Víctor Hugo Montaño

Early career

Although born in Cali, Montaño started his professional career at Bogotá side Millonarios as a teenager. He showed great promise in Colombia and at the age of 20, on 26 June 2004, secured a move to newly promoted Ligue 1 side FC Istres in a one-year deal. Montaño appeared in 33 Ligue 1 games in his first season in Europe and netted 2 goals, but was unable to prevent Istres from finishing last and returning to Ligue 2.

Montpellier

Following the club's relegation he was sold to fellow Ligue 2 side Montpellier. After playing with Montpellier for four seasons in Ligue 2, the club were promoted in 2009 after finishing two points behind champions RC Lens. During the promotion campaign, Montaño finished with 15 goals, three behind top scorer Grégory Thil, and also contributed with seven assists. In the club's first season back in the French top flight, Montpellier finished in 5th spot on 69 points, just two points away from a Champions League spot. The other two promoted clubs, Le Mans and US Boulogne, fared much worse and immediately dropped back down to Ligue 2, with Montaño scoring goals against Boulogne. Montaño was a big part of Montpellier's success that campaign as he contributed with 11 goals, from 84 shots, and three assists. Included in this, was an impressive brace against Lille on 22 November 2009, that saw his side win 2–0, and a long range effort that helped his side to a dramatic 2–1 victory over Lyon on 23 December.

Stade…

Montaño played with the Colombia U20 national team at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship in the United Arab Emirates, helping Colombia finish third by winning against Argentina 2–1. In 2011, he made one appearance for the Colombia national team.