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FACTFILE
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| Born: |
15 May 1901 |
| Dead: |
9 Sep 1983 |
| Caps: |
N/A+(18) |
| Goals: |
N/A+(1) |
* For Italy in brackets
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WORLD
CUP FACTFILE
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Winner
1934
Beaten finalist
1930
Participated
1930 and 1934
Games/Goals
9/2
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Luis Monti
(Argentina/Italy)
Born May
15th 1901 in Buenos Aires, Luis Monti is the only person to have
played two World Cup finals for different countries, representing Argentina
in 1930 and Italy in 1934. "Doble Ancho" (double wide), as Monti was
nicknamed after his ability to cover a wide zone of the field, started his
career in Huracán where he helped them win a league championship in 1921.
The following year, he was transferred to Boca Juniors and months later he
joined the club San Lorenzo where he became a star as he helped them lift
three league championships in 1923, 1924 and 1927.
Monti made his international debut
for the Argentinian national side in the
South American Championship of 1927, that wonderful team with Evaristo, Orsi
and Monti led Argentina to win the tournament. At the time of the inaugural
World Cup, in 1930, Luis Monti was already considered one of the best
centerhalf of South America, he played critical role in the tournament,
scoring in the minute 81st the goal that gave Argentina a 1-0 victory
against France. In the semifinal Argentina demolished the United States,
Monti scored the first of six goals that gave the South Americans a 6-1
victory. But in the end, the hosts Uruguay won the final match, becoming the
first World Champions after beating Argentina 4-2. In 1931 Monti moved to Italy, brought to Juventus by Renato Cesarini. He
helped the club lift four league championships (1932, 1933, 1934, 1935) and
one Italian Cup in 1938.
Vittorio Pozzo, the coach of Italy,
thought that Luisito was the perfect
link between the talented forward Meazza and the defender Monziglio,
therefore Monti received an invitation to participate in the 1934 World Cup.
At that time, the rules permitted a player to represent more than one
country in the World Cup and the "Oriundi", which is the italian term for a
foreign player of italian descent, were very popular in their clubs, the
idea of having "oriundi" players in the National Team was well accepted by
the fans. Raimundo Orsi, Enrique Guaita and Luis Monti, all born in
Argentina proved to be decisive elements in the 1934 World Cup. In the
semifinal against Austria, Luis Monti was given a man-marking job on
Matthias Sindelar, one of the most talented players of the decade, a task
that Monti completed with a lot of success. In the final, Italy won 2-1
against Czechoslovakia and Luis Monti added a winner's medal to the
runners-up award with Argentina four years earlier, becoming the first man
to win successive World Cup medals with different nations. Luis Monti ended
his career playing for Juventus in 1939 after 225 games in
the Italian Serie A and became a coach after his retirement. He passed away
in 1983, aged 82.
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