Luis Monti
Monti covered on El Gráfico, 1934.
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| Full name | Luis Felipe Monti | |||||||||||
| Date of birth | 15 May 1901 | |||||||||||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |||||||||||
| Date of death | 9 September 1983 (aged 82) | |||||||||||
| Playing position | Midfielder | |||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||
| 1921 | Huracán | ? | (?) | |||||||||
| 1922 | Boca Juniors | 0 | (0) | |||||||||
| 1922–1930 | San Lorenzo | ? | (?) | |||||||||
| 1930–1939 | Juventus | 225 | (20) | |||||||||
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| 1924–1931 | Argentina | 16 | (5) | |||||||||
| 1932–1936 | Italy | 18 | (1) | |||||||||
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| 1939–1940 | Triestina | |||||||||||
| 1940–1941 | Juventus | |||||||||||
| 1942–1943 | Varese | |||||||||||
| 1944 | Varese | |||||||||||
| 1945–1947 | Atalanta | |||||||||||
| 1947 | Vigevano | |||||||||||
| 1947–1948 | Huracán | |||||||||||
| 1949–1950 | Pisa | |||||||||||
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Luis Felipe Monti (15 May 1901 – 9 September 1983) was an Italian Argentine footballer who played as a midfielder and an Olympian. Monti has the distinction of having played in two FIFA World Cup final matches with two different national teams. He played the first of these finals with his native Argentina in 1930, which was lost to Uruguay; and the second with Italy as one of their Oriundi in 1934, thanks to his Romagnol descent. This second time Monti was on the winning side in a 2–1 victory over Czechoslovakia.
Monti was a rugged and ruthless player, but had the technical skills to go with his strong tackling. He played as an attacking centre half in the old-fashioned Metodo system: a position roughly equivalent to the defensive central midfield position of today. As such he would mark the opposing centre forward when his team were defending, but would be the main midfield playmaker when his team were on the attack, due to his passing and creativity. He was nicknamed doble ancho (double wide) due to his coverage of the pitch.
Monti started his career in 1921 with Huracán, where he won the first of his many championships. The following year he signed with Boca Juniors but left without playing a game. He joined San Lorenzo where he won a further three Argentine championships. All of Monti's honours in Argentina were recorded during the Amateur Era.
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