Ariel Montenegro

Ariel Montenegro

Personal information
Full name	Ariel Alfredo Montenegro Casella
Date of birth	(1975-11-03) 3 November 1975
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1995–1998	San Lorenzo	85	(11)
1998	Belgrano	19	(7)
1999–2000	Independiente	40	(5)
2000–2005	Córdoba	129	(19)
2005–2006	Pontevedra	17	(1)
2006	Numancia	19	(8)
2006–2008	Hércules	56	(8)
2008–2009	Gimnasia Jujuy	12	(2)
2009–2010	Lucena	25	(2)
2010–2012	Peñarroya
Total		402	(63)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Montenegro and the second or maternal family name is Casella.

Ariel Alfredo Montenegro Casella (born 3 November 1975) is an Argentine retired footballer who played as a midfielder.

He also held an Italian passport, and spent most of his career in Spain, amassing Segunda División totals of 204 games and 35 goals over the course of eight seasons, mainly at the service of Córdoba.

Football career

Born in Buenos Aires, Montenegro played in his country for San Lorenzo de Almagro, Club Atlético Belgrano and Club Atlético Independiente, teaming up with sibling Daniel in the latter. In 2000 he moved to Spain, signing with Segunda División's Córdoba CF and remaining in the country the following eight years, without however making his debuts in La Liga; he also teamed up for CD Numancia and Hércules CF in the category.

In the latter nation, Montenegro represented Pontevedra CF and Lucena CF in Segunda División B, returning to his homeland in between to play for Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy. In 2010 he moved back to Spain and joined lowly Peñarroya CF, retiring at nearly 37 after one season with the club – his second – in the regional championships.

Personal life

Montenegro's younger brother, Daniel, was also a footballer and a midfielder. He two played in Spain, and was an Argentine international.

External links

• Argentine League statistics (Spanish)
• Ariel Montenegro profile at BDFutbol
• Stats at Footballdatabase

• Los Montenegro gritaron goles en dos direcciones (The Montenegro shouted goal in two directions); Clarín, 14 March 2009 (Spanish)