Julio Walter Montero Castillo (born 25 April 1944, in

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) is a Uruguayan former international

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who played as a defender. He started his career with

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, before joining

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in 1966. He later played for Independiente of Argentina, and Spanish side

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. He made 64 La Liga appearances for Granada between 1973 and 1975, scoring two goals. He made a total of 68

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appearances between 1966 and 1973. He represented the Uruguay national football team in the

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(playing in all six matches) and the

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.World Cup stats at fifa.com
/ref> Montero Castillo is the father of the international footballer

Paolo Montero Rónald Paolo Montero Iglesias (born 3 September 1971) is a Uruguayan football manager and former player, who played as a central defender or left-back and is the manager of Primavera 1 team Juventus U19. Montero began his career in Uruguay w ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Montero Castillo, Julio 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