Cristóbal "Tòfol" Montiel Rodríguez (born 11 April 2000) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a

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for

UD Alzira Unión Deportiva Alzira is a Spanish football team based in Alzira, in the autonomous community of Valencia. Founded in 1946 it plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 2, holding home games at '' Estadio Luis Suñer Picó'', with a capacity of ...

Club career

A youth product of the

RCD Mallorca Real Club Deportivo Mallorca, S.A.D. (, ca, Reial Club Deportiu Mallorca , ''Royal Sporting Club Mallorca''), commonly known as Real Mallorca or just Mallorca is a Spanish professional football club based in Palma on the island of Majorca in ...

youth academy,

ACF Fiorentina ACF Fiorentina, commonly referred to as Fiorentina (), is an Italian professional football club based in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The original team was founded by a merger in August 1926, while the actual club was refounded in August 2002 fo ...

signed Montiel on 16 June 2018 after activating his €2 million release clause. Montiel made his professional debut for Fiorentina in a 1–1

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tie with

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on 31 March 2019. On 31 January 2020, he joined

Vitória de Setúbal Vitoria or Vitória may refer to : People * Francisco de Vitoria (c. 1483–1546), a Spanish Renaissance theologian * Alberto Vitoria (1956–2010), Spanish footballer * Rui Vitória (born 1970), Portuguese retired footballer * Steven Vitória (b ...

in Portugal on loan until the end of the 2019–20 season. On 31 August 2021, he moved on loan to

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. On 28 January 2022, he was loaned to Spanish club

Atlético Baleares Atlético, Spanish for ''athletics'', or Athletico in English, may refer to: Sports Teams Athletico *Athletico SC (Lebanon), a Lebanese football academy *Athletic Bilbao, or Atletico Bilbao, Basque students athletic club (also forming Athletic Cl ...

. On 15 July 2022, Montiel's contract with Fiorentina was terminated by mutual consent.

Personal life

Montiel is the son of the Spanish former footballer

Óscar Montiel Óscar Montiel Marín (born 6 July 1970 in Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as either a right-back or a central defender In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position ...

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* * 2000 births Living people Footballers from Palma de Mallorca Men's association football midfielders Spanish men's footballers Primera Federación players Segunda Federación players CD Atlético Baleares footballers RCD Mallorca B players UD Alzira footballers Serie A players Serie C players ACF Fiorentina players Siena FC SSD players Primeira Liga players Vitória F.C. players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Italy Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal {{Spain-footy-midfielder-stub