Johnnier Esteiner Montaño Caicedo (born 14 January 1983) is a retired Colombian professional

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who played as an

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. His brother, Victor Hugo Montaño is also a footballer.

Club career

Earning recognition on the international scene at such a young age, Montaño was considered a potential star, and signed for Italian club

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in 1999 along with team-mate Jorge Bolaño. Over the new few years Montaño suffered personal problems, and he was repeatedly loaned out after failing to break into the Parma first team, firstly to

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for the 2001–02 season, and then to

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from 2002 to 2003. He only made limited appearances for both teams, who coincidentally both ended up relegated from

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while Montaño was there. With limited opportunities in Italy, Montaño embarked on a nomadic career, first returning to his native Colombia to sign for

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, and subsequently

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. After finishing periods at Al-Wakra in Qatar and

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back in Colombia, he considered retiring, before enjoying a more successful stint at

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in Peru. After scoring 9 goals for Sport Boys, Montaño was wanted by many of the larger Peruvian teams. Both Universitario and

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claimed to have signed him. Finally, despite having signed a pre-contract with Universitario, Montaño was signed by

. After a two-season stay with no mayor achievement in the Peruvian league he was loaned to

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. Johnier Montaño dissociated himself from his team after problems with the club if the club back to its pass Deuno Alianza Lima. In June 2010, Montaño signed a 1-year contract with Turkish side

. After a spell at Chavelines Juniors in 2020, Montaño retired at the end of the year.Johnnier Montaño envió emotivo mensaje a su hijo por el debut en Municipal – FOTO
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International career

Montaño was a highly rated young player at

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in Argentina and set records by featuring for the Colombia national team at the young age of 15, doing well enough to earn a spot on the team that went to the

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. Montaño scored the final goal in a 3–0 win for Colombia over

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in a game best remembered for Martin Palermo missing three penalty kicks. With that goal, he became the youngest Copa America goalscorer, at the age of 16 years and 171 days. Montaño later went on to represent Colombia at the 2001

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s. He made his last appearance for the full national team in 2003.

Personal life

Johnnier is the father of Jhonnier Montaño Jr, who also is a professional footballer.

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Montano, Johnnier 1983 births Living people Colombian men's footballers Colombia men's international footballers Colombian expatriate men's footballers América de Cali footballers Quilmes Atlético Club footballers Parma Calcio 1913 players Hellas Verona FC players Piacenza Calcio 1919 players Independiente Santa Fe footballers Al-Wakrah SC players Cortuluá footballers Sport Boys footballers Club Alianza Lima footballers Club Deportivo Universidad de San Martín de Porres players Konyaspor footballers FBC Melgar footballers Academia Deportiva Cantolao players Categoría Primera A players Serie A players Qatar Stars League players Peruvian Primera División players Peruvian Segunda División players Süper Lig players 1999 Copa América players Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Cali Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Peru Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Peru Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar 21st-century Colombian sportsmen