Marcelo Germán Montoya (born 23 January 1983) is an Argentine professional
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...
who plays as a
goalkeeper
In many team sports that involve scoring goal (sport), goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie, or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or i ...
for
Agropecuario.
Club career
Montoya started his professional career with
Belgrano in the
2000 Apertura of the
Primera División. He became a starter for Belgrano during the 2006 Clausura of the
Primera B Nacional
Primera Nacional (usually called simply Nacional B, (English "National B Division"), and known as Primera B Nacional until the 2019–20 season) is the second division of the Argentine football league system. The competition is made up of 38 team ...
(second division), relegating Colombian international
Róbinson Zapata
Róbinson Zapata Montaño (born 30 September 1978), is a Colombian former association football, footballer who played as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper. He is currently a goalkeeper coach for Colombian club Independiente Santa ...
to the bench. Belgrano was promoted at the end of the season and Montoya played his first full season in the first division in the
2006–07. However, his team was relegated at the end of the season.
After Belgrano's relegation, Montoya stayed in the first division, being transferred to
Vélez Sársfield. At first, he was a substitute for
Sebastián Peratta, but became a starter from the 12th fixture onwards due to a knee injury suffered by Peratta. During the
2008 Apertura, Montoya was originally a starter, but was relegated by
Marcelo Barovero by the end of the tournament. Subsequently, when
Ricardo Gareca
Ricardo Alberto Gareca Nardi (; born 10 February 1958), nicknamed ''el Tigre'' and ''el Flaco'' ("Tiger " and "Slim"), is an Argentine football manager and former player. He was recently the manager of the Chile national team.
During his play ...
replaced
Hugo Tocalli as the team's coach for the
2009 Clausura, Montoya regained his position as a starter. Vélez won the tournament and Montoya had the lowest goals-to-games ratio, therefore being awarded the
Ubaldo Fillol Award.
During the
2010 Apertura, Montoya lost his place again to Barovero, and played only when the new starter was injured. He was later an un-used substitute in Vélez'
2011 Clausura winning campaign.
In 2016, Montoya signed for
Atletico Rafaela. Six months later, he rejoined former club Belgrano.
Honours
;Vélez Sársfield
*
Argentine Primera División
The Primera División (; ), known officially as Liga Profesional de Fútbol, or Torneo Betano for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Argentina and the highest level of the Argentine football league system. Organ ...
(4):
2009 Clausura,
2011 Clausura,
2012 Inicial,
2012–13 Superfinal
;Individual
*
Ubaldo Fillol Award (1):
2009 Clausura (with Vélez Sársfield)
"Germán Montoya se convirtió en nuevo refuerzo de Atlético de Rafaela"
/ref>
References
External links
Profile
at Vélez Sársfield official website
* at Fútbol XXI
*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Montoya, German
1983 births
Living people
Footballers from Córdoba, Argentina
Argentine men's footballers
Men's association football goalkeepers
Argentine Primera División players
Primera Nacional players
Club Atlético Belgrano footballers
Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers
Club Atlético Colón footballers
Club Atlético Independiente footballers
Atlético de Rafaela footballers
21st-century Argentine sportsmen