Germán Montoya

Germán Montoya

Personal information
Full name	Marcelo Germán Montoya
Date of birth	(1983-01-23) 23 January 1983
Place of birth	Córdoba, Argentina
Height
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Atletico Rafaela
Number	TBA
Youth career
	Belgrano
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2007	Belgrano	76	(0)
2007–2013	Vélez Sársfield	106	(0)
2013–2014	Colón	38	(0)
2014–2016	Independiente	0	(0)
2016–	Atletico Rafaela	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 December 2015

Marcelo Germán Montoya (born 23 January 1984) is an Argentine football goalkeeper who plays for Atletico Rafaela in the Argentine Primera División.

Club career

Montoya started his professional career with Belgrano in the 2000 Apertura of the Primera División. He became a starter for Belgrano during the 2006 Clausura of the Primera B Nacional (second division), relegating Colombian international Robinson Zapata to the bench. Belgrano was promoted at the end of the season and Montoya played his first full season in the first division in the 2006–07. However, his team was relegated at the end of the season.

After Belgrano's relegation, Montoya stayed in the first division, being transferred to Vélez Sársfield. At first, he was a substitute for Sebastián Peratta, but became a starter from the 12th fixture onwards due to a knee injury suffered by Peratta. During the 2008 Apertura, Montoya was originally a starter, but was relegated by Marcelo Barovero by the end of the tournament. Subsequently, when Ricardo Gareca replaced Hugo Tocalli as the team's coach for the 2009 Clausura, Montoya regained his position as a starter. Vélez won the tournament and Montoya had the lowest goals-to-games ratio, therefore being awarded the Ubaldo Fillol Award.

During the 2010 Apertura, Montoya lost his place again to Barovero, and played only when the new starter was injured. He was later an un-used substitute in Vélez' 2011 Clausura winning campaign.

In 2016, Montoya signed a loan 6 months for Atletico Rafaela.

Honours

Vélez Sársfield

• Primera División Argentina (4): 2009 Clausura, 2011 Clausura, 2012 Inicial, 2012–13 Superfinal

Individual

• Ubaldo Fillol Award (1): 2009 Clausura (with Vélez Sársfield)

References

External links

• Profile at Vélez Sársfield official website (Spanish)
• Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI (Spanish)
• Germán Montoya at Soccerway