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Néstor Montelongo
Uruguayan footballer (1955–2021)
Néstor Mario Montelongo (20 February 1955 – 10 May 2021) was an Uruguayan footballer who played as a right back and striker.
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| Full name | Néstor Mario Montelongo[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1955-02-20)20 February 1955 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 10 May 2021(2021-05-10) (aged 66) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Right back, striker | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1973–1978 | Colón | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1979–1981 | Montevideo Wanderers | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1982–1984 | Peñarol | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1985–1986 | Nacional | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1986–1987 | Racing | |||||||||||||||||||
| Bella Vista | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1979–1985 | Uruguay | 36 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
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Born in Montevideo, Montelongo played club football for Colón, Montevideo Wanderers, Peñarol, Nacional, Racing and Bella Vista.[1][2] He began his career as a striker, before being converted to a right back with Wanderers.[2]
He also earned 36 caps for the Uruguay national team between 1979 and 1985,[1] winning the 1983 Copa América.[2]
After returning to Uruguay from Argentina, he set up a textiles business.[2]
He died on 10 May 2021, aged 66.[2]
- "Néstor Montelongo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- Observador, El. "Murió Néstor Montelongo, exjugador de Peñarol, Nacional y la selección". El Observador.
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