Ariel Montenegro

Ariel Alfredo Montenegro Casella (born 3 November 1975) is an Argentine retired footballer who played as a midfielder.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Montenegro and the second or maternal family name is Casella.
Ariel Montenegro
Personal information
Full name Ariel Alfredo Montenegro Casella
Date of birth (1975-11-03) 3 November 1975
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1998 San Lorenzo 85 (11)
1998 Belgrano 19 (7)
1999–2000 Independiente 40 (5)
2000–2005 Córdoba 129 (19)
2005–2006 Pontevedra 17 (1)
2006 Numancia 19 (8)
2006–2008 Hércules 56 (8)
2008–2009 Gimnasia Jujuy 12 (2)
2009–2010 Lucena 25 (2)
2010–2012 Peñarroya
Total 402 (63)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He also held an Italian passport, and spent most of his career in Spain, amassing Segunda División totals of 204 matches and 35 goals over eight seasons, mainly at the service of Córdoba.

Football career

Born in Buenos Aires, Montenegro played in his country for San Lorenzo de Almagro, Club Atlético Belgrano and Club Atlético Independiente, teaming up with sibling Daniel in the latter side.[1] He moved to Spain in 2000, signing with Segunda División's Córdoba CF and remaining in the country the following eight years, without however making his debut in La Liga;[2] in the former tier, he also represented CD Numancia[3][4] and Hércules CF.[5]

In the latter nation, Montenegro appeared for Pontevedra CF and Lucena CF in Segunda División B,[6] returning to his homeland in between to play for Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy. In 2010, he moved back to Spain and joined lowly Peñarroya CF,[7] retiring at nearly 37 after one season with the club – his second – in the regional championships.

Personal life

Montenegro's younger brother, Daniel, was also a footballer and a midfielder. He too played in Spain, and was an Argentine international.[8]

References
  1. Montenegro hermanos (Montenegro brothers); Clarín, 8 February 2000 (in Spanish)
  2. Los futbolistas argentinos con más partidos en el CCF (The Argentine footballers with more matches at CCF); ABC, 29 March 2016 (in Spanish)
  3. Contrata a Ariel Montenegro y da la baja a Monteagudo (They hire Ariel Montenegro and release Monteagudo); Diario AS, 11 January 2006 (in Spanish)
  4. Breve enciclopedia numantina (Brief numantina encyclopedia); Desde Soria, 29 May 2013 (in Spanish)
  5. Ariel Montenegro: "Córdoba es la ciudad que me lo ha dado todo" (Ariel Montenegro: "Córdoba is the city that has given me everything"); Diario Córdoba, 25 October 2007 (in Spanish)
  6. Montenegro: "El Lucena tiene que aspirar alto" (Montenegro: "Lucena must aim high"); Diario Córdoba, 31 July 2009 (in Spanish)
  7. El Algeciras prueba su racha ante un aspirante a "tapado" (Algeciras put streak to test against possible "underdog"); Europa Sur, 17 September 2010 (in Spanish)
  8. Los Montenegro gritaron goles en dos direcciones (The Montenegros shouted goal in two directions); Clarín, 14 March 2009 (in Spanish)
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