Pedro Monzón
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pedro Damián Monzón | ||
| Date of birth | 23 February 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | Goya, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Independiente (assistant manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1981 | Unión Santa Fe | 7 | (0) |
| 1981–1991 | Independiente | 199 | (8) |
| 1992 | Barcelona SC | 10 | (1) |
| 1992–1993 | Huracán | 23 | (0) |
| 1993–1994 | Quilmes | 41 | (1) |
| 1995 | Alianza Lima | ? | (?) |
| 1995–1996 | Atlético Tucumán | 16 | (0) |
| 1996 | Santiago Wanderers | ? | (?) |
| Total | 296 | (10) | |
| International career | |||
| 1988–1990 | Argentina | 15 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2003 | Potros | ||
| 2004 | Independiente (interim) | ||
| 2005 | Olmedo | ||
| 2006 | Coatzacoalcos | ||
| 2006–2007 | Veracruz | ||
| 2008 | Chacarita Juniors | ||
| 2010 | Juventud Antoniana | ||
| 2011–2012 | San Martín de Tucumán | ||
| 2012–2013 | Tiro Federal | ||
| 2013 | Platense | ||
| 2014 | Flandria | ||
| 2015–2016 | Tristán Suárez | ||
| 2016 | Güemes | ||
| 2017–2021 | Argentino de Quilmes | ||
| 2021 | Independiente (assistant) | ||
| 2022 | Colón (assistant) | ||
| 2022 | Dock Sud | ||
| 2022– | Independiente (assistant) | ||
| 2023 | Independiente (interim) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Pedro Damián Monzón (born 23 February 1962) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a defender. He is an assistant manager of Independiente.
Club career
[edit]Moncho Monzón played in different clubs, but most importantly in Independiente, with which he obtained 4 titles, including the Intercontinental Cup in 1984.
International career
[edit]With the Argentina national team, Monzón obtained 15 caps between 1988 and 1990. He scored his only international goal in a 1–1 draw against Romania in the team's final group match of 1990 World Cup; the result saw Argentina advance as one of the best third-place teams.[1]
During the same tournament, Monzón became the first player to be sent off in a World Cup final, when referee Edgardo Codesal gave him a straight red card for a high tackle on Jürgen Klinsmann of Germany 65 minutes into the game, 20 minutes after he replaced fellow defender Oscar Ruggeri. Monzón would be joined by teammate Gustavo Dezotti later on as Argentina lost the game 1–0 and finished with nine men on the field. Some accused Klinsmann of diving; at an interview in 2004, Klinsmann noted that Monzón's foul left a 15-cm gash on his shin.[2]
Managerial career
[edit]After retirement, Monzón became 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.
Personal life
[edit]Career statistics
[edit]International goals
[edit]- Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first.
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 18 June 1990 | Stadio San Paolo, Naples, Italy |  Romania | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1990 FIFA World Cup |
Honours
[edit]Player
[edit]- Primera División Argentina: Metropolitano 1983, 1988–89
- Copa Libertadores: 1984
- Copa Intercontinental: 1984
- Supercopa Libertadores runner-up: 1989
- FIFA World Cup runner-up: 1990
References
[edit]- ↑ "Argentina Advances With a 1-1 Tie : Group B: Defending champion gets draw with Romania to reach second round. Maradona is slowed by injuries". Los Angeles Times. 19 June 1990. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
- ↑ "Klinsmann: the rise...and the falls". Guardian News and Media Limited. 7 March 2004. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
- ↑ ""De mí sacó la altura, ja"". Olé. 20 July 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
External links
[edit]- Yahoo Sports profile
- (in Spanish) Biography
- (in Spanish) Ecuatorian Suspension
- (in Spanish) Argentine Primera statistics
- (in Spanish) BDFA profile
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- 1962 births
- Living people
- People from Goya
- Argentine men's footballers
- Argentine expatriate men's footballers
- Club Atlético Huracán footballers
- Club Atlético Independiente footballers
- Copa Libertadores–winning players
- Barcelona S.C. footballers
- Club Alianza Lima footballers
- Atlético Tucumán footballers
- Santiago Wanderers footballers
- Doping cases in association football
- 1990 FIFA World Cup players
- 1989 Copa América players
- Argentina men's international footballers
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- Argentine football managers
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- Men's association football defenders
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