Cristián Muñoz (footballer, born 1983)
 Muñoz in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cristián Marcelo Muñoz Corrales | ||
| Date of birth | 15 July 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Universidad de Chile | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004 | Universidad de Chile | 44 | (3) |
| 2005 | Cobreloa | 7 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Santiago Wanderers | 17 | (0) |
| 2006 | Santiago Morning | 10 | (2) |
| 2007 | Deportes Puerto Montt | 18 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Deportes Melipilla | 20 | (4) |
| 2008 | José Gálvez | 15 | (1) |
| 2009 | Total Chalaco | 31 | (8) |
| 2010 | Ilioupoli | 17 | (3) |
| 2011 | Coquimbo Unido | 109 | (22) |
| 2012 | Sport Boys | 0 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Coquimbo Unido | 45 | (9) |
| 2014–2015 | Iberia | 30 | (5) |
| 2015–2016 | Rangers | 27 | (3) |
| 2016–2018 | Barnechea | 63 | (13) |
| 2019 | Unión San Felipe | 23 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Barnechea | 49 | (3) |
| Total | 525 | (77) | |
| International career | |||
| 2003 | Chile U20 | 4 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2022 | SIFUP | ||
| 2022–2023 | Santiago Morning | ||
| 2024 | Barnechea | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Cristián Marcelo Muñoz Corrales (born July 15, 1983) is a Chilean football manager and former footballer who played as a midfielder.
Club career
[edit]He began his career in Universidad de Chile,[1] then played on a loan in Cobreloa, then in Santiago Wanderers. In January 2010, it was announced that Corrales will play in Greek Championship of Beta Ethniki. Corrales was transferred to Ilioupoli F.C. He finished the season with fifteen appearances and three goals.
At the end of 2021 season, A.C. Barnechea announced the retirement of Muñoz from the football activity as a professional footballer.[2][3]
International career
[edit]Muñoz represented Chile at several youth levels, the most important of these is the 2003 South American U-20 Championship, without luck, in the category of Sudamericano of Uruguay. A part of that team together with Claudio Bravo, Mark González, Mauricio Pinilla, Gonzalo Fierro, Luis Jiménez, Jorge Valdivia, Miguel Pinto, Marco Estrada, Luis Pedro Figueroa, Miguel Aceval and Eduardo Rubio.
Managerial career
[edit]Following his retirement as a professional player, he coached free agents at the SIFUP [es] (Professional Footballers' Trade Union).[4] On second half 2022, he took his first challenge as head coach in a professional club after joining Santiago Morning in the Primera B de Chile,[5] being released in May 2023.[6]
In 2024, he signed with Barnechea.[7]
Personal life
[edit]He is nicknamed La Nona, a spanish form of Nonna (grandmother in Italian). This nickname was given by his teammate Gamadiel García when he was 21 years old, due to the fact that he had many wrinkles in the face.[8]
Honours
[edit]Player
[edit]- Universidad de Chile
- Barnechea
References
[edit]- ^ "Nona Muñoz desclasifica su horrible debut por la U: pase gol a Barticciotto y se subió al bus de Colo Colo". RedGol (in Spanish). 16 April 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ^ Arévalo, Joaquín (12 November 2021). "Excampeón del fútbol chileno con la U anunció su retiro en equipo de Primera B: "Gran leyenda"". www.encancha.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ^ Romo, Felipe (28 October 2024). "El DT chileno más cotizado aborda su futuro: "Hay ofrecimientos, quiero crecer"". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 October 2024.
Mi vínculo con Barnechea terminó y no creo que siga en la institución porque está con problemas legales.
- ^ "Fue '10' azul y ahora es DT: "Me encantaría dirigir a la U"" (in Spanish). AS Chile. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ^ "Santiago Morning anunció a Cristián "la Nona" Muñoz como su nuevo entrenador". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ Acevedo, Álvaro (17 May 2023). "El primer caído en el Ascenso: Cristián Muñoz es destituido en Santiago Morning". TNT Sports (in Spanish). TNT Sports Chile. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- ^ Vera, Pablo (3 January 2024). "Barnechea anunció a su DT". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 January 2024.
- ^ ""Pititore" Cabrera, "Petrolero" Cáceres, "La Nona" Muñoz y "Torito" Millape... Cuatro futbolistas revelan el origen de sus apodos". Emol (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 8 May 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
External links
[edit]- Cristián Muñoz at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Cristián Muñoz at Soccerway
- 1983 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Santiago
- Chilean men's footballers
- Chilean expatriate men's footballers
- Chile men's under-20 international footballers
- Club Universidad de Chile footballers
- C.D. Cobreloa footballers
- Santiago Wanderers footballers
- Santiago Morning footballers
- Deportes Puerto Montt footballers
- Deportes Melipilla footballers
- José Gálvez FBC footballers
- Total Chalaco footballers
- GS Ilioupolis players
- Coquimbo Unido footballers
- Sport Boys footballers
- Deportes Iberia footballers
- Rangers de Talca footballers
- A.C. Barnechea footballers
- Unión San Felipe footballers
- Chilean Primera División players
- Peruvian Primera División players
- Football League (Greece) players
- Primera B de Chile players
- Segunda División Profesional de Chile players
- Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Peru
- Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- Expatriate men's footballers in Peru
- Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
- Chilean football managers
- Santiago Morning managers
- A.C. Barnechea managers
- Primera B de Chile managers
- Men's association football midfielders