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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name |
Mauricio Antonio de la Trinidad Montero Chinchilla | ||
| Date of birth | 19 October 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Grecia, Costa Rica, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | COFUTPA (Manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ramonense | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1987 | Ramonense | 148 | (8) |
| 1987–1998 | Alajuelense | 408 | (21) |
| Total | 556 | (27) | |
| International career | |||
| 1985–1996 | Costa Rica | 56 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2001 | Belén (assistant) | ||
| 2003–2004 | Municipal Grecia | ||
| 2004–2005 | Alajuelense (assistant) | ||
| 2005–2007 | Municipal Grecia | ||
| 2007–2008 | Carmelita | ||
| 2010–2013 | Alajuelense (assistant) | ||
| 2013–2018 | Alajuelense (youth) | ||
| 2017 | Alajuelense (assistant) | ||
| 2019 | Once de Abril | ||
| 2020–2021 | Juventud Escazuceña | ||
| 2021 | Marineros | ||
| 2022 | Jicaral | ||
| 2022 | Guanacasteca (assistant) | ||
| 2022– | COFUTPA | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Mauricio Antonio Montero Chinchilla (born 19 October 1963 in Costa Rica[1]) is a retired Costa Rican footballer and current manager of COFUTPA.
Nicknamed El Chunche (The Thing),a Montero is widely known for his humble origins, which molded his behavior and charisma.[2] His colloquial lexicon includes phrases such as chollarse las nalgas ("bust your buttocks"), which he uses as his motto to denote effort.[3]
- ^ "Figuras del ayer: Mauricio Montero". UNAFUT. 11 November 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2008.
- ^ "Humilde y carismático". La Nación (in Spanish). 15 September 1998. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ Ramírez, Wender (29 April 2021). "´Chunche` en Marineros: "Si se van a chollar las nalgas, vamos a andar bien"". El Mundo CR (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 January 2022.