César Leonardo Monasterio (born July 10, 1971, in

San Miguel de Tucumán San Miguel de Tucumán (), usually called simply Tucumán, is the capital and largest city of Tucumán Province, located in northern Argentina from Buenos Aires. It is the fifth-largest city of Argentina after Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Argentin ...

) is an

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retired

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goalkeeper and current manager.

Career

Monasterio started his playing career in 1993 with

Deportivo Morón Club Deportivo Morón is an Argentine sports club located in the city of Morón, Buenos Aires. Deportivo Morón's football team currently plays in Primera B Nacional, the second division of the Argentine football league system. The club was found ...

. Between 1995 and 1998 he played in the

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with Platense. In 1998, he moved down a division to play for Brown de Arrecifes and then

Independiente Rivadavia Club Sportivo Independiente Rivadavia (mostly known simply as Independiente Rivadavia) is a football club from Mendoza, Argentina. The team currently plays in the Argentine Primera División, the first major league in the Argentine Football leag ...

. In 2000–2001, he had a spell in

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with

Oriente Petrolero Club Deportivo Oriente Petrolero () is a Bolivian football club based in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia. They play at the 38,000-capacity Estadio Tahuichi Aguilera. Oriente have been Bolivian champions five times, Copa Aerosur winners two ti ...

before returning to Argentina to play for

San Martín de San Juan Club Atlético San Martín, mostly known as San Martín de San Juan, is an Argentine football club from the city of San Juan. The team currently plays in the Argentine Liga Profesional de Futbol, the first division of the Argentine football league ...

, in 2007 the club secured promotion to the Argentine Primera. After seven years and over 200 appearances for San Martín, Monasterio joined

Club Atlético Estudiantes Club Atlético Estudiantes, usually called Estudiantes de Caseros or Estudiantes de Buenos Aires, is an Argentine football club from Caseros, Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its football team, which currently plays in the Primera B N ...

from Caseros, Buenos Aires in 2008.

Managerial career

After retiring, Monasterio stayed in football, working in the technical staff of Nueva Chicago and later also

Barracas Central Club Atlético Barracas Central is an Argentine professional association football, football club from the district of Barracas, Buenos Aires. Established in 1904, Barracas Central returned to the Argentine Primera División, Primera División, th ...

. In June 2019, he was appointed manager of his former club,

Deportivo Laferrere Club Deportivo Laferrere is a football club from the homonymous district of La Matanza Partido La Matanza ('The Slaughter' in Spanish) is a '' partido'' (county or department) located in the urban agglomeration of Greater Buenos Aires, Bueno ...

.César Monasterio: “Quiero lograr un equipo que avasalle a los rivales”
el1digital.com.ar, 19 June 2019

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César Monasterio
at Football-Lineups 1971 births Living people Footballers from San Miguel de Tucumán Argentine men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Club Atlético Platense footballers Independiente Rivadavia footballers Oriente Petrolero players Expatriate men's footballers in Bolivia San Martín de San Juan footballers Estudiantes de Buenos Aires footballers Deportivo Morón footballers Club Almirante Brown footballers Deportivo Laferrere footballers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Bolivia Argentine football managers Argentine expatriate men's footballers {{Argentina-footy-goalkeeper-stub