Monzu, a 2004 graduate, is only the second men’s soccer player to be inducted in the Hall of Fame. The other Mauricio Azevedo Dos Santos, was inducted a year ago. Monzu, the first TNU soccer player to be named to the NAIA All-American team, was an outstanding defender who finished his career with three goals, nine assists, and 15 points.
Monzu transferred to Trevecca after playing his freshman season at Mid-Continent University. He later earned his master’s of accountancy from the Massey School of Business at Belmont University.
Following graduation from Trevecca, he worked for a Hispanic marketing firm in Nashville and traveled to Mexico to negotiate/organize pro-soccer events in the States. The company he worked for brought two first-division Mexican teams to play two games, one here at the LP Field (Titans) and the other at the Charlotte Panthers’ stadium in North Carolina.
In his last year at Trevecca, he worked for a company supervising remodeling crews. For four years he did that kind of work on his own. He managed small real estate projects for clients and did a few flip projects on his own.
He eventually decided to go back to school (Massey) and start a new career in accounting. After graduation, he did public accounting work for Kraft CPAs, and now he is in the process of becoming a CPA and working at Trevecca as a financial analyst.
Monzu was born in 25 de Mayo, Buenos Aires, Argentina where he attended high school at Escuela Normal. He is married to another Trevecca graduate, Lorena Lopardo, who is also from Argentina.
After Graduation
Athletic Hall of Fame
Mariano Monzu
Inducted – 2012
In the category of Student Athlete
Career Notes
Scored three goals and had nine assists for a total of 15 career points
2004 (Senior)
During his senior year he scored one goal and had two assists.
TranSouth Scholar Athlete
2003 (Junior)
As a junior he scored two goals and had to assists for team that went 10-9-2 overall, 4-2-1 in TranSouth play.
NAIA All-American Honorable Mention
NAIA All-Region XI First Team
All-TranSouth First Team
TranSouth Scholar Athlete
2002 (Sophomore)
Collected five assists in his sophomore season for a total of five points. The team produced an 8-7-3 overall and were 3-3-1 in TranSouth play.
All-TranSouth Second Team
TranSouth Scholar-Athlete
LaGrange College All-Tournament
He is the first Trevecca soccer player to be named to the NAIA All-American Team.
