Andrés Antonio Montes González (1955–2009) was a Spanish sportswriter, journalist and commentator.

Biography

He was born in Madrid on 27 November 1955 to Antonio Montes Seoane, a Galician merchant from Vigo (father) and Cuban pianist Zenaida Manfugas (mother),http://www.ellugareno.com/2010/11/zenaida-manfugas-manos-de-luz-sobre-el.html Gaspar, El Lugareño. Posted Sunday November 28, 2010. Retrieved November 16, 2011, to 23:34 pm. but he was primarily raised by Lorenza, a Segovian nurse. He began his career in 1980 mainly in

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and

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

broadcasting, working for

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and various public and private radio stations. In 1996, he began commentating on

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matches on Spanish television for

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. He was known for his uninhibited and flashy style, as well as his use of

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and linguistic fillers, which was the influence of him coining the popular football phrase ''

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''. Montes was found dead in his home on the night of 16 October 2009, with the cause of death being heart attack.

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