Paolo Montero

Paolo Montero
Montero in 2010
Personal information
Full name Rónald Paolo Montero Iglesias
Date of birth (1971-09-03) 3 September 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back, Left-back
Team information
Current team
Juventus Next Gen (head coach)
Youth career
1990 Peñarol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1992 Peñarol 34 (1)
1992–1996 Atalanta 114 (4)
1996–2005 Juventus 186 (1)
2005–2006 San Lorenzo 14 (1)
2006–2007 Peñarol 46 (1)
Total 394 (8)
International career
1991–2005[2][3] Uruguay 61 (5)
Managerial career
2014 Peñarol (caretaker)
2016 Boca Unidos
2016 Colón
2017 Rosario Central
2019–2020 Sambenedettese
2021 Sambenedettese
2021 San Lorenzo
2024 Juventus (caretaker)
2024– Juventus Next Gen
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rónald Paolo Montero Iglesias (born 3 September 1971) is a Uruguayan football manager and former player, who played as a central defender or left-back and is the manager of Serie C Group C club Juventus Next Gen.

Montero began his career in Uruguay with Peñarol in 1990 before moving to Italian side Atalanta in 1992. He joined Juventus in 1996, where he remained until 2005, winning four Serie A titles, among other trophies; he subsequently moved to Argentine club San Lorenzo. In 2006, he transferred back to Peñarol, where he retired in 2007. At international level, he represented the Uruguay national football team at the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup, at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, and the 2004 Copa América.

  1. ^ "Paolo Montero". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  2. ^ CNN. "CNN Sports Illustrated". Archived from the original on 6 June 2002. Retrieved 11 February 2007. {{cite news}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ "2006 World Fifa World Cup Info". Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 11 February 2007.