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Fernando Montero

Costa Rican footballer (born 1948)

Fernando Montero
Personal information
Full name	Fernando Montero Mata
Date of birth	(1948-11-01) 1 November 1948 (age 75)
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.

Club career

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]}

International career

Montero represented Costa Rica in the 1976 and 1980 Olympic Games qualifiers and earned a total of 10 caps, scoring 2 goals.^[3]

Personal life

Born in Limón to Emilio Montero and Consuelo Mata,"Macho" is married to Francini Soto Arguedas and they have 4 children.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b El último salvador - Nación (in Spanish)
^ Goleadores de Campeonato Nacional Archived 26 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine - UNAFUT (in Spanish)
^ La trayectoria del exfutbolista herediano Fernando Montero - Nación (in Spanish)