, ▁(' The ▁Th ing '), ▁Mon tero ▁made ▁his ▁debut ▁for ▁Costa ▁Rica ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁and ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁squad , ▁that ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁FIFA ▁World ▁Cup ▁held ▁in ▁Italy , ▁and ▁featured ▁in ▁all ▁four ▁games ▁played . ▁The ▁def ender ▁collected ▁ 5 6 ▁caps , ▁scoring ▁ 3 ▁goals ▁He ▁also ▁represented ▁his ▁country ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁UN C AF ▁Nations ▁Cu ps ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁CON C AC AF ▁Gold ▁Cup . ▁ ▁He ▁played ▁his ▁final ▁international ▁on ▁June ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁against ▁Canada . ▁ ▁International ▁goals ▁Sc ores ▁and ▁results ▁list ▁Costa ▁Rica ' s ▁goal ▁t ally ▁first . ▁ ▁Manager ial ▁career ▁A ▁few ▁years ▁after ▁his ▁ret irement , ▁Mon tero ▁became ▁assistant ▁to ▁manager ▁Oscar ▁Ram í rez ▁at ▁Bel én , ▁then ▁coach ▁with ▁Municipal ▁Gre cia ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁division . ▁After ▁two ▁seasons ▁there , ▁he ▁became ▁assistant ▁head ▁coach ▁in ▁his ▁bel oved ▁team , ▁A la j uel ense ▁and ▁gained ▁the ▁CON C AC AF ▁Champions ' ▁Cup ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁and ▁the ▁national ▁tournament ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁coach ▁of ▁Car mel ita ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁to ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁A la