Marco Monti

Marco Angelo Monti was born in Monza, on July 26, 1967.

Source Lazio Wiki

He came through the Inter youth set up and in 1985-86 was added to the first team squad. The manager was first Ilario Castagner and then Mario Corso and Inter finished 6th (UEFA Cup) and reached the UEFA Cup semi-finals (Real Madrid 4-6 a.e.t). Monti made no league appearances but played one game in Coppa Italia. In the same year he won the prestigious Viareggio youth tournament with the Primavera (U19s).

In 1986 he joined Virescit Boccaleone (Bergamo) for two years. The Viola were in Serie C and in the first season finished 11th under Luciano Magistrelli, then 3rd in the second and then narrowly missed out on promotion after a playoff. Monti played 54 league games with 1 goal.

In 1988 he arrived at Lazio as a relative unknown. Lazio were finally back in Serie A and the manager was Beppe Materazzi. In 1988-89 Lazio finished 11th and Monti played 29 league games and 7 in Coppa Italia. The highlight was beating Roma 1-0 in January with a Paolo Di Canio goal and Monti played the whole game. The following year the Biancocelesti finished 9th but Monti played less, 10 league games and 1 in Coppa Italia.

In 1990 he left the capital and joined Atalanta in Serie A. The Nerazzurri finished 10th, first under Pierluigi Frosio (1-18) and then Bruno Giorgi. Monti played 6 league games, 4 in Coppa Italia and 3 in the UEFA Cup (Atalanta lost 0-2 to Inter in the quarterfinals). His teammates included Lazio connections Claudio Vertova (1990-92) and briefly Antonio Rizzolo (1986-88).

In 1991 he joined Reggiana and stayed two seasons. The Granata were in Serie B and finished 7th and 1st (promoted to A). The manager was Giuseppe Marchioro and Monti played 48 league games. His teammates included a young Fabrizio Ravanelli who would win the Scudetto with Lazio in 2000.

In 1993-94 Monti played a season with Ravenna in Serie B. The Leoni were relegated, under Claudio Onofri (1-6) and then Pierluigi Frosio (7-38). Monti only played 11 league games. His teammates included a young Christian Vieri (Lazio 1998-99, winning the Cup Winners Cup).

Monti's last season was with Lecco in 1994-95 in Serie C2. The Blucelesti finished 6th and Monti played 10 league games.

At 27 he retired.

Monti was a defender and he usually played at right full-back. At 1.72 he was no giant but he based his game on his speed and anticipation.

His main achievement was winning Serie B with Reggiana in 1993.

The peak of his career however was his time at Lazio. In his first year in particular he played regularly and put in good performances. He will forever be remembered for being in the team that surprisingly defeated Roma in 1989 giving Lazio a derby win after ten years.

His subsequent career did not however live up to that first season in Rome.

Lazio career

Season	Total appearances	Serie A	Coppa Italia
1988-89	36	29	7
1989-90	11	10	1
Total	47	39	8

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