(1995-10-12) 12 October 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Santiago, Chile
Position(s)	Midfielder
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2018	OVU Fighting Scots
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2013	Colo-Colo
2014–2016	Universidad de Chile
2019	Universidad de Chile
2019–2020	Murcia Féminas
2020–2022	Universidad de Chile
2022	Ultrasolas CEE
2023	Magallanes  [ es ]
International career
2010	Chile U15
2011	Chile
2012	Chile U17
2012	Chile U20
2023	Chile (homeless)
Medal record Women's football Representing   Chile Summer Youth Olympics 2010 Singapore Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Montserratt Grau Rodas ^[1] (born 12 October 1995), usually written as Montserrat Grau, ^[2] is a Chilean former footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Grau began playing football at the age of seven. ^[2] At professional level, she began her career with Colo-Colo. In 2014, she switched to Universidad de Chile, playing for them in three different stints: 2014–2016, 2019 ^[3] and 2020–2022. ^{[4] [5]} At the end of the 2015 season, she was honored with the Espíritu Universidad de Chile (Spirit of University of Chile) award as the best teammate. ^[6]

In 2017–18, she had a stint with the OVU Fighting Scots in the United States, the association football team of Ohio Valley University, becoming one of the two team captains. ^{[7] [8]}

In 2019, she moved to Spain and signed with Murcia Féminas. ^{[3] [9]}

In the second half of 2022, she was a member of the club based in Santiago, Ultrasolas CEE. ^[10]

In 2023, she joined Magallanes  ^{[ es ]}. ^[11]

In February 2024, she announced her retirement. ^[12]

International career

Grau was the team captain of the Chile under-15 team that won the gold medal in the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics. ^{[13] [14]}

In 2011, she represented the Chile senior team. ^[15]

In 2012, she represented the under-17's in the South American Championship. ^[16]

In 2014, she represented the under-20's in the 2014 South American U-20 Women's Championship|South American Championship. ^[17]

In 2023, she represented the Chile team in the Homeless World Cup, becoming the runner up. ^[18]

Other works

She has worked as a football commentator for Zona Latina channel about the 2021 Copa Libertadores Femenina ^[19] and ESPN.

Honours

Chile U15

• Summer Youth Olympics Gold medal: 2010

References

1. "Montserratt Grau Rodas - Profesora de Entrenador personal en Colina". www.tusclasesparticulares.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 September 2023.
2. (Universidad de Chile Fútbol Femenino) Montserrat Grau se atrevió y contestó sin problemas el #CuestionarioAzul on Facebook (in Spanish). 12 May 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
3. (Chilean Football News) OFF TO SPAIN on Facebook. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
4. Cornejo, Pauly (30 May 2020). "Montserrat Grau y sus objetivos en la U: "Quiero ser campeona y jugar la Copa Libertadores"". Emisora Bullanguera (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 September 2023.
5. "Con una decena de goles: U. de Chile arrolló a La Serena en el Campeonato Femenino". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 4 June 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
6. "Se cerró el año del fútbol formativo con reconocimientos". Radio AzulChile (in Spanish). University of Chile. 11 December 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
7. "OVU soccer squads honored at All-Conference banquet". newsandsentinel.com. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
8. (Becas deportivas USA) Nuestras becadas internacionales también hacen historia Las chilenas de Ohio Valley University se quedaron con el título de la conferencia. on Facebook (in Spanish). 7 November 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
9. Conesa, Sergio (17 January 2020). "Murcia Féminas: Un futuro sin nubarrones". La Verdad (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 September 2023.
10. "Montserratt Grau Rodas - FCH7". www.fch7.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 September 2023.
11. Gatica, Héctor (4 September 2023). "Solidez de Unión Española Femenino". Radio Nuevo Mundo (in Spanish).
12. Molina, Geraldine (8 February 2024). "Montserratt Grau deja Magallanes y confirma su retiro del fútbol". Contragolpe (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 February 2024.
13. "Nóminas de Chile para Juegos Olímpicos de la Juventud". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 September 2023.
14. Contreras, Daniela (24 August 2021). "11 años de la hazaña olímpica: La histórica Selección Chilena Sub 15 que se colgó el oro". CF3 (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 September 2023.
15. Cabello, Carolina (26 April 2021). "30 años de la Selección Chilena Femenina Adulta". Asifuch (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 September 2023.
16. "Nóminas de Chile para Campeonatos Sudamericanos Femeninos Sub-17". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 September 2023.
17. "SELECCIÓN SUB 20 ENTREGA NÓMINA PARA EL SUDAMERICANO DE URUGUAY". ANFP (in Spanish). 8 January 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
18. "Chile consiguió el tricampeonato en el Mundial de Fútbol Calle tras vencer a México". Deportes13 (in Spanish). Canal 13. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
19. "Zona Latina se suma a las transmisiones de la Copa Libertadores Femenina 2021". El Deportero (in Spanish). 20 October 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2023.