the team to the runner-up position in 2005. Mid 2006, with the team sitting clear at the top of the ladder, Montemurro was approached by Sunshine George Cross to take over the first team and save it from relegation. He succeeded and continued his position until mid 2007, when he parted ways with the club. His next role was head coach of Coburg United in Victorian State League 1 in which he guided the club to its first ever promotion to top flight football in the club's 30-year history. In 2010, he returned to South Melbourne as a youth coach and guided the team to a historic undefeated season as champions. He was promoted to assistant senior coach at South, in which VPL finals appearances and the quarter finals of the Singapore Cup were achievements during his tenure. During 2013, he took over new franchise club Port Moresby in the Papua New Guinea National Soccer League. The club finished third in the league, qualifying for the championship playoffs, where they reached the final, only to lose 3–0 to Hekari United. Melbourne Victory and Melbourne City In 2014, he returned to Melbourne and was appointed National Training Centre head coach for women's football in Victoria. Montemurro was appointed head coach of the Melbourne Victory FC W-League on 16 May 2014 and guided it to the runner-up position after the home and away fixture, the highest finish in the club's history. The team lost the semi-final playoff on penalties to Canberra United. After the 2014 season, Montemurro left Victory to join Melbourne City taking up a position as the manager of their youth side. Following City joining the W-League, Montemurro was appointed as head coach of their women's side. In its maiden season, the City women were crowned 2015–16 W-League Premiers. On 31 January 2016, City completed the double by defeating Sydney 4–1. W-League history was created as the team went the entire season undefeated, amassing 42 goals scored and 5 conceded. In June 2016, Montemurro's role at City was expanded to include assisting John van 't Schip with the senior men's team. His responsibilities changed in January 2017, becoming City's chief assistant coach under new manager Michael Valkanis, relinquishing his W-League coaching role as a result. Arsenal Women In November 2017, Montemurro left Melbourne City to join Arsenal Women as manager, after Pedro Martínez Losa was sacked following a poor start