title: Jimmy Montanero
text: # Jimmy Montanero
  
  Jimmy Montanero (born August 24, 1960) is a retired football player from Ecuador. He played as a soccer defender and he was nicknamed as "El Mormón".
  
  ## Club career
  
  Montanero played all of his career for Barcelona Sporting Club from Guayaquil (1979–1999). With Barcelona he played in the Copa Libertadores finals twice (1990 & 1998) and reached various semi-finals. He was the captain of the team for almost two decades being respected and considered a player with much character.
  
  ## International
  
  He earned seventeen caps for the Ecuador national team from 1989 to 1993.
  
  ## Personal life
  
  Montanero is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and this is why he was widely known as "El Mormon" during his football career.
  
  