Roberto Carlos Monserrat (born 13 September 1968 in

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) is an

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former football

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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

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. 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,

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and

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in 1997. In 1997, he was called up to play for Argentina in

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. 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

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to win promotion from

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. In 2003, he returned to his home city of Córdoba to play for

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where he helped the club win promotion from

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to the 2nd division, where he played a further season. In 2005, he joined

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helping them to gain promotion from

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. He retired in 2006 at the age of 38.

Honours

;

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: Clausura 1995 ; River Plate *

: Apertura 1996, Clausura 1997, Apertura 1997 *

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: 1997 ;

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: Apertura 2002 ;

: 2003–04

External links

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Argentine Primera statistics
{{DEFAULTSORT:Monserrat, Roberto 1968 births Living people Footballers from Córdoba, Argentina Argentine footballers Association football midfielders Club Atlético Belgrano footballers San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers Club Atlético River Plate footballers Club Atlético Colón footballers Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers Argentinos Juniors footballers Racing de Córdoba footballers Argentine Primera División players Argentina international footballers 1997 Copa América players Pan American Games gold medalists for Argentina Pan American Games medalists in football Footballers at the 1995 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games