Diego Montiel (footballer, born 1996)

Not to be confused with Diego Montiel (footballer, born 1995).

Diego Montiel
Personal information
Full name Diego Armando Montiel
Date of birth (1996-04-22)22 April 1996
Place of birth Santo Tomé, Argentina
Date of death 26 December 2021(2021-12-26) (aged 25)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2010–2014 Atlético de Rafaela
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2019 Atlético de Rafaela 29 (1)
2017–2018 → Juventud Unida (loan) 11 (1)
2019 Bragado 9 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Diego Armando Montiel (22 April 1996 – 26 December 2021) was an Argentine professional footballer who played as a midfielder.[1][2]

Career

Montiel began his career with Argentine Primera División club Atlético de Rafaela, with four years spent with the youth team.[3] His first taste of senior football came on 19 June 2013 when he was an unused substitute for a Copa Argentina tie with San Lorenzo.[1] He made his debut for the club on 24 August 2014 in a league win at La Bombonera versus Boca Juniors.[1] He scored his first goal for Rafaela four matches later in a home league defeat to River Plate.[1] Rafaela were relegated in 2016–17, Montiel subsequently signed a new contract but was immediately loaned to fellow Primera B Nacional side Juventud Unida.[4]

His first appearance for Juventud Unida came on 30 October 2017 versus Aldosivi, coming on for the final five minutes in a 2–0 defeat.[1] Montiel's first Juventud goal came in a league match with Deportivo Morón on 20 November.[1] Montiel terminated his contract with Rafaela in January 2019.[1][5] Montiel subsequently had a stint in Torneo Regional Federal Amateur with Bragado in 2019, scoring twice across nine fixtures.[6]

Personal life and death

Montiel died from meningitis on 26 December 2021, at the age of 25.[7]

Career statistics

As of 10 July 2020[1][6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Atlético de Rafaela 2012–13 Primera División 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0 0 0
2013–14 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0 0 0
2014 8 1 2 0 — — 0 0 10 1
2015 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0 0 0
2016 6 0 1 0 — — 0 0 7 0
2016–17 15 0 1 0 — — 0 0 16 0
2017–18 Primera B Nacional 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0 0 0
2018–19 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0 0 0
Total 29 1 4 0 — — 0 0 33 1
Juventud Unida (loan) 2017–18 Primera B Nacional 11 1 0 0 — — 0 0 11 1
Bragado 2019 Federal Amateur 9 2 0 0 — — 0 0 9 2
Career total 49 4 4 0 — — 0 0 53 4

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Diego Montiel profile". Soccerway. 8 January 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Diego Montiel profile". Atlético de Rafaela. 8 January 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Diego Montiel, un santotomeño que da sus primeros pasos en el fútbol grande". Diario El Libertador. 24 August 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Juventud Unida incorporó al lateral izquierdo Patricio Romero". El Dia. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Atlético inició la pretemporada y no descansa el fin de semana". Diario Castellanos. 5 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Ficha Estadistica de DIEGO MONTIEL". BDFA. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Falleció Diego Montiel, ex jugador de Atlético Rafaela". Diario Popular (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 December 2021.