Ezequiel Montero Román[a] (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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ezequiel Montero Román | ||
| Date of birth | 22 February 1893 | ||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Date of death | 17 April 1972 (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 | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editHe 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
editMontero 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
editBetween 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
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Racing de Madrid
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Madrid XI
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See also
editNotes
edit- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Montero and the second or maternal family name is Román.
References
edit- ^ a b "Ezequiel Montero Román - Referee". www.bdfutbol.com. Archived from the original on 19 March 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "Ezequiel Montero Román - Manager". www.bdfutbol.com. Archived from the original on 31 May 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "Squad of Racing Madrid 1914-15 Campeonato Regional Centro". www.bdfutbol.com. Archived from the original on 26 July 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "Squad of Centro 1915 Copa del Príncipe de Asturias". www.bdfutbol.com. Archived from the original on 29 June 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "Squad of Centro 1917 Copa del Príncipe de Asturias". www.bdfutbol.com. Archived from the original on 27 June 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Ezequiel Montero Román - Matches as referee". www.worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on 15 September 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "Sur - Galicia (1 - 4) 14/01/1923". www.bdfutbol.com. Archived from the original on 26 July 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "Ezequiel Montero Román". www.playmakerstats.com. Archived from the original on 26 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "Ezequiel Montero Román, football manager". eu-football.info. Archived from the original on 10 May 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
External links
edit- Ezequiel Montero manager profile at EU-Football.info