Pedro Monzón
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| Pedro Monzón | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pedro Monzón | |
| Date of birth | February 23, 1962 | |
| Place of birth | Goya, Corrientes, Argentina | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1980-1981 1981-1991 1992 1992-1993 1993-1994 1995 1995-1996 1996 |
Unión de Santa Fe Independiente Barcelona SC Huracán Quilmes Alianza Lima Atlético Tucumán Santiago Wanderers |
7 (0) 199 (8) 10 (1) 23 (0) 41 (1) ? (?) 16 (0) ? (?) |
| National team | ||
| 1989-1990 | Argentina | 15 (1) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Pedro Damián Monzón (born February 23, 1962, Goya, 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.
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[edit] Titles as a player
| Season | Club | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Metropolitano 1983 |  Independiente |
Primera División Argentina |
| 1984 | Independiente |
Copa Libertadores |
| 1984 | Independiente |
Copa Intercontinental |
| 1988-1989 | Independiente |
Primera División Argentina |
[edit] 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 on Jürgen Klinsmann of Germany, 15 minutes after Monzón replaced a fellow player. Argentina lost the game 1-0 to a debatable penalty.
[edit] Managerial career
After retirement, Monzón overcame drugs problems to establish himself as a coach and manager. He has coached different clubs in Mexico and Ecuador, 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 the Primera 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.
[edit] External links
- Yahoo Sports profile
- (Spanish) Biography
- (Spanish) Ecuatorian Suspension
- (Spanish) Argentine Primera statistics
- (Spanish) BDFA profile
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