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Gonzalo Montiel

ゴンサロ・モンティエル　/　ごんさろ・もんてぃえる

Association football player from Argentina

January 1, 1997 (age 29)　・　Virrey del Pino, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina

Buenos Aires Province
association football player

My Take

Gonzalo Montiel will be remembered forever for one kick. The Argentine right-back, raised in Buenos Aires Province and forged at River Plate, stepped up to take the decisive penalty in the 2022 World Cup final shootout and buried it to crown Argentina champions. I still get chills rewatching it, because that is about as much pressure as sport can manufacture, and he didn't blink. He's normally a solid, unflashy full-back, not a marquee star, which makes the moment even better; the team trusted an ordinary defender with history and he delivered. That kind of nerve in the biggest instant imaginable is something I deeply admire.

Overview

Gonzalo Ariel Montiel (born 1 January 1997) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as right-back for the Argentine Primera División club River Plate and the Argentina national team. Montiel began his professional career with River Plate in 2016, playing 140 games and winning honours including the Argentine Primera División in 2021 and the Copa Libertadores in 2018.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Gonzalo Montiel
Name (Japanese): ゴンサロ・モンティエル
Reading: ごんさろ・もんてぃえる
Born: January 1, 1997 (age 29)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Capricorn / Ox
Origin: Virrey del Pino, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Blood type: Private
Height: 175 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

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