Bruno Montelongo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bruno Montelongo Gesta | ||
| Date of birth | 12 September 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | River Plate Montevideo | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| River Plate Montevideo | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007–2011 | River Plate Montevideo | 61 | (8) |
| 2010–2011 | → Milan (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Bologna (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Peñarol | 3 | (0) |
| 2012– | River Plate Montevideo | 42 | (5) |
| National team | |||
| 2007 | Uruguay U-20 | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 January 2011. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Bruno Montelongo Gesta (born 12 September 1987) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a defender for Uruguayan Primera División club River Plate.
Club career
Montelongo started his professional career with River Plate Montevideo, playing with their first team since 2007. In August 2010, he was loaned out to Italian Serie A club Milan,[1] while River president, Juan José Tudurí has been reported saying that Milan will decide within five or six months whether to fully purchase the player or not.[2]
On 26 January 2011, Bologna announced to have acquired Montelongo's playing rights on loan from Milan, a sub-loan.[3]
International career
Montelongo has played internationally for Uruguay U-20, taking part in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[4]
Statistics
As of 26 January 2011.
| Team | Season | Domestic League |
Domestic Cup |
Continental Competition1 |
Other Tournaments2 |
Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| River Plate Montevideo | 2006–07 | 11 | 0 | – | – | – | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2007–08 | 16 | 2 | – | – | – | 16 | 2 | ||||
| 2008–09 | 6 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2009–10 | 28 | 6 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 30 | 7 | |||
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 61 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 9 | |
| Milan | 2010–11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| Bologna | 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Total | 61 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 9 | |
1Continental competitions include Copa Sudamericana and the UEFA Champions League.
2Other tournaments include none to date.
Personal life
Though born in Uruguay, Montelongo is of Italian descent and therefore also holds an Italian passport.[5]
References
- ↑ "Transfer market update". acmilan.com (Associazione Calcio Milan). 27 August 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
- ↑ "Bruno Montelongo al AC Milán". ovaciondigital.com.uy (in Spanish) (El País). 27 August 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
- ↑ "Bologna: ecco Montelongo". bolognafc.it (in Italian) (Bologna Football Club 1909). 26 January 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
- ↑ "Uruguay - Squad list". fifa.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
- ↑ "Ecco Montelongo un terzino per Allegri". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 27 August 2010. p. 11. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
External links
- Profile at official club website
- Bruno Montelongo at ESPN FC
- Bruno Montelongo – FIFA competition record
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