Julio Montero Castillo

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Montero Castillo

| image = Julio Montero Castillo 1970.jpg

| caption = Castillo in the 1970 FIFA World Cup

| full_name = Julio Walter Montero Castillo

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1944|04|25|df=y}}

| birth_place = Montevideo, Uruguay

| height =

| position = Defender

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1964–1966

| clubs1 = Liverpool Montevideo

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| years2 = 1966–1972

| clubs2 = Nacional

| caps2 =

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| years3 = 1973

| clubs3 = CA Independiente

| caps3 = 4

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 1973–1975

| clubs4 = Granada

| caps4 = 64

| goals4 = 2

| nationalyears1 = 1967–1974

| nationalteam1 = Uruguay

| nationalcaps1 = 44

| nationalgoals1 = 1

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Julio Walter Montero Castillo (born 25 April 1944) is a Uruguayan former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Career

Born in Montevideo, Montero Castillo started his career with Liverpool FC (Montevideo), before joining Nacional in 1966.{{cite web|url=http://www.nacionaldigital.com/idolos/Idolos/montero_castillo.htm|title=Julio Montero Castillo|publisher=Ídolos|language=Spanish|accessdate=24 January 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207112302/http://www.nacionaldigital.com/idolos/Idolos/montero_castillo.htm|archivedate=7 February 2012}} He later played for Independiente of Argentina, and Spanish side Granada.{{citation needed|date=February 2025}} He made 64 La Liga appearances for Granada between 1973 and 1975, scoring two goals.{{cite web|url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/j5665.html?j=1|title=Montero: Julio Walter Montero Castillo, Matches|publisher=Bdfutbol|accessdate=24 January 2012}}

He made a total of 68 Copa Libertadores appearances between 1966 and 1973.{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/players/players-in-copalib.html|title=Players in the Copa Libertadores|last=Frank Ballesteros|date=27 March 2004|website=RSSSF|accessdate=9 July 2013}}

He represented the Uruguay national team in the 1970 FIFA World Cup (playing in all six matches) and the 1974 FIFA World Cup.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090416114441/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=54450/index.html World Cup stats at fifa.com] He 44 appearances in total, scoring one goal.

Personal life

Montero Castillo is the father of the international footballer Paolo Montero.{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/players/wk-family.html|title=Fathers and Sons|last=Marcelo Leme de Arruda|date=25 March 2011|work=World Cup Trivia - Fathers, Sons and Brothers, Uncles and Nephews|publisher=RSSSF|accessdate=5 June 2012}}