Ángel Montoro (footballer)
Ángel Montoro Sánchez (born 25 June 1988) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Granada CF as a central midfielder.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ángel Montoro Sánchez | ||
Date of birth | 25 June 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Valencia, Spain | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Granada | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Youth career | |||
Valencia | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2012 | Valencia B | 57 | (8) |
2007–2012 | Valencia | 4 | (0) |
2008–2009 | → Murcia (loan) | 29 | (3) |
2009–2010 | → Real Unión (loan) | 14 | (0) |
2012–2015 | Recreativo | 91 | (10) |
2015–2016 | Almería | 14 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Las Palmas | 26 | (0) |
2017– | Granada | 89 | (10) |
National team | |||
2004 | Spain U16 | 3 | (0) |
2005 | Spain U17 | 3 | (0) |
2007 | Spain U19 | 6 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 January 2021 |
Club career
A product of hometown Valencia CF's youth ranks, Montoro was born in Valencia. He made his first-team debut on 31 October 2007, playing ten minutes in a 1–5 La Liga home loss against Real Madrid as interim manager Óscar Fernández filled in for the recently dismissed Quique Sánchez Flores;[1] with Ronald Koeman's subsequent arrival and the January 2008 signing of Hedwiges Maduro and Éver Banega, he had to return to the reserves.
In the following two years, Montoro served as much loans (both in the second division), with Real Murcia[2] and newly promoted Real Unión.[3] Released by the Che in the summer of 2012, he continued competing in that level with Recreativo de Huelva.[4]
Montoro signed for UD Almería also of division two on 30 June 2015.[5] On 26 January of the following year, he terminated his contract and joined top tier club UD Las Palmas for 18 months.[6]
On 15 July 2017, free agent Montoro agreed to a three-year deal with Granada CF.[7]
References
- "Valencia 1–5 Real Madrid". ESPN Soccernet. 31 October 2007. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
- "El Murcia ficha a Lillo, Montoro, Núñez y Sikora" [Murcia sign Lillo, Montoro, Núñez and Sikora]. Marca (in Spanish). 17 June 2008. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
- "Montoro es la quinta incorporacion del Real Unión" [Montoro is the fifth addition of Real Unión]. Marca (in Spanish). 6 August 2009. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- Gamero, Paco (23 June 2012). "Ángel Montoro, procedente del Valencia, segundo refuerzo albiazul" [Ángel Montoro, from Valencia, second white-and-blue addition] (in Spanish). Huelva Información. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- "El Almería ficha a Montoro, un organizador para el centro del campo rojiblanco" [Almería sign Montoro, midfield playmaker for the red-and-white] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 30 June 2015. Archived from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- "Montoro, el primero en llegar" [Montoro, the first to arrive]. Marca (in Spanish). 26 January 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- "Comunicado | Montoro se incorpora al Granada CF" [Announcement | Montoro joins Granada CF] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
External links
- Ángel Montoro at BDFutbol
- Ángel Montoro at Futbolme (in Spanish)
- CiberChe biography and stats (in Spanish)
- Ángel Montoro at Soccerway