Mario Montoya (footballer)
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Mario Arnoldo Montoya | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | El Salvador | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | striker | |||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
Atlético España | ||||||||||||||||
1953–1954 | Juventud Olímpica | |||||||||||||||
National team | ||||||||||||||||
1953–1954 | El Salvador | 17 | (5) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Mario Arnoldo Montoya (born in El Salvador) was a Salvadoran footballer.
Club career[]
A free-kick specialist, Montoya played for Atlético España, Juventud Olímpica and others between 1947 and 1957.[1]
International career[]
Nicknamed Marilet,[2] Montoya was part of the national team that won the 1954 Central American and Caribbean Games. Alongside the famous Juan Francisco Barraza, he scored three goals during the tournament.[3] He also scored twice against Panama a year earlier at the CCCF Championship.[4]
Retirement[]
After retiring he became a salesman of birdcages.[5]
References[]
- ^ LOS 11 A GALARDONAR Archived 2007-04-28 at the Wayback Machine - La Prensa Gráfica (in Spanish)
- ^ Los atletas del siglo Archived 2001-11-09 at the Wayback Machine - El Diario de Hoy (in Spanish)
- ^ EL SALVADOR CAMPEON DE FUTBOL DE VII JUEGOS - El Balón Cuscatleco (in Spanish)
- ^ El Salvador en Copa CCCF y NORCECA - El Balón Cuscatleco (in Spanish)
- ^ Marilet Montoya Vendedor de trinos - El Diario de Hoy (in Spanish)
External links[]
- La gesta futbolística del 54 - El Diario de Hoy (in Spanish)
- Consejos del pasado - El Salvador.com (in Spanish)
Categories:
- Salvadoran footballers
- El Salvador international footballers
- Living people
- Association football forwards
- Competitors at the 1954 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for El Salvador
- Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in football
- Salvadoran football biography stubs