Gastón Monzón (born May 13, 1987, in

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) is an

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Career

A native of Buenos Aires, Monzón (also known as ''Torta'') began playing football with local side

Club Atlético Huracán Club Atlético Huracán () is an Argentine sports club from the Parque Patricios neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is notable for its association football, football team, that currently plays in the Argentine Primera División, Primera Divi ...

. He was the club's primary goalkeeper from 2007 to 2014. A move to

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in Chile that was marred by injury followed. After he retired from playing, Monzón became a goalkeeping coach. He made a surprise

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appearance for

Club Atlético Fénix Club Atlético Fénix is an Argentine football club from Pilar, Buenos Aires Province. The team currently plays in the Primera B Metropolitana, the regionalised third division of the Argentine football league system. In 2013, Fénix won the play ...

during the 2022 tournament, when the club's starting and reserve goalkeepers were unavailable due to injury.

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capitalized on a Monzón error en route to a 2–1 victory over Fénix.

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* * * 1987 births Living people Footballers from Buenos Aires Men's association football goalkeepers Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Club Atlético Huracán footballers San Marcos de Arica footballers CSyD Tristán Suárez footballers Deportivo Armenio footballers CA Excursionistas players Club Atlético General Lamadrid footballers San Martín de Burzaco footballers Chilean Primera División players Argentine Primera División players Primera Nacional players Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile Expatriate men's footballers in Chile 21st-century Argentine sportsmen {{Argentina-footy-goalkeeper-stub