Julio Walter Montero Castillo (born 25 April 1944, in
Montevideo) is a Uruguayan former international
footballer
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who played as a
defender.
He started his career with
Liverpool FC (Montevideo)
Liverpool Fútbol Club is a Uruguayan football club based in Montevideo. The team was first promoted to the Primera División in 1919 and plays its home games at Estadio Belvedere.
History
The club has its roots in the student team from the ...
, before joining
Nacional
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* Nacional Transportes Aéreos, a Brazilian airline defunct in 2002
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in 1966. He later played for
Independiente of Argentina, and Spanish side
Granada.
[ He made 64 ]La Liga
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appearances for Granada between 1973 and 1975, scoring two goals.
He made a total of 68 Copa Libertadores appearances between 1966 and 1973.
He represented the Uruguay national football team
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in the 1970 FIFA World Cup (playing in all six matches) and the 1974 FIFA World Cup.[World Cup stats at fifa.com]
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Montero Castillo is the father of the international footballer Paolo Montero.
References
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1944 births
Living people
Footballers from Montevideo
Uruguayan footballers
Uruguay international footballers
Uruguayan expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Spain
Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Spain
1970 FIFA World Cup players
1974 FIFA World Cup players
Uruguayan Primera División players
La Liga players
Liverpool F.C. (Montevideo) players
Club Nacional de Football players
Granada CF footballers
Uruguayan people of Spanish descent
Place of birth missing (living people)
1967 South American Championship players
Association football defenders