Paolo Montero
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Rónald Paolo Montero Iglesias | ||
| Date of birth | 3 September 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre Back, Left Back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Rosario Central (Manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990 | Peñarol | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1992 | Peñarol | 34 | (1) |
| 1992–1996 | Atalanta | 114 | (4) |
| 1996–2005 | Juventus | 186 | (1) |
| 2005–2006 | San Lorenzo | 14 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Peñarol | 26 | (1) |
| Total | 374 | (8) | |
| National team | |||
| 1991–2005 | Uruguay | 61 | (5) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2014 | Peñarol (youth) | ||
| 2014 | Peñarol (caretaker) | ||
| 2016 | Boca Unidos | ||
| 2016 | Colón de Santa Fe | ||
| 2017– | Rosario Central | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Rónald Paolo Montero Iglesias (born 3 September 1971 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan football manager and former player, who played as a central defender or left back. He is currently the head coach of Rosario Central.
Montero began his career in Uruguay with Peñarol in 1990, before moving to Italian side Atalanta in 1992. He joined Juventus in 1996, where he remained until 2005, winning four Serie A titles, among other trophies; he subsequently moved to Argentine club San Lorenzo. In 2006, he transferred back to Peñarol, where he retired in 2007. At international level, he represented the Uruguay national football team at the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup, at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, and at the 2004 Copa América.
Montero was born in Montevideo, Uruguay, into a footballing family; his father is former Uruguay international Julio Montero Castillo. As a child, Paolo had to maintain good grades at school, otherwise his father would not allow to him to attend football practice. As a professional, Montero started his career for C.A. Peñarol in 1990 and remained with the club for 2 seasons, making 34 appearances and scoring one goal, before transferring to Atalanta B.C. in the Italian Serie A in 1992.
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