Ezequiel Montero

Ezequiel Montero Román (22 February 1893 – 17 April 1972) was a Spanish footballer, referee and manager in Spain at the beginning of the 20th century.[1][2] As a player, he helped the Madrid national team win two Prince of Asturias Cups in 1917 and 1918. As a coach, he managed the Spain national team in four games between 1926 and 1927.

Ezequiel Montero
Personal information
Full name Ezequiel Montero Román
Date of birth (1893-02-22)22 February 1893
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Date of death 17 April 1972(1972-04-17) (aged 79)
Place of death Madrid, Spain
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1914–1918 Racing de Madrid
International career
1915–1918 Madrid +4 (0)
Managerial career
1926–1927 Spain (4)
Medal record
 Madrid
Prince of Asturias Cup
Gold medal – first place1917 Prince of Asturias CupTeam
Gold medal – first place1918 Prince of Asturias CupTeam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

He was born at the beginning of 1893 in Madrid, a city in which he would develop an extensive career linked to football. In the 1910s, he played as a midfielder for Racing de Madrid, with whom he won the 1914–15 Centro Championship together with Joaquín Pascual, Ricardo Álvarez and Feliciano Rey.[3] Since he was a Racing de Madrid player, he was eligible to play for the Madrid national team, for whom he played several matches between 1915 and 1918, being a member of the side that participated in the first edition of the Prince of Asturias Cup in 1915, an official inter-regional competition organized by the RFEF.[4] Montero was also a member of the Madrid team captained by José María Castell, which against all odds, claimed the trophy in the 1917 Prince of Asturias Cup, which was the first in Madrid's history.[5][6]

Refereeing career

Montero began his refereeing career when he was still an active player, which was normal at the time. In 1915, after satisfactory examinations, he joined the Board of the College of Referees of the Center, the first College of Referees in Spain, roughly at the same time as the likes of Carlos Dieste and of then-teammate at Racing, Antonio Pelous.[7] According to posting practice, he also performed regular service as a coastal judge.

As a referee, he oversaw matches of the Central Championship, and even of the Copa del Rey. He was a referee in the first-ever Spanish league in 1929, refereeing 22 matches in the Primera División (1929–1942).[8] In total, he oversaw more than 100 matches between the Regional, First and Second Division, in a career that lasted more than 30 years (1915–1947).[1]

Together with Eulogio Aranguren and Enrique Peris, he holds the peculiar distinction of having participated in the Prince of Asturias Cup as both a player and referee, given that Montero refereed one match in the competition, a semi-final between Galicia and Andalusia in the 1922–23 edition, ending in a 4–1 win to the Galicians.[9]

At the request of the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF), he acted as a referee in the 1922 Campeonato de Portugal, which was the 1st edition of the Portuguese domestic cup. This match was a derby between Sporting CP and FC Porto, ending in a 2–0 win to the "Lions".[10]

Coaching career

Between 1926 and 1927 Montero was the manager of the Spain national team, leading the nation in four games that ended in three wins and one loss.[11]

Honours

See also

List of Spain national football team managers

References
  1. "Ezequiel Montero Román - Referee". www.bdfutbol.com. Archived from the original on 19 March 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  2. "Ezequiel Montero Román - Manager". www.bdfutbol.com. Archived from the original on 31 May 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  3. "Squad of Racing Madrid 1914-15 Campeonato Regional Centro". www.bdfutbol.com. Archived from the original on 26 July 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  4. "Squad of Centro 1915 Copa del Príncipe de Asturias". www.bdfutbol.com. Archived from the original on 29 June 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  5. "Squad of Centro 1917 Copa del Príncipe de Asturias". www.bdfutbol.com. Archived from the original on 27 June 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  6. Vicente Martínez Calatrava (17 August 2009). "La Copa Príncipe de Asturias" [The Prince of Asturias Cup] (in Spanish). CIHEFE. Archived from the original on 14 April 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  7. "En el Centenario del Colegio Regional del Centro de Árbitros; después Colegio Castellano y Comité Madrileño" [On the Centenary of the Regional College of the Center for Referees; after the Castilian College and the Madrid Committee] (in Spanish). CIHEFE - Cuardenos de Fútbol. Archived from the original on 28 September 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  8. "Ezequiel Montero Román - Matches as referee". www.worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on 15 September 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  9. "Sur - Galicia (1 - 4) 14/01/1923". www.bdfutbol.com. Archived from the original on 26 July 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  10. "Ezequiel Montero Román". www.playmakerstats.com. Archived from the original on 26 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  11. "Ezequiel Montero Román, football manager". eu-football.info. Archived from the original on 10 May 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
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