Penarol
(Uruguay), Atalanta Bergame (Italy), Juventus Turin (Italy), San
Lorenzo (Argentina)
Honours
1996
Intercontinental Cup winner (Juventus) 1996 European SuperCup winner (Juventus) 1997 Italian SuperCup winner (Juventus) 2002 Italian SuperCup winner (Juventus) 1997 Serie A Champions (Juventus) 1998 Serie A Champions (Juventus) 2002 Serie A Champions (Juventus) 2003 Serie A Champions (Juventus) 2005 Serie A Champions (Juventus) 2003 Champions League Finals (Juventus) 2002 Italian Cup Finals (Juventus)
Biography
Paolo Montero (born September 3, 1971 in Montevideo) is a
central defender with San Lorenzo of Argentina and the Uruguayan
national team. He is well known for his poor disciplinary record
and rough tackles, and he can also play at the position of
fullback.
Prior to joining Juventus in 1996, Montero played for Peñarol
and Atalanta. He had won five scudetti with the Turin club,
which whom he left in 2005. Montero has been capped over 50
times for his country and played in the 2002 World Cup.
After ending his tenure at Juventus, he played for Argentinian
club San Lorenzo. Nevertheless, his performance in this club has
not fulfilled the expectations of neither the supporters nor the
manager, primarily due to several injuries that have forced him
out of the pitches for a big ammount of matches. Whether he will
remain playing for San Lorenzo or not after June 2006 is still
unclear.
In 2005 Montero captained his country in their bid to qualify
for the 2006 World Cup in an intercontinental playoff against
Australia, the country the Uruguayans defeated on route to
qualify for the 2002 tournament four years before. Sadly for
Montero he limped off with an hamstring injury during the second
game in Sydney, and Australia qualified for the World Cup
winning 4-2 on penalties. Heartbroken in defeat, Montero
immediately announced his international retirement after the
game.
Was said being Zidane's best friend at Juventus by Zidane
himself.
