Luis Monti
Midfielder, Football player
1901 – 1983
Who was Luis Monti?
Luis Felipe Monti was an Italian Argentine footballer who played as a midfielder. Monti has the distinction of having played in two FIFA World Cup final matches with two different national teams. He played the first of these finals with his native Argentina in 1930, which he lost to Uruguay; and the second with Italy as one of their Oriundi in 1934. This second time Monti was on the winning side in a 2–1 victory over Czechoslovakia.
Monti was a rugged and ruthless player, but had the technical skills to go with his strong tackling. He played as an attacking centre half in the old-fashioned Metodo system: a position roughly equivalent to the defensive central midfield position of today. As such he would mark the opposing centre forward when his team were defending, but would be the main midfield playmaker when his team were on the attack. He was nicknamed doble ancho due to his coverage of the pitch.
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- Born
- May 15, 1901
Buenos Aires - Also known as
- Luis Felipe Monti
- Nationality
- Argentina
- Italy
- Lived in
- Buenos Aires
- Died
- Sep 9, 1983
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on July 23, 2013
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