Manuel Montero

Manuel "Pantera" Montero (born November 20, 1991 in Buenos Aires)[2] is a rugby union footballer, who plays for the Jaguares and Argentina on the wing.

Manuel Montero

Birth name	Manuel Montero
Date of birth	November 20, 1991
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	113 kg (17 st 11 lb; 249 lb) [1]
Occupation(s)	Rugby player
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing, Fullback, Centre Current team Toronto Arrows Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2011,2017-2019 Club Pucará 55 (180) Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2012–2015 2020 2021− Pampas XV Olimpia Lions Toronto Arrows 14 1 (60) (5) Correct as of 17 November 2014 Super Rugby Years Team Apps (Points) 2016−2017 Jaguares 7 (5) Correct as of 22 July 2016 National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2010−2011 2018−2019 2011–2017 Argentina Under 20 Argentina XV Argentina 9 6 27 (5) (5) (80) Correct as of 20 September 2017 National sevens team(s) Years Team Comps 2010–11 Argentina 3

Montero switched to rugby from basketball as a teenager, when his best friend Agustín José Fornonzini forced him to do so, claiming he would be an outstanding rugby player. He was selected for the Argentina Under 20s side for the IRB Junior World Cup in 2010, a year later in 2011 he was the standout player for Argentina in the Under 20 World Cup scoring against Italy and setting up a try with a great individual effort. After a spell in the Argentina Sevens side, in 2012 he gained selection for the Pampas XV and made his Pumas debut later that year, scoring a hat trick in his second test against Brazil and scoring 5 tries in his 3 matches. In his first start against a top nation, he scored the match winning try to defeat France in Cordoba.

He was included in Argentina's squad that debuted at the new 2012 Rugby Championship.

Montero is signed to play for Jaguares until 2017.

References

1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-10-17. Retrieved 2012-08-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
2. Manuel player profile Archived 2012-10-17 at the Wayback Machine ESPN Scrum.com