Julio Montero Castillo Explained

Montero Castillo
Fullname:Julio Walter Montero Castillo
Birth Date:25 April 1944
Birth Place:Montevideo, Uruguay
Years1:1964–1966
Years2:1966–1972
Years3:1973
Years4:1973–1975
Caps3:4
Caps4:64
Goals3:0
Goals4:2
Nationalyears1:1967–1974
Nationalcaps1:44
Nationalgoals1:1

Julio Walter Montero Castillo (born 25 April 1944, in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan former international footballer who played as a defender.[1]

He started his career with Liverpool FC (Montevideo), before joining Nacional in 1966.[2] He later played for Independiente of Argentina, and Spanish side Granada.[1] He made 64 La Liga appearances for Granada between 1973 and 1975, scoring two goals.[3]

He made a total of 68 Copa Libertadores appearances between 1966 and 1973.[4]

He represented the Uruguay national football team in the 1970 FIFA World Cup (playing in all six matches) and the 1974 FIFA World Cup.[5]

Montero Castillo is the father of the international footballer Paolo Montero.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Player: Julio Montero Castillo. Footballdatabase.eu. 18 October 2011.
  2. Web site: Julio Montero Castillo. Ídolos. Spanish. 24 January 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120207112302/http://www.nacionaldigital.com/idolos/Idolos/montero_castillo.htm. 7 February 2012.
  3. Web site: Montero: Julio Walter Montero Castillo, Matches. Bdfutbol. 24 January 2012.
  4. Web site: Players in the Copa Libertadores. Frank Ballesteros. 27 March 2004. RSSSF. 9 July 2013.
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20090416114441/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=54450/index.html World Cup stats at fifa.com
  6. Web site: Fathers and Sons. Marcelo Leme de Arruda. 25 March 2011. World Cup Trivia - Fathers, Sons and Brothers, Uncles and Nephews. RSSSF. 5 June 2012.