17 Facts About Luis Monti

Luis Felipe Monti was an Italian Argentine footballer who played as a midfielder and an Olympian.

Luis Monti played the first of these finals with his native Argentina in 1930, which was lost to Uruguay; and the second with Italy as one of their Oriundi in 1934, thanks to his Romagnol descent.

Luis Monti was a rugged, physical, and ruthless player, but he had the technical skills to go with his stamina and strong tackling.

Luis Monti played as an attacking centre half or metodista in the old-fashioned Metodo system: a position roughly equivalent to the defensive central midfield position of today.

Luis Monti was nicknamed doble ancho due to his coverage of the pitch.

Luis Monti is considered one of the best center-halves of his generation.

Luis Monti started his career in 1921 with Huracan, where he won the first of his many championships.

Luis Monti joined San Lorenzo where he won a further three Argentine championships.

Luis Monti was first called up to represent the Argentina national team in 1924.

Luis Monti won the 1927 South American Championship and the silver medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics.

Luis Monti scored two goals along the way, and injured opponents with his tackling.

In 1930 Luis Monti was signed by the Italian club Juventus, as he had Italian citizenship.

Luis Monti was back to top form helping Juventus to four consecutive Serie A titles, serving as the club's captain.

Luis Monti went on to play 225 matches and scored 19 goals in Italy.

Luis Monti was called up, within a year, to play for the Italy national team as an oriundo.

Luis Monti was playing centre half for Italy, but as early as the second minute he broke a bone in his foot after a clash with England centre forward Ted Drake.

In total Luis Monti won 16 caps for Argentina between 1924 and 1931, and 18 caps for Italy between 1932 and 1936.