Roberto Carlos Monserrat (born 13 September 1968 in Córdoba) is an

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former

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. He played for the Argentina national team and won several major championships with River Plate.

Career

Monserrat started his playing career in 1989 with

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in the Argentine 2nd division. In 1991 the club won promotion to the Argentine Primera. Monserrat played with the club until the end of 1992 when he moved to

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. In 1995, he was part of the San Lorenzo team that won the Clausura 1995 championship. Monserrat joined River Plate in 1996, he was part of the team that won three consecutive league championships, Copa Libertadores 1996 and

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in 1997. In 1997, he was called up to play for Argentina in Copa América 1997. Monserrat also played in the Argentine Primera with

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and

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before returning to lower league football. In 2002–03, he helped

Villa Dálmine Club Villa Dálmine is an Argentine football club from Campana, Buenos Aires Province. The team currently plays in Primera B, the third level of the Argentine football league system. Due to a financial crisis, the club was named "Club Atlético ...

to win promotion from

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to Primera B. In 2003, he returned to his home city of Córdoba to play for Racing de Córdoba where he helped the club win promotion from Argentino A to the 2nd division, where he played a further season. In 2005, he joined Alumni de Villa María helping them to gain promotion from Argentino B to Argentino A. He retired in 2006 at the age of 38.

Honours

; San Lorenzo *

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: Clausura 1995 ; River Plate *

: Apertura 1996, Clausura 1997, Apertura 1997 *

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1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

: 1997 ;

* Primera C Metropolitana: Apertura 2002 ; Racing de Córdoba * Argentino A: 2003–04

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