Luis Monti Sports manager

Luis Felipe Monti (May 15, 1901 – September 9, 1983) was an Italian Argentine footballer who played as a midfielder. Monti has the distinction of having played in two FIFA World Cup final matches with two different national teams. He played the first of these finals with his native Argentina in 1930, which he lost to Uruguay; and the second with Italy as one of their Oriundi in 1934. This second time Monti was on the winning side in a 2-1 victory over Czechoslovakia. Monti was a rugged and ruthless player, but had the technical skills to go with his strong tackling. He played as an attacking centre half in the old-fashioned Metodo system: a position roughly equivalent to the defensive central midfield position of today. As such he would mark the opposing centre forward when his team were defending, but would be the main midfield playmaker when his team were on the attack. He was nicknamed doble ancho (double wide) due to his coverage of the pitch.

Personal facts

Luis Monti
Birth dateMay 15, 1901
Birth place
Buenos Aires , Argentina
Date of deathSeptember 09, 1983

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Football manager

club
Juventus F.C.
Club Atlético Huracán
A.C. Pisa 1909
Atalanta B.C.
Unione Triestina 2012 S.S.D.
A.S. Varese 1910
Vigevano Calcio
position
Midfielder
teams
Juventus F.C.
Boca Juniors
San Lorenzo de Almagro
Club Atlético Huracán
Argentina national football team
Italy national football team

Luis Monti on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.gazzetta.it/common/popup.jhtml?eomid=1.0.449085446
  2. http://www.planetworldcup.com/LEGENDS/monti.html
  3. http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/lmonti-intl.html