- Pedro Monzón
Football player infobox
playername = Pedro Monzón
fullname = Pedro Monzón
height =
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1962|2|23
cityofbirth =Goya, Corrientes
countryofbirth =Argentina
currentclub =
clubnumber =
position = Defender
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1980-1981
1981-1991
1992
1992-1993
1993-1994
1995
1995-1996
1996
clubs =Unión de Santa Fe
Independiente
Barcelona SC
Huracán
Quilmes
Alianza Lima
Atlético Tucumán
Santiago Wanderers
caps(goals) = 7 (0)
199 (8)
10 (1)
23 (0)
41 (1)
? (?)
16 (0)
? (?)
nationalyears = 1989-1990
nationalteam = Argentina
nationalcaps(goals) = 15 (1)pcupdate = August 2007
Pedro Damián Monzón (born
February 23 ,1962 inGoya, Corrientes ) is an Argentine football coach and former footballer, best known for being the first player to be sent off in a World Cup final, during the Italy 1990 competition."Moncho" Monzón played in different clubs, but most importantly in Independiente, with which he obtained 4 titles, including the Intercontinental Cup in 1984.
Titles as a player
International career
With the Argentina national team he scored one goal against Romania in the 1990 World Cup. In the World Cup Final referee
Edgardo Codesal sent him off for a contentious foul onJürgen Klinsmann of Germany, 15 minutes after Monzón replaced a fellow player. Argentina lost the game 1-0 to a debatable penalty.Managerial career
After retirement, Monzón overcame drugs problems to establish himself as a coach and manager. He has coached different clubs in
Mexico andEcuador , as well as youth divisions of clubs in Mexico and Argentina. He had a short spell as interim manager of Independiente,.In Ecuador, he was suspended for 2 months while coaching club Olmedo for aggression towards a referee.
He then became youth team manager at
CD Veracruz before taking over as first team manager in thePrimera División de México , he was replaced in 2007.In 2008 he returned to Argentina to take over as manager of
Chacarita Juniors .Monzón still dreams of returning to his beloved Independiente as manager.
External links
* [http://ar.sports.yahoo.com/060904/24/toqi.html Yahoo Sports profile]
*es [http://vendehumo.blogcindario.com/2006/03/00149-pedro-damian-monzon.html Biography]
*es [http://www.larazon.com.ar/diario_lr/2005/09/14/6-1052681.htm Ecuatorian Suspension]
*es [http://www.futbolxxi.com/Futbolista.aspx?ID=7585&SEOFutbolista=Monzon+Pedro+Damian Argentine Primera statistics]
*es [http://www.bdfa.com.ar/jugador2.asp?codigo=1621 BDFA profile]
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