José Montiel

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José Arnulfo Montiel
Personal information
Full name	José Arnulfo Montiel Núñez
Date of birth	(1988-03-19) 19 March 1988
Place of birth	Asunción, Paraguay
Height	1.73m (5ft 8½in)
Playing position	Attacking Midfielder, Forward
Club information
Current club	Benevento
Number	8
Youth career
	Olimpia Asunción
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2004–2006	Olimpia Asunción	38	(5)
2006–2007	Udinese	8	(0)
2007–2012	Reggina	21	(2)
2008–2009	→ Politehnica Iaşi (loan)	18	(2)
2009–2010	→ Tigre (loan)	10	(0)
2012–	Benevento	15	(1)
National team^‡
2006–2008	Paraguay	9	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 June 2010. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 June 2010

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Montiel and the second or maternal family name is Núñez.

José Arnulfo Montiel Núñez (born 19 March 1988 in Asunción) is a Paraguayan football midfielder. He currently plays for the Italian club Benevento.

Career

At a very young age, Montiel started his career in his hometown team Olimpia de Itá, which is a division of Olimpia Asunción in Itauguá city's football league. Scouts from Olimpia Asunción noticed his talent and signed him to the youth divisions of the Asunción club. Montiel was a key part of the Paraguayan national under-15 team that won the U-15 South American Championship in 2004.

His professional debut was playing for Olimpia Asunción late in 2004, at the age of 16. Montiel's excellent vision and skills secured him a place in the first team. In 2005, he eventually made the Paraguay national football team squad at the age of 17.

After the 2006 World Cup, Montiel joined Udinese Calcio. However, following just one season with the club, he was sold to Reggina. In the 2008-2009 season, he was loaned to the Romanian Liga I team Politenica Iaşi, helping them to avoid relegation.

For the 2009-2010 season, Montiel was loaned to the Argentine club Tigre, making his debut on the 2nd day of Apertura 2009 tournament. He substituted Lucas Oviedo in the game against Rosario Central. He reenters in Italy in March 2010. In the season 2010/2011 he is bought to definitive title by the Reggina. In this season he has played 3 games in the championship of Italian serie B

External links

José Montiel at National-Football-Teams.com
Profile on romaniansoccer.ro
Profile on CA Tigre official website

v t e Paraguay squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup

1 Villar 2 Núñez 3 Toledo 4 Gamarra (c) 5 Cáceres 6 Bonet 7 Cabañas 8 Barreto 9 Santa Cruz 10 Acuña 11 Gavilán 12 Gómez 13 Paredes 14 da Silva 15 Manzur 16 Riveros 17 Montiel 18 Valdez 19 dos Santos 20 López 21 Caniza 22 Bobadilla 23 Cuevas Coach: Ruiz

Persondata
Name	Montiel, Jose
Alternative names
Short description	footballer
Date of birth	19 March 1988
Place of birth	Asunción, Paraguay
Date of death
Place of death

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