Abraham Monterrosa
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José Abrahám Monterrosa Argumedo (born July 3, 1975 in El Salvador
) is a retired Salvadoran football player.
and won a silver medal with the El Salvador national team U21
at the Central American Games
. Persisting injuries cut short his career. After retiring he moved to work in the United States but returned to El Salvador but does not consider to take up a job in football again.
in a November 1998 friendly match against Mexico
and has played only one more international, against Honduras
in the same month, scoring no goals.
El Salvador
El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...
) is a retired Salvadoran football player.
Club career
Nicknamed La Tortuga, he won several titles with C.D. Luis Ángel FirpoC.D. Luis Angel Firpo
Club Deportivo Luis Ángel Firpo is an football club based in Usulután, El Salvador that plays in the Primera División de Fútbol Profesional. It has been one of the most successful clubs in El Salvador, having won 9 titles, firstly in 1989. Only FAS and Águila hold more league titles than Firpo,...
and won a silver medal with the El Salvador national team U21
El Salvador national under-21 football team
The El Salvador national under 21 football team, is the national under-21 football team of El Salvador and is controlled by the Federación Salvadoreña de Fútbol. The team competes in the international under-21 and youth football competitions...
at the Central American Games
Central American Games
The Central American Games are a multi-sport regional championships event, held quadrennial , typically in the middle year between Summer Olympics. The Games are for countries in Central America.-Editions:- References :*...
. Persisting injuries cut short his career. After retiring he moved to work in the United States but returned to El Salvador but does not consider to take up a job in football again.
International career
Monterrosa made his debut for El SalvadorEl Salvador national football team
El Salvador's national football team represents El Salvador in international football and is sanctioned by the Federación Salvadoreña de Fútbol . In 1899, Santa Ana and San Salvador met for the first hosted football game in El Salvador...
in a November 1998 friendly match against Mexico
Mexico national football team
The Mexican national football team represents Mexico in association football and is governed by the Mexican Football Federation , the governing body for football in Mexico. Mexico's home stadium is the Estadio Azteca and their head coach is José Manuel de la Torre...
and has played only one more international, against Honduras
Honduras national football team
The Honduran national football team, nicknamed Los Catrachos, La Bicolor or La H, is the national team of Honduras and is controlled by the Federación Nacional Autónoma de Fútbol de Honduras...
in the same month, scoring no goals.