| 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 | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1914–1918 | Racing de Madrid | ||
| International career | |||
| 1915–1918 | Madrid | +4 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1926–1927 | Spain | ||
Medal record | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ezequiel Montero Román[a] (22 February 1893 – 17 April 1972) was a Spanishfootballer,referee andmanager in Spain at the beginning of the 20th century.[1][2] As a player, he helped theMadrid national team win twoPrince of Asturias Cups in1917 and1918. As a coach, he managed theSpain national team in four games between 1926 and 1927.
Montero was born at the beginning of 1893 inMadrid, a city in which he would develop an extensive career linked to football. In the 1910s, he played as amidfielder forRacing de Madrid, with whom he won the 1914–15Centro Championship together withJoaquín Pascual,Ricardo Álvarez andFeliciano Rey.[3] Since he was a Racing de Madrid player, he was eligible to play for theMadrid national team, for whom he played several matches between 1915 and 1918, being a member of the side that participated inthe first edition of thePrince of Asturias Cup in 1915, an official inter-regional competition organized by theRFEF.[4] Montero was also a member of the Madrid teamcaptained byJosé María Castell, which against all odds, claimed the trophy in the1917 Prince of Asturias Cup, which was the first in Madrid's history.[5][6]
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 theCollege of Referees of the Center, the first College of Referees in Spain, roughly at the same time as the likes ofCarlos 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 theCentral Championship, and even of theCopa del Rey. He was a referee in the first-everSpanish 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 andSecond Division, in a career that lasted more than 30 years (1915–1947).[1]
Together withEulogio Aranguren andEnrique Peris, he holds the peculiar distinction of having participated in thePrince of Asturias Cup as both a player and referee, given that Montero refereed one match in the competition, a semi-final betweenGalicia andAndalusia in the1922–23 edition, ending in a 4–1 win to the Galicians.[9]
At the request of thePortuguese Football Federation (FPF), he acted as a referee in the1922 Campeonato de Portugal, which was the 1st edition of thePortuguese domestic cup. This match was a derby betweenSporting CP andFC Porto, ending in a 2–0 win to the "Lions".[citation needed]
Between 1926 and 1927 Montero was the manager of theSpain national team, leading the nation in four games that ended in three wins and one loss.[10]
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