Guillermo Muñoz Muñoz (25 January 1953 – 11 April 2016) was a Chilean former footballer who played as a forward for clubs in Chile and Spain.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Guillermo Muñoz Muñoz | ||
| Date of birth | 25 January 1953 | ||
| Place of birth | San Felipe, Chile | ||
| Date of death | 11 April 2016 (aged 63) | ||
| Place of death | Valparaíso, Chile | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Escuela Industrial | |||
| Liceo de Hombres | |||
| Arturo Prat | |||
| Unión Delicias | |||
| Juventud Antoniana | |||
| Chacabuco | |||
| Centro Cultural | |||
| Unión San Felipe | |||
| 1970 | Santiago Wanderers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1971–1973 | Santiago Wanderers | 64 | (17) |
| 1973–1979 | Deportivo La Coruña | 66 | (21) |
| 1977–1979 | Deportivo Fabril | – | (–) |
| 1981 | Unión San Felipe | ||
| International career | |||
| 1973 | Chile | 8 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career edit
As a youth player, Muñoz was with Escuela Industrial, Liceo de Hombres, Arturo Prat, Unión Delicias, Unión San Felipe, among others, in his city of birth, joining Santiago Wanderers in 1970.[1] At professional level, he spent two and a half seasons with Santiago Wanderers in the Chilean Primera División from 1971 to 1973.[2]
In 1973, he moved to Spain and joined Deportivo La Coruña for a quarter of a million dollars.[2] He stayed with the club until the 1978–79 season, making also appearances for the reserve team, Deportivo Fabril.[3]
His last club was Unión San Felipe in the 1981 Segunda División de Chile.[4]
International career edit
Muñoz made eight appearances and scored a goal for the Chile national team in 1973. He took part of friendlies, winning the Copa Carlos Dittborn [es] against Argentina, and the 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification.[5]
Personal life edit
Muñoz was nicknamed Hallulla, as a type of slightly leavened white bread, due to the fact that his father was a baker.[2]
On 3 August 2009, He was given the Premio a la Trayectoria Deportiva (Sport Career Award) by the Municipality of San Felipe.[1]
In his last years, he worked as a caretaker at a company[1] and died in 2016 due to a stomach cancer.[2]
Honours edit
Chile
- Copa Carlos Dittborn [es]: 1973[5]
Individual
- Sport Career Award (Municipality of San Felipe): 2009[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d González Short, Roberto (12 April 2016). "Muere Guillermo 'Hallulla' Muñoz a sus 63 años en Valparaíso". Diario El Trabajo (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ^ a b c d Corporación Wanderers (11 August 2020) Guillermo Muñoz Muñoz (1971-1973) on Facebook (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ^ "Muñoz, Guillermo Muñoz Muñoz - Futbolista". www.bdfutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ^ "Guillermo MUÑOZ". Memoria Wanderers (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Guillermo Muñoz". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 January 2023.
External links edit
- Guillermo Muñoz at WorldFootball.net
- Guillermo Muñoz at BDFutbol.com (in Spanish)
- Guillermo Muñoz at SoloFutbol.cl (in Spanish)
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