Gonzalo Montiel

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.

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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)

Origin

Virrey del Pino, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina

Height

175 cm

Occupation

association football player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Ox

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonzalo%20Montiel
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B4%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B5%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AB
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26255087

Tags

• Buenos Aires Province
• association football player

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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