José Abrahám Monterrosa Argumedo (born July 3, 1975, in

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) is a retired Salvadoran

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player.

Club career

Nicknamed ''La Tortuga'', he won several titles with

C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo Club Deportivo Luis Ángel Firpo (often abbreviated to Firpo) is an El Salvador professional association football club based in Usulután. The club was founded in 1923, and has played at its current home ground, Estadio Sergio Torres, since 1930 ...

and won a silver medal with the El Salvador national team U21 at the

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. Persisting injuries cut short his career. After retiring, he moved to work in the United States but returned to El Salvador but does not consider to take up a job in football again.¿Qué Pasó con... "Tortuga" monterrosa?
- El Salvador.com

International career

Monterrosa made his debut for

in a November 1998 friendly match against

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and has played only one more international, against

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in the same month, scoring no goals.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Monterrosa, Abraham 1975 births Living people People from La Libertad Department (El Salvador) Men's association football midfielders Salvadoran men's footballers El Salvador men's international footballers C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo footballers C.D. Águila footballers Atlético Balboa footballers A.D. Isidro Metapán footballers