Óscar Montalvo Finetti (20 March 1937 – November 2006) was a Peruvian

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player, who played as a midfielder or as a winger. He died in November 2006, at the age of 69.

Career

Montalvo spent much of his career with

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. He was one of the Deportivo players who participated together with a group of players from

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in the so-called ''Tour of Four Continents'' in 1960. He also played for

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. In 1962, Montalvo was signed by the Spanish club

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, for whom he played between 1962 and 1967. He them moved to

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for a season until his retirement in 1968. Montalvo made 7 appearances for the

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from 1959 to 1962. He was a member of the team which defeated

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4–1 in 1959, considered one of the best Peruvian performances ever, and played for Peru in the 1959 South American Championship in Argentina. In his final international match, another friendly against England, he had a penalty saved by English goalkeeper

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. Because of the policy of the

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of only selecting domestic players for the national team, Montalvo's move to Spain effectively ended his international career.

Retirement

After retiring as a player he returned to Peru and worked as a youth coach. One of the most famous players he developed was

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.http://peru21.pe/impresa/noticia/oscar-montalvo-desde-que-vi-jefferson-sabia-que-triunfaria/2004-12-22/141647 In 1988, he briefly managed the Peruvian club

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Montalvo, Oscar 1937 births 2006 deaths Men's association football midfielders Peruvian men's footballers Peru men's international footballers Peruvian expatriate men's footballers Peruvian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Deportivo de La Coruña players Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Deportivo Municipal footballers Ciclista Lima Association footballers Real Oviedo players Peruvian football managers Sporting Cristal managers 20th-century Peruvian sportsmen