Bruno Montelongo

Bruno Montelongo
Personal information
Full name	Bruno Montelongo Gesta
Date of birth	12 September 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Right back
Youth career
	River Plate Montevideo
Senior career*
Years	Team
2007–2010	River Plate Montevideo
2010–2011	→ Milan (loan)
2011	→ Bologna (loan)
2011	→ Peñarol (loan)
2012–2017	River Plate Montevideo
2017	Extremadura
2018	Córdoba
International career
2007	Uruguay U20
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 May 2017

Bruno Montelongo Gesta (born 12 September 1987) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a defender.

Club career

Montelongo started his professional career with River Plate Montevideo, playing with their first team since 2007. In August 2010, he was loaned out to Italian Serie A club Milan,^[1] while River president, Juan José Tudurí has been reported saying that Milan will decide within five or six months whether to fully purchase the player or not.^[2]

On 26 January 2011, Bologna announced to have acquired Montelongo's playing rights on loan from Milan, a sub-loan.^[3]

International career

Montelongo has played internationally for Uruguay U-20, taking part in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup.^[4]

Statistics

As of 26 January 2011.

Team	Season	Domestic League		Domestic Cup		Continental Competition¹		Other Tournaments²		Total
Team	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
River Plate Montevideo	2006–07	11	0	–		–		–		11	0
	2007–08	16	2	–		–		–		16	2
	2008–09	6	0	–		2	0	–		8	0
	2009–10	28	6	–		2	1	–		30	7
	2010	0	0	–		2	0	–		2	0
	Total	61	8	0	0	6	1	0	0	67	9
Milan	2010–11	0	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
Bologna	2011	0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0
Career Total		61	8	0	0	6	1	0	0	67	9

¹Continental competitions include Copa Sudamericana and the UEFA Champions League.
²Other tournaments include none to date.

Personal life

Though born in Uruguay, Montelongo is of Italian descent and therefore also holds an Italian passport.^[5]

References

^ "Transfer market update". acmilan.com. Associazione Calcio Milan. 27 August 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2010. ^{[dead link]}
^ "Bruno Montelongo al AC Milán". ovaciondigital.com.uy (in Spanish). El País. 27 August 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
^ "Bologna: ecco Montelongo". bolognafc.it (in Italian). Bologna Football Club 1909. 26 January 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2011.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Uruguay - Squad list". fifa.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
^ "Ecco Montelongo un terzino per Allegri". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 27 August 2010. p. 11. Retrieved 1 September 2010.

External links

Profile^{[permanent dead link]} at official club website
Bruno Montelongo at ESPN FC
Bruno Montelongo – FIFA competition record (archived)
Bruno Montelongo at Soccerway

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[1] "Transfer market update". acmilan.com. Associazione Calcio Milan. 27 August 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2010. ^{[dead link]}

[2] "Bruno Montelongo al AC Milán". ovaciondigital.com.uy (in Spanish). El País. 27 August 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2010.

[3] "Bologna: ecco Montelongo". bolognafc.it (in Italian). Bologna Football Club 1909. 26 January 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2011.^{[permanent dead link]}

[4] "Uruguay - Squad list". fifa.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 1 September 2010.

[5] "Ecco Montelongo un terzino per Allegri". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 27 August 2010. p. 11. Retrieved 1 September 2010.

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