page_title: Cristian Montaño
section_title: Bristol Rovers
hierarchical_section_title: Cristian Montaño / Playing career / Bristol Rovers
caption_attribution_description: English: Cristian Montaño playing for Bristol Rovers against York City at Bootham Crescent, York on 30 April 2016
context_page_description: Cristian Alexis Montaño Castillo is a Colombian professional footballer who plays for EFL League Two club Port Vale. A versatile player, he is able to play at left-back or as a forward, though his preferred position is as a winger; he is known for his pace.
  Born in Cali, Colombia, he emigrated to London at a young age and joined the West Ham United Academy. He never played a first team game for the club, but did play on loan at Notts County, Swindon Town, Dagenham & Redbridge, and Oxford United. He was signed by Oldham Athletic in August 2012, but was sacked in December 2013 after being arrested for spot-fixing and rape. All charges were later dropped and he returned to his hometown in Colombia to play for América de Cali. He returned to England and joined Bristol Rovers in July 2015. He helped the club to win promotion out of League Two in 2015–16, before he moved on to Port Vale in June 2017.
context_section_description: Montaño joined Bristol Rovers in July 2015; manager Darrell Clarke stated that "he comes with quite a lot of baggage [but] I know that he is desperate for another opportunity to play league football and I'm a firm believer in giving everyone a second chance". He scored two goals in 31 appearances as the "Gas" secured automatic promotion out of League Two in 2015–16. He signed a contract extension of an undisclosed length in June 2016. He played 31 games in the 2016–17 campaign before he was released in April 2017. Clarke said that "Montaño was a very tough decision, it was borderline really. But there has to be a freshness and a bigger freshness than we've had in the last couple of seasons".
caption: Montaño playing for Bristol Rovers in 2016
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