Luis Monzón

Luis Monzón
Personal information
Full name	Luis Alberto Monzón León
Date of birth	26 May 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth	Asunción, Paraguay
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Olimpia Asunción
Senior career*
Years	Team
1987–1991	Olimpia Asunción
1991–1994	Cruz Azul
1995–1996	Olimpia Asunción
1996	Huracán
1997–1998	Olimpia Asunción
1998	Nacional Montevideo
1999–2001	Olimpia Asunción
2002–2003	12 de Octubre
2004	Nacional Asunción
2005	General Caballero ZC
International career
1991–1993	Paraguay
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Luis Alberto Monzón León (born 26 May 1970 in Asunción) is a retired football midfielder from Paraguay.

Club career

Monzón started his career in the youth divisions of Olimpia and made his professional debut at the age of 16.^[1] He was a key player in the Olimpia team that won the Copa Libertadores in 1990, and throughout his years with the club, he won several national and international championships, which made him one of the squad's most emblematic players. He also played in Mexico for Cruz Azul, in Argentina for Club Atlético Huracán and a few Paraguayan teams before retiring.

International career

Monzón made his international debut for the Paraguay national football team on 27 February 1991 in a friendly match against Brazil (1-1). He obtained a total number of 17 international caps, scoring four goals for the national side. Monzón also played for the Paraguay national football team in the Copa America tournaments of 1991 and 1993.^[2]^[3]

Honours

Club

Olimpia
- Paraguayan Primera División: 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
- Copa Libertadores: 1990
- Supercopa Sudamericana: 1990
- Recopa Sudamericana: 1990
- Jawaharlal Nehru Centenary Club Cup: 1990^[4]
12 de Octubre
- Paraguayan Primera División: Torneo Clausura 2002

References

^ Idolos del Olimpia
^ Copa America 1991 at RSSSF
^ Copa America 1993 at RSSSF
^ Cruickshank, Mark; Morrison, Neil. "Jawaharlal Nehru Centenary Cup (Calcutta) 1990". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

External links

Luis Monzón at BDFA (in Spanish)
Luis Alberto Monzon – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)

[1] Idolos del Olimpia

[2] Copa America 1991 at RSSSF

[3] Copa America 1993 at RSSSF

[4] Cruickshank, Mark; Morrison, Neil. "Jawaharlal Nehru Centenary Cup (Calcutta) 1990". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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