Pedro Monzón
Pedro Damián Monzón (born 23 February 1962) is an Argentine football coach and former player who played as a defender. Club career. "Moncho" Monzón played in different clubs, but most importantly in Independiente, with which he obtained 4 titles, including the Intercontinental Cup in 1984. International career. With the Argentina national team he scored one goal against Romania in the 1990 World Cup. Monzón became the first player to be sent off in a World Cup final, when referee Edgardo Codesal gave him a straight red card for a high tackle on Jürgen Klinsmann of Germany 65 minutes  into the game, 20 minutes after he replaced fellow defender Oscar Ruggeri. Argentina lost the game 1–0. Many critics called the incident a prime example of Klinsmann's diving, a claim he contradicted. In an interview in 2004, Klinsmann noted that the foul left a 15-cm gash on his shin. Managerial career. After retirement, Monzón became a coach and manager. He has coached different clubs in Mexico and Ecuador, as well as youth divisions of clubs in Mexico and Argentina. He had a short spell as interim manager of Independiente. In Ecuador, he was suspended for 2 months while  coaching club Olmedo for aggression towards a referee. He then became youth team manager at CD Veracruz before taking over as first team manager in the Primera División de México, he was replaced in 2007. In 2008, he returned to Argentina to take over as manager of Chacarita Juniors. Personal life. Monzón's son, Florián, is a professional footballer.