Álvaro Montero
Squad number 24 · Vélez Sarsfield
Their 2026 World Cup
Álvaro Montero travelled to the 2026 World Cup with Colombia, wearing number 24, without ever getting on the pitch. His side played 5 matches (3 wins and 2 draws) and bowed out in the round of 16, beaten by Switzerland 0-0.
The goalkeeping job went to C. Vargas (5 matches, 480′).
Another 4 players in the Colombia squad ended up the same way, without a single minute. The full run is on the Colombia team page.
Biography
Álvaro Montero Fernández (born 5 November 1989) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Inter de Madrid as a forward.
Club career Born in Madrid, Montero made his senior debuts with local AD Villaviciosa de Odón in the 2008–09 season. In the 2009 summer he joined AD Alcorcón B also in the lower leagues, but returned to former club in 2010. In July 2011 Montero moved to another reserve team, Real Zaragoza B of the Segunda División B. After being sparingly used during the season, he joined fellow third-divisioner RSD Alcalá in July of the following year. On 3 August 2013 Montero moved to Zamora CF, also in the third tier. After scoring nine times in 19 matches, he joined Real Jaén. On 23 February 2014 Montero played his first match as a professional, starting in a 0–0 away draw against Córdoba CF in the Segunda División. On 6 August 2019, he signed with the Italian Serie C club Bisceglie. On 25 August 2020 he moved to Monopoli. On 22 January 2021, he joined Fano.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · text adapted from the article.
See all the tournament stats on the World Cup data hub.
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