ong ing ▁to ▁fellow ▁def ender ▁Hern án ▁Fernando ▁S ossa ) ▁at ▁least ▁once ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 - 9 1 ▁season — Mon tero ▁himself ▁mentioned ▁that ▁he ▁did ▁this ▁out ▁of ▁need ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁actual ▁# 2 0 ▁sh ir ts ▁not ▁being ▁readily ▁available . ▁He ▁total led ▁ 5 5 6 ▁league ▁games , ▁ 4 0 8 ▁of ▁them ▁for ▁A la j uel ense . ▁ ▁The ▁nick name ▁El ▁Ch un che ▁(' The ▁thing ') ▁comes ▁from ▁his ▁answer ▁to ▁what ▁he ▁would ▁buy ▁with ▁a ▁prize ▁he ▁had ▁won . ▁He ▁answered ▁' V oy ▁a ▁compr ar me ▁un ▁ch un che ' ▁(' I ▁will ▁buy ▁a ▁thing ') ▁meaning ▁he ▁would ▁like ▁to ▁buy ▁a ▁vehicle ▁( C osta ▁Ric ans ▁use ▁the ▁word ▁" ch un che " ▁to ▁refer ▁to ▁pretty ▁much ▁anything ). ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁char ism atic ▁s occer ▁players ▁in ▁Costa ▁Rica . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁cre ator ▁of ▁ ▁( the ▁v ulture ▁shot ), ▁a ▁play ▁in ▁which ▁Mon tero ▁head ed ▁to ▁goal ▁line , ▁d rib bled ▁goal keeper ▁and ▁shot ▁power fully ▁above ▁large ▁pole ▁of ▁goal ▁line ▁approximately ▁by ▁ 6 ▁feet ▁length ▁from ▁scoring ▁line , ▁the ▁term ▁der ives ▁of ▁ex agger ation ▁popular ▁told ▁happening ▁that ▁the ▁ball ▁sm ashed ▁a ▁v ulture , ▁bringing ▁it ▁to ▁ground . ▁ ▁International ▁Nick named ▁El ▁Ch un che