Montero to Vélez: How did Colombian archers in Argentina’s football?

Álvaro Montero has become a new player of Vélez Sarsfield The goalkeeper who arrives after playing in Millionaires For several years now he will have the challenge in international football, his performance will be key to staying in the radar of the Colombian National Team, where he has been constantly summoned.

Here we will review the Colombian archers who have passed through Argentine football.

Óscar Córdoba

Undoubtedly the most prominent, is considered by many as the best goalkeeper in the history of a giant as Boca Juniors and well deserved, because in four years that the Xeneize arc defended it was a figure to obtain the titles of Conmebol Libertadores 2000 and 2001, the intercontinental of the year 2000 and three first division titles, also disputed the Intercontinental 2001.

Faryd Mondragón

Another of the Colombian goalkeeper who could shout champion with an Argentine team, had a step by Argentinos Juniors and after a couple of years after his return to the FPC, he returned to the south of the continent to stop with Independiente. There he became great reference, with red reached two international titles, the South American Super Cup and the South American Recopa.

Efraín Sánchez

‘El Caimán’ was the first Colombian footballer who played in Argentine football and one of the first to leave the country, did so during 1948 with San Lorenzo de Almagro where he stood out, then he would return to Colombia in the so -called era of ‘El Dorado’.

Iván Arboleda

He had a great moment in Banfield, there he reached the best performance of his career, but after his departure from El Drill he did not have that performance again. Then he would return to Newell’s where he did not have his best performances, among his two experiences he added more than eighty games in Argentine football.

Róbinson Zapata

‘Rufay’ had few performances during his passage in the First Division of Argentina in Rosario Central and Independiente.

Alejandro Botero

Although he was in Independiente, he could never act, where he did stop a couple of First Division matches was in San Martín de San Juan.

Camilo Vargas

He did not have a good step in Argentine football, with Argentinos Juniors he played 6 games and his team in that period did not win any game and instead he received 17 goals.

*Navarro Montoya

Although he was born in Medellín, ‘El Mono’ was always considered from Argentina’s blood, in that country he became an idol and legend. He had an extensive career for clubs such as Vélez Sarsfield, Boca Juniors, Chacarita, Independiente, Gymnastics and Fencing La Plata, Nueva Chicago and Olympus.