career, as well as his knack for picking up unnecessary bookings. He holds the record for the most red cards received by a player in Serie A history, being sent off 16 times, and was sent off a total of 21 times throughout his career. In 2007, The Times placed him at number 39 in their list of the 50 hardest footballers in history. Welsh former winger Ryan Giggs described Montero and his defensive teammate at Juventus Ciro Ferrara as "...the toughest defenders [he] played against", also adding that they were often very hard in their challenges. Managerial career After retirement, Montero embarked on a career as manager, working in his native Uruguay with Peñarol and Boca Unidos, and in Argentina with Colón de Santa Fe and Rosario Central. On 6 June 2019 he returned in Italy, being unveiled as new head coach of Serie C club Sambenedettese for the club's 2019–20 season. He was sacked on 27 October 2020 after a string of defeats in the 2020–21 Serie C season. He was reinstated as Sambenedettese head coach on 11 February 2021, following the resignations of Mauro Zironelli. On 28 June 2022, Montero became Juventus U19's — a youth team of Juventus, his former team — coach. Career statistics Club 1 Including 1 match in 1996 Intercontinental Cup and 1 match in 1996 UEFA Super Cup. 2 Including 1 match in 1997 Supercoppa Italiana. 3 Including 2 matches in season 1998–99 UEFA Cup qualification. 4 Including 1 match in 2002 Supercoppa Italiana. International Source: International goals Managerial Honours Club Juventus Serie A (4): 1996–97, 1997–98, 2001–02, 2002–03 Supercoppa Italiana (3): 1997, 2002, 2003 UEFA Super Cup (1): 1996 Intercontinental Cup (1): 1996 UEFA Intertoto Cup (1): 1999 References External links International statistics at rsssf 1971 births Living people Association football central defenders Peñarol players Atalanta B.C. players Juventus F.C. players San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers Expatriate footballers in Argentina Expatriate footballers in Italy Uruguayan expatriate footballers Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Italy Uruguayan footballers Uruguayan people of Spanish descent Uruguayan people of Italian descent Uruguayan Primera División players Argentine Primera División players Serie A players Serie B players Uruguay under-20 international footballers Uruguay international footballers 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup players 2002 FIFA World Cup players 2004 Copa América players Peñarol managers Rosario Central managers Uruguayan football managers