Carlos Romeo Monteagudo Alfaro (born April 29, 1985) is a

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professional

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Club career

Independiente Nacional 1906

Monteagudo started his professional career at hometown club Independiente Nacional 1906 in 2004. However, Independiente Nacional 1906 descended in the Clausura 2007 tournament to

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. In December 2008, Monteagudo and with his club and national teammate Manuel Salazar were invited for trials with Mexican

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team Monterrey 1a. A (effectively CF Monterreys reserve team), with the hopes of signing with the club's Second Division side. After the two-week trial, Monteagudo was close to signing with the Mexican side, but ultimately he was not offered a contract, and he returned to

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Luis Ángel Firpo

In 2007, Monteagudo signed with Luis Ángel Firpo. With the team of

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Monteagudo won the Apertura 2007, Clausura 2008 and Clausura 2013. Also he lost the Clausura 2009 final against Isidro Metapán. In the second leg of the semi-finals of the Clausura 2013, Monteagudo scored a crucial goal against Alianza in a 1–0 victory at the Sergio Torres Stadium. This goal allowed Luis Ángel Firpo to reach the final against FAS in the

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Audaz

Monteagudo signed with Audaz in 2015.

Atlético Marte

Monteagudo signed with Atlético Marte in the Apertura 2015 tournament. In the Clausura 2016, Atlético Marte suffered a severe administrative, economic and sports crisis. Atlético Marte ended up descending with two games remaining for the end of the tournament.

Dragón

He signed with Dragón in the Apertura 2016 tournament.

Return to Audaz

Monteagudo signed again with Audaz for the Clausura 2018 tournament. Audaz was the newly promoted team in the previous tournament, the Apertura 2017. With Audaz, Monteagudo reached the quarter-finals of the Apertura 2018, but the team of San Vicente was eliminated by Águila 3–4 on aggregate.

Match-fixing ban

On September 20, 2013, Monteagudo was banned for 18 months due to his involvement with match-fixing.

International career

Monteagudo officially received his first cap on November 15, 2006, when he came on as a substitute in a friendly match against

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. He scored his first goal for

on March 26, 2008, in a 2010 World Cup qualifying match against

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. He has earned a total of 9 caps, scoring 1 goal and has represented his country in 2

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matches. His most recent international game was an August 2009

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against

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International goals

:''Scores and results list El Salvador's goal tally first.''

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Monteagudo, Carlos 1985 births Living people People from San Vicente, El Salvador Men's association football midfielders Salvadoran men's footballers 21st-century Salvadoran sportsmen El Salvador men's international footballers C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo footballers Sportspeople involved in betting scandals C.D. Atlético Marte footballers C.D. Dragón footballers