1. Miguel Montuori is regarded as one of Fiorentina's greatest players of all time, due to his technique, creativity, eye for goal, and playmaking ability.
11 Facts About Miguel Montuori
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Besides his sports career, Miguel Montuori developed hobbies such as painting and chess, defeating Rene Letelier, the Chilean champion at the time.
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Miguel Montuori died from an emphysema in Florence in 1998, and was laid to rest in the Santiago General Cemetery, Chile.
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Miguel Montuori began his career with Racing Club before emigrating to Chile and joining Universidad Catolica from Santiago in 1953, winning the Chilean Primera Division in 1954, scoring 24 goals in 26 league appearances for the club.
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Miguel Montuori subsequently moved to play with ACF Fiorentina in Italy in the summer of 1955, at the request of club president Enrico Befani, and was handed the number 10 shirt.
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Miguel Montuori played at the club from 1955 to 1961, making 162 Serie A appearances, and scoring 72 goals.
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Miguel Montuori played two matches in the Mitropa Cup with Fiorentina.
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Miguel Montuori won several minor international trophies with Fiorentina, such as the Grasshoppers Cup in 1957, the Coppa dell'Amicizia twice, in 1959 and 1960, as well as the Coppa delle Alpi in 1960.
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Miguel Montuori's playing career ended prematurely, at the age of 28, in the spring of 1961.
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Miguel Montuori became the first non-Italian born player to captain Italy, wearing the captain's armband in a friendly match against Spain, in Rome, on 28 February 1959.
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In 1986, Miguel Montuori returned to Italy and worked as a football commentator for TV media.