Mauricio Montero
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mauricio Antonio de la Trinidad Montero Chinchilla |
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| Date of birth | 19 October 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Grecia, Costa Rica, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ramonense | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1987 | Ramonense | 148 | |
| 1987–1998 | Alajuelense | 408 | |
| Total | 556 | ||
| National team | |||
| 1985–1996 | Costa Rica | 56 | (3) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2001 | Belén (assistant) | ||
| 2003–2004 | Municipal Grecia | ||
| 2004–2005 | Alajuelense (assistant) | ||
| 2005–2007 | Municipal Grecia | ||
| 2007–2008 | Carmelita | ||
| 2010–2013 | Alajuelense (assistant) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Mauricio Antonio Montero Chinchilla (born 19 October 1963 in Costa Rica) is a retired Costa Rican footballer.
Montero came through the youth ranks of Ramonense and debuted for the senior team in 1980. He moved to Alajuelense in 1987 and retired on 15 September 1998 after a game against Atlético Bucaramanga. During that match, Alajuelense retired his #20 jersey that he had used throughout his tenure with the club. Montero, however, did not exclusively use #20 during his Alajuelense tenure as he used #12 on occasion between 1990 and 1991, and #3 (belonging to fellow defender Hernán Fernando Sossa) at least once during the 1990-91 season—Montero himself mentioned that he did this out of need due to the actual #20 shirts not being readily available. He totalled 556 league games, 408 of them for Alajuelense.
The nickname El Chunche ('The thing') comes from his answer to what he would buy with a prize he had won. He answered 'Voy a comprarme un chunche' ('I will buy a thing') meaning he would like to buy a vehicle (Costa Ricans use the word "chunche" to refer to pretty much anything). He is one of the most charismatic soccer players in Costa Rica. He is the creator of El tiro del zoncho (The Vulture Shot), popular known play in which Montero headed to goal line, dribbled goalkeeper and shot powerfully above large pole of goal line approximately by 6 feet length from scoring line, the term derives of exaggeration popular told happening that the ball smashed a vulture, bringing it to ground.
Nicknamed El Chunche ('The Thing'), Montero made his debut for Costa Rica in 1985 and was part of the squad, that played in the 1990 FIFA World Cup held in Italy, and featured in all four games played. The defender collected 56 caps, scoring 3 goals He also represented his country at the 1991 and 1995 UNCAF Nations Cups as well as at the 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
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