Manuel Montero

Manuel Montero
Birth name Manuel Montero
Date of birth (1991-11-20) November 20, 1991
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 100 kg (15 st 10 lb; 220 lb) [1]
Occupation(s) Rugby player
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing, Fullback, Centre
Current team Club Pucará
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2011-
2012–15		 Club Pucará
Pampas XV		 13
11		 (40)
(40)
Correct as of 17 November 2014
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016− Jaguares 6 (5)
Correct as of 22 July 2016
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2011 – Argentina 27 (80)
Correct as of 20 September 2017
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
2010–11 Argentina

Manuel "Pantera" Montero (born November 20, 1991 in Buenos Aires)[2] is a rugby union footballer, who plays for the Jaguares and Argentina on the wing.

Montero switched to rugby from basketball as a teenager, when his best friend Agustín José Fornonzini forced him to do so, claiming he would be an outstanding rugby player. He was selected for the Argentina Under 20's side for the IRB Junior World Cup in 2010, a year later in 2011 he was the standout player for Argentina in the Under 20 World Cup scoring against Italy and setting up a try with a great individual effort. After a spell in the Argentina Sevens side, in 2012 he gained selection for the Pampas XV and made his Pumas debut later that year, scoring a hat trick in his second test against Brazil and scoring 5 tries in his 3 matches. In his first start against a top nation, he scored the match winning try to defeat France in Cordoba.

He was included in Argentina's squad that debuted at the new 2012 Rugby Championship.

Montero is signed to play for Jaguares until 2017.

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-10-17. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
  2. ↑ Manuel player profile Archived 2012-10-17 at the Wayback Machine. ESPN Scrum.com


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