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{{Short description|Spanish footballer and manager}}
{{family name hatnote|Munitis|Álvarez|lang=Spanish}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Pedro Munitis
| image = Pedro Munitis 2013.jpg
| caption = Munitis in 2013
| fullname = Pedro Munitis Álvarez<ref name=Bio>{{cite news|url=https://www.elmundo.es/elmundodeporte/envivos/fichas/1/072/328.html|title=Pedro MUNITIS Álvarez|newspaper=[[El Mundo (Spain)|El Mundo]]|language=es|access-date=11 May 2021}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|6|19|df=y}}<ref name=Bio/>
| birth_place = [[Santander, Spain]]<ref name=Bio/>
| height = 1.67 m<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/36021/Pedro-Munitis/overview|title=Pedro Munitis|publisher=[[Premier League]]|access-date=28 August 2024}}</ref>
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| currentclub =
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = [[Santoña CF|Santoña]]
| years1 = 1992–1993 | clubs1 = [[Santoña CF|Santoña]] | caps1 = | goals1 = 
| years2 = 1993–1997 | clubs2 = [[Rayo Cantabria|Racing B]] | caps2 = | goals2 = 
| years3 = 1995–2000 | clubs3 = [[Racing de Santander|Racing Santander]] | caps3 = 83 | goals3 = 14
| years4 = 1997–1998 | clubs4 = → [[CD Badajoz|Badajoz]] (loan) | caps4 = 28 | goals4 = 10
| years5 = 2000–2003 | clubs5 = [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]] | caps5 = 53 | goals5 = 4
| years6 = 2002–2003 | clubs6 = → [[Racing de Santander|Racing Santander]] (loan) | caps6 = 30 | goals6 = 8
| years7 = 2003–2006 | clubs7 = [[Deportivo de La Coruña|Deportivo La Coruña]] | caps7 = 90 | goals7 = 5
| years8 = 2006–2012 | clubs8 = [[Racing de Santander|Racing Santander]] | caps8 = 191 | goals8 = 12
| totalcaps = 475 | totalgoals = 53
| nationalyears1 = 1999–2002 | nationalteam1 = [[Spain national football team|Spain]] | nationalcaps1 = 21 | nationalgoals1 = 2
| manageryears1 = 2012–2014 | managerclubs1 = [[SD Reocín (women)|Reocín Women]]
| manageryears2 = 2014–2015 | managerclubs2 = Bansander (youth)
| manageryears3 = 2015 | managerclubs3 = [[Racing de Santander|Racing Santander]] (assistant)
| manageryears4 = 2015–2016 | managerclubs4 = [[Racing de Santander|Racing Santander]]
| manageryears5 = 2016–2017 | managerclubs5 = [[SD Ponferradina|Ponferradina]]
| manageryears6 = 2018–2019 | managerclubs6 = [[UCAM Murcia CF|UCAM Murcia]]
| manageryears7 = 2020 | managerclubs7 = [[CD Badajoz|Badajoz]]
| manageryears8 = 2021–2022 | managerclubs8 = [[CE Sabadell FC|Sabadell]]
| manageryears9 = 2023 | managerclubs9 = [[CD Lugo|Lugo]]
}}
'''Pedro Munitis Álvarez''' (born 19 June 1975) is a Spanish retired [[Association football|footballer]] who played mainly as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]], currently a [[Manager (association football)|manager]].

His professional career was mainly associated with [[Racing de Santander]] – he also represented [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]] for two years – and he played 447 [[La Liga]] matches over 17 seasons, scoring 43 goals.<ref name=LEGEND>{{cite news|url=http://racing.eldiariomontanes.es/leyendas/munitis.html|title=Munitis|newspaper=[[El Diario Montañés]]|language=es|access-date=13 February 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019203451/http://racing.eldiariomontanes.es/leyendas/munitis.html|archive-date=19 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.marca.com/2011/12/12/futbol/equipos/racing/1323720915.html|title=Munitis es ya el racinguista con más partidos en Primera|trans-title=Munitis is already Racing player with more games in ''Primera''|newspaper=[[Marca (newspaper)|Marca]]|language=es|date=12 December 2011|access-date=31 January 2014}}</ref>

A [[Spain national football team|Spain international]] in the late 1990s/early 2000s, Munitis represented the country at [[UEFA Euro 2000|Euro 2000]].

==Playing career==
===Club===
Born in [[Santander, Spain|Santander]], [[Cantabria]], Munitis played in three separate periods for hometown [[Racing de Santander]]. He first appeared with its first team on 22 January 1995, in a 0–0 home draw against [[Real Sociedad]].<ref name=LEGEND/>

After a loan to [[CD Badajoz|Badajoz]] ([[Segunda División]])<ref name=LEGEND/> and scoring 14 goals in 72 league games with Racing from 1998 to 2000,<ref name=Bio/> Munitis attracted attention from [[La Liga]] giants [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]], who signed him for [[Pound sterling|£]]6.8 million.<ref name=Dream>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/829329.stm|title=Munitis in "dream move"|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|date=11 July 2000|access-date=15 February 2011}}</ref> He was relatively used in his two-year spell at the [[Madrid|capital]] club, helping it to [[2000–01 La Liga|one league]] and the [[2001–02 UEFA Champions League]].

Munitis spent the [[2002–03 La Liga|2002–03 season]] on loan at Racing Santander, notably netting (and celebrating) against Real Madrid in a 2–0 home win on 19 October 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/025e-0f90780df6ba-7d0816154ce1-1000--spain-round-up-madrid-stumble-at-santander/|title=Spain round-up: Madrid stumble at Santander|publisher=UEFA|date=19 October 2002|access-date=23 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEh5tn1eFH4|title=Racing 2 Real Madrid 0 (golazo de Munitis en la 02/03)|trans-title=Racing 2 Real Madrid 0 (Munitis wonder goal in 02/03)|publisher=[[YouTube]]|language=es|date=4 June 2006|access-date=16 October 2008}}</ref> In the following off-season, he was purchased up by [[Deportivo de La Coruña]] on a [[Free transfer (association football)|free transfer]];<ref name=Depor>{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/025a-0eaada92ddc8-cad11046a643-1000--munitis-makes-depor-move/|title=Munitis makes Depor move|publisher=UEFA|date=28 August 2003|access-date=1 May 2010}}</ref> after a poor [[2003–04 La Liga|first year]] he would be one of the [[Galicia (Spain)|Galicia]] side's most important attacking players, also being used as a [[Midfielder#Winger|left winger]] in order to provide rest for veteran [[Captain (association football)|captain]] [[Fran (footballer, born 1969)|Fran]] and being his replacement when he retired at the end of [[2004–05 La Liga|2004–05]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.libertaddigital.com/deportes/munitis-si-soy-suplente-mi-rendimiento-baja-y-me-perjudica-1276203211/|title=Munitis: "Si soy suplente mi rendimiento baja y me perjudica"|trans-title=Munitis: "If i do not start i don't contribute as much and that is harmful to me"|newspaper=[[Libertad Digital]]|language=es|date=3 October 2003|access-date=30 October 2017}}</ref>

Munitis returned to Racing in July 2006, forming an interesting attacking partnership with gigantic Serbian [[Nikola Žigić]] in his [[2006–07 La Liga|debut campaign]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.eldiariomontanes.es/prensa/20061030/deportes/munitis-zigic-pareja-letal_20061030.html|title=Munitis y Zigic, pareja letal|trans-title=Munitis and Zigic, lethal duo|newspaper=El Diario Montañés|first=Francisco|last=Fernández-Cueto|language=es|date=30 October 2006|access-date=23 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://deportes.elpais.com/deportes/2006/12/10/actualidad/1165738918_850215.html|title=El Racing, sin Zigic ni Munitis, se hunde|trans-title=Racing, without Zigic nor Munitis, sink|newspaper=[[El País]]|language=es|date=10 December 2006|access-date=26 November 2015}}</ref> and helping it achieve a first ever [[2008–09 UEFA Cup|qualification]] for the [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]] in [[2007–08 La Liga|his second]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.20minutos.es/noticia/379897/0/cronica/racing/osasuna/|title=El Racing se mete por primera vez en la UEFA al ganar a Osasuna (1–0)|trans-title=Racing reach UEFA for the first time after beating Osasuna (1–0)|newspaper=[[20 minutos]]|language=es|date=18 May 2008|access-date=27 March 2014}}</ref> On 19 April 2009, he played his 200th league match for the club, at [[RCD Espanyol|Espanyol]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.realracingclub.es/comunicacion/entrevistas/ampliar.php?Id_contenido=256|title=Munitis suma 200 partidos con el Racing en Primera|trans-title=Munitis reaches 200 games with Racing in ''Primera''|publisher=Racing Santander|language=es|date=20 April 2009|access-date=3 May 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305033002/http://www.realracingclub.es/comunicacion/entrevistas/ampliar.php?Id_contenido=256|archive-date=5 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.eldiariomontanes.es/20090420/deportes/racing/triste-celebracion-para-munitis-20090420.html|title=Triste celebración para Munitis y Luis Fernández|trans-title=Sad celebration for Munitis and Luis Fernández|newspaper=El Diario Montañés|language=es|date=20 April 2009|access-date=30 October 2017}}</ref>

In [[2009–10 La Liga|2009–10]], the 34-year-old Munitis was again an undisputed starter, but did not manage to find the net in 29 appearances, and his season was over during a 3–1 home victory over Espanyol due to a knee injury, on 14 April 2010;<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.marca.com/2010/04/15/futbol/equipos/racing/1271284643.html|title=Munitis se perderá el resto de la temporada por sufrir una rotura del ligamento lateral interno de su rodilla {{sic|nolink=y|dercha}}|trans-title=Munitis to lose rest of the season after internal lateral ligament rupture to his right knee|newspaper=Marca|language=es|date=15 April 2010|access-date=31 January 2014}}</ref> at that time he ranked second in [[Assist (association football)|assists]], only trailing [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]'s [[Lionel Messi]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://futbol.as.com/futbol/2010/01/19/mas_futbol/1263886023_850215.html|title=Munitis es clave en la recuperación del equipo|trans-title=Munitis is key in team recovery|newspaper=[[Diario AS]]|first=Pedro|last=López|language=es|date=19 January 2010|access-date=31 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.sport.es/es/noticias/barca/messi-goleador-asistente-835277|title=Messi, goleador y asistente|trans-title=Messi, scorer and passer|newspaper=[[Sport (Spanish newspaper)|Sport]]|first=D.|last=Salinas|language=es|date=4 February 2010|access-date=23 February 2022}}</ref>

On 17 October 2010, after more than one year without scoring, Munitis netted from 30 metres for the only goal of the home fixture against [[UD Almería|Almería]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report/_/id/302132?cc=5739|title=Racing Santander 1–0 Almeria|publisher=[[ESPN FC|ESPN Soccernet]]|date=17 October 2010|access-date=15 February 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628223243/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report/_/id/302132?cc=5739|archive-date=28 June 2011}}</ref> During [[2010–11 La Liga|the season]], he again featured prominently in the starting XI under both [[Miguel Ángel Portugal]] and his successor [[Marcelino García Toral]], the latter returned to the [[Campos de Sport de El Sardinero]] after nearly three years. In [[2011–12 La Liga|the following campaign]] he failed to score in 32 matches, and Racing returned to the second tier after one decade, with the player announcing shortly after his decision to leave his main club.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.realracingclub.es/comunicacion/actualidad/ampliar.php?Id_contenido=9828|title=Munitis se despide orgulloso de su carrera racinguista|trans-title=Munitis bids farewell to Racing career with pride|publisher=Racing Santander|language=es|date=18 May 2012|access-date=31 May 2012}}</ref>

===International===
Munitis earned 21 [[Cap (sport)|caps]] for [[Spain national football team|Spain]], scoring two goals. He represented the nation at [[UEFA Euro 2000]], appearing as a [[Substitute (association football)|substitute]] and netting in a 4–3 group stage win over [[Yugoslavia national football team|Yugoslavia]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/euro2000/800459.stm|title=Spain survive in seven-goal classic|publisher=BBC Sport|date=21 June 2000|access-date=16 July 2013}}</ref> and starting in the quarter-final loss to [[France national football team|France]] (2–1).<ref name=Dream/>

Munitis' debut came on 27 March 1999 in a [[UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying|Euro 2000 qualifier]] against [[Austria national football team|Austria]], playing 30 minutes in a 9–0 thrashing in [[Valencia]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://elpais.com/diario/1999/03/28/deportes/922575601_850215.html|title=España vive una noche idílica|trans-title=Spain live idyllic night|newspaper=El País|first=Cayetano|last=Ros|language=es|date=28 March 1999|access-date=26 November 2015}}</ref>

====International goals====
{| class="wikitable"
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=14603|title=Munitis|publisher=European Football|access-date=3 September 2017}}</ref>
|-
| 1. || 18 August 1999 || [[Polish Army Stadium|Polish Army]], [[Warsaw]], Poland || {{fb|POL}} || 1–'''2''' || 1–2 || [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|-
| 2. || 21 June 2000 || [[Jan Breydel Stadium|Jan Breydel]], [[Bruges]], Belgium || {{fb|FR Yugoslavia}} || 2–'''2''' || 3–4 || [[UEFA Euro 2000 Group C|Euro 2000]]
|}

==Style of play==
Described as a "poacher" in the media, Munitis was capable of playing either as a forward or [[midfielder]] but was usually deployed as a [[Midfielder#Winger|left winger]], and was one of the shortest players in the Spanish top flight throughout his career. He was best known for his speed, [[Dribbling#Association football|dribbling]] skills, creative ability, direct movement and fighting spirit, which made him an effective offensive threat inside the penalty box and difficult for opposing defenders to mark, with Frenchman [[Lilian Thuram]] labelling him as one of his most difficult opponents.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2002/oct/21/europeanfootball.sport1|title=Pocket Pedro delights in Real revenge|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|first=Sid|last=Lowe|date=21 October 2002|access-date=3 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eurosport.com/football/copa-del-rey/2005-2006/depor-edge-valencia_sto816169/story.shtml|title=Depor edge Valencia|publisher=[[Eurosport]]|date=19 January 2006|access-date=3 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eurosport.com/football/la-liga/2006-2007/munitis-back-at-racing_sto940528/story.shtml|title=Munitis back at Racing|publisher=Eurosport|date=8 August 2006|access-date=3 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2007/mar/19/europeanfootball.sport1|title=Little and Large deliver the perfect punch-line for Racing|newspaper=The Guardian|first=Sid|last=Lowe|date=19 March 2007|access-date=3 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://en.as.com/en/2021/12/12/soccer/1639310224_161076.html|title=Barcelona, Zidane, Ronaldo... Thuram reveals player anecdotes|newspaper=Diario AS|first=Calum|last=Roche|date=12 December 2021|access-date=3 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.realmadrid.com/en-US/the-club/history/football-legends/pedro-manuel-munitis-alvarez|title=An electrifying forward in Madrid's Ninth European Cup win|publisher=Real Madrid CF|access-date=15 February 2024}}</ref><ref name=Depor/>

==Coaching career==
Still not having announced his retirement, Munitis began his managerial career, with [[Women's association football|women's football]] club [[SD Reocín (women)|Reocín]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.eldiariomontanes.es/v/20120910/deportes/futbol-regional/minuto-final-priva-munitis-20120910.html|title=Un gol en el minuto final priva a Munitis de un estreno con triunfo en el banquillo|trans-title=A goal in the last minute deprives Munitis of win in his bench debut|newspaper=El Diario Montañés|first=Yésica|last=Mata|language=es|date=10 September 2012|access-date=11 September 2012}}</ref> In 2014 he was appointed at Bansander, taking charge of the youth squads.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://contrameta.com/pedro-munitis-dirigira-al-juvenil-del-bansander/|title=Pedro Munitis dirigirá al Juvenil del Bansander|trans-title=Pedro Munitis will manage Bansander's ''Juvenil''|publisher=Contrameta|language=es|date=25 April 2014|access-date=4 March 2015}}</ref>

Munitis returned to Racing on 3 March 2015, being appointed assistant manager along with former teammate [[Gonzalo Colsa]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://futbol.as.com/futbol/2015/03/03/segunda/1425387927_662618.html|title=Hoy comienza la quinta era de Pedro Munitis en el Racing|trans-title=Pedro Munitis' fifth spell at Racing begins today|newspaper=Diario AS|first=Roberto|last=González|language=es|date=3 March 2015|access-date=4 March 2015}}</ref> After [[2014–15 Segunda División|their relegation]], he took the reins of the team in [[Segunda División B]] and [[2015-16 Segunda Division B|won the group]], but left in June 2016 following elimination by [[Cádiz CF|Cádiz]] in [[2016 Segunda División B playoffs|the playoffs]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.marca.com/futbol/mas-futbol/2016/06/12/575dca4b268e3ef90d8b4587.html|title=Munitis deja de ser entrenador del Racing|trans-title=Pedro Munitis no longer manager of Racing|newspaper=Marca|language=es|date=12 June 2016|access-date=15 February 2019}}</ref>

On 17 October 2016, Munitis succeeded [[Manolo Herrero (footballer, born 1970)|Manolo Herrero]] as manager of newly relegated [[SD Ponferradina|Ponferradina]], with Colsa as his assistant.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://as.com/futbol/2016/10/17/mas_futbol/1476717714_621264.html|title=Pedro Munitis, nuevo entrenador de la Ponferradina|trans-title=Pedro Munitis, new manager of Ponferradina|newspaper=Diario AS|first=Álvaro|last=Carrera|language=es|date=17 October 2016|access-date=15 February 2019}}</ref> He resigned five months later with the team lying in sixth in division three, having won exactly a third of his games.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://as.com/futbol/2017/03/19/segunda/1489947896_736001.html|title=Munitis dimite como entrenador de la Ponferradina|trans-title=Munitis resigns as manager of Ponferradina|newspaper=Diario AS|first=Pedro|last=Iranzo|language=es|date=19 March 2017|access-date=15 February 2019}}</ref>

Munitis returned to third-tier management on 26 March 2018, when he was hired by [[UCAM Murcia CF|UCAM Murcia]] until the end of [[2017–18 Segunda División B|the season]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/deportes/20180326/441974341173/el-ucam-cf-ficha-al-cantabro-pedro-munitis-como-entrenador.html|title=El UCAM CF ficha al cántabro Pedro Munitis como entrenador|trans-title=UCAM CF sign Cantabrian Pedro Munitis as manager|newspaper=[[La Vanguardia]]|language=es|date=26 March 2018|access-date=15 February 2019}}</ref> Despite missing his objective of a [[2018 Segunda División B play-offs|play-off place]], he was given another year in the job.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.laopiniondemurcia.es/deportes/2018/06/13/pedro-munitis-llega-acuerdo-seguir/930315.html|title=Pedro Munitis llega a un acuerdo para seguir en el UCAM Murcia|trans-title=Pedro Munitis reaches an agreement to continue at UCAM Murcia|newspaper=La Opinión de Murcia|first=Alberto|last=F. Martínez|language=es|date=13 June 2018|access-date=15 February 2019}}</ref> He was dismissed on 29 April 2019 with the team still in contention for the [[2019 Segunda División B play-offs|play-offs]] with three rounds to go, and replaced by [[Juan Merino]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://as.com/futbol/2019/04/29/mas_futbol/1556551804_338158.html|title=Munitis, despedido del UCAM|trans-title=Munitis, fired by UCAM|newspaper=Diario AS|language=es|date=29 April 2019|access-date=16 August 2019}}</ref>

On 4 February 2020, Munitis succeeded [[Mehdi Nafti]] at Badajoz, where he had played over two decades ago.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.marca.com/futbol/mas-futbol/segunda-b-grupo-iiii/2020/02/04/5e394c22ca4741f56e8b4606.html|title=Pedro Munitis nuevo entrenador del Badajoz|trans-title=Pedro Munitis new manager of Badajoz|newspaper=Marca|language=es|date=4 February 2020|access-date=27 April 2020}}</ref> After [[2019–20 Segunda División B|the season]] was truncated by the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Spain|COVID-19 pandemic]], the team lost in the [[2020 Segunda División B play-offs|playoff]] semi-finals on [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalties]] to [[FC Barcelona Atlètic|Barcelona B]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.canalextremadura.es/deportes/futbol/barcelona-b-1-1-badajoz-el-badajoz-se-queda-fuera-del-sueno-del-ascenso-en-los|title=Barcelona B 1–1 Badajoz: El Badajoz se queda fuera del sueño del ascenso en los penaltis|trans-title=Barcelona B 1–1 Badajoz: Badajoz miss out on promotion dream on penalties|publisher=[[Canal Extremadura Televisión]]|first=David|last=Bris|language=es|date=23 July 2020|access-date=17 December 2021}}</ref> He left on his own terms in October, shortly before the start of the [[2020–21 Segunda División B|new campaign]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hoy.es/deportes/futbol/liga-segunda-b/munitis-dice-deja-20201013210023-nt.html|title=Munitis se va del Badajoz «por voluntad propia»|trans-title=Munitis leaves Badajoz "by own free will"|newspaper=[[Hoy (Extremadura)|Hoy]]|first=Javi|last=Pérez|language=es|date=14 October 2020|access-date=17 December 2021}}</ref>

Munitis was appointed at [[CE Sabadell FC|Sabadell]] of the [[Primera División RFEF]] on 23 November 2021, until the end of the [[2021–22 Primera División RFEF|season]] and with the option of another year.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.diaridesabadell.com/2021/11/23/pedro-munitis-ce-sabadell-banqueta-hidalgo/|title=Pedro Munitis és l'escollit per substituir Antonio Hidalgo|trans-title=Pedro Munitis is chosen to replace Antonio Hidalgo|newspaper=Diari de Sabadell|first=Pere|last=Figueras|language=ca|date=23 November 2021|access-date=17 December 2021}}</ref> He took the team out of the relegation zone and challenged for the [[2022 Primera División RFEF play-offs|play-offs]] until the penultimate round of fixtures; in June, he left after turning down a contract renewal.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.diaridesabadell.com/2022/06/25/ce-sabadell-munitis-banqueta-candidats/|title=Pedro Munitis no continuarà com a entrenador del CE Sabadell|trans-title=Pedro Munitis will not continue as manager of CE Sabadell|newspaper=Diari de Sabadell|first=Pere|last=Figueras|language=ca|date=25 June 2022|access-date=7 October 2022}}</ref>

On 21 June 2023, Munitis was named in charge of [[CD Lugo|Lugo]], [[2022–23 Segunda División|recently relegated to the third division]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cdlugo.com/noticias/pedro-munitis-nuevo-entrenador-del-cd-lugo|title=Pedro Munitis, nuevo entrenador del CD Lugo|trans-title=Pedro Munitis, new manager of CD Lugo|publisher=CD Lugo|language=es|date=21 June 2023|access-date=21 June 2023}}</ref> On 16 December, he was sacked.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cdlugo.com/noticias/comunicado-oficial-pedro-munitis|title=Comunicado oficial. Pedro Munitis|trans-title=Official announcement. Pedro Munitis|publisher=CD Lugo|language=es|date=16 December 2023|access-date=17 December 2023}}</ref>

==Managerial statistics==
{{updated|16 December 2023}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"			
|+ Managerial record by team and tenure	
|-
!rowspan="2"|Team
!rowspan="2"|From
!rowspan="2"|To
!colspan="8"|Record	
!rowspan=2|{{abbr|Ref|Reference}}
|-	
!{{Tooltip|G|Games managed}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Games won}}
!{{Tooltip|D|Games drawn}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Games lost}}
!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}}
!{{Tooltip|Win %|Winning percentage}}			
|-
|align=left|[[Racing de Santander|Racing Santander]]
|align=left|30 June 2015
|align=left|12 June 2016
{{WDL|43|21|11|11|for=56|against=36|diff=yes}}		
|<ref>{{BDFutbol season|l2219|2015-16}}</ref>
|-
|align=left|[[SD Ponferradina|Ponferradina]]
|align=left|17 October 2016
|align=left|19 March 2017
{{WDL|27|10|11|6|for=27|against=21|diff=yes}}	
|<ref>{{BDFutbol season|l2219|2016-17}}</ref>
|-
|align=left|[[UCAM Murcia CF|UCAM Murcia]]
|align=left|26 March 2018
|align=left|28 April 2019
{{WDL|44|20|9|15|for=59|against=48|diff=yes}}
|<ref>{{BDFutbol season|l2219|2017-18}}<br>{{BDFutbol season|l2219|2018-19}}</ref>
|-
|align=left|[[CD Badajoz|Badajoz]]
|align=left|4 February 2020
|align=left|10 October 2020
{{WDL|7|3|2|2|for=10|against=7|diff=yes}}
|<ref>{{BDFutbol season|l2219|2019-20}}</ref>
|-
|align=left|[[CE Sabadell FC|Sabadell]]
|align=left|24 November 2021
|align=left|25 June 2022
{{WDL|26|14|5|7|for=36|against=19|diff=yes}}
|<ref>{{BDFutbol season|l2219|2021-22}}</ref>
|-
|align=left|[[CD Lugo|Lugo]]
|align=left|21 June 2023
|align=left|16 December 2023
{{WDL|19|9|5|5|for=18|against=16|diff=yes}}
|<ref>{{BDFutbol season|l2219|2023-24}}</ref>
|-
!colspan="3"|Total
{{WDLtot|166|77|43|46|for=206|against=147|diff=yes}}		
!—	
|}

==Honours==
'''Real Madrid'''
*[[La Liga]]: [[2000–01 La Liga|2000–01]]<ref name=Bio/>
*[[UEFA Champions League]]: [[2001–02 UEFA Champions League|2001–02]]<ref name=Bio/>

==See also==
*[[List of La Liga players]] (400+ appearances)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{BDFutbol|2219}}
*{{BDFutbol manager|2219}}
*{{NFT player|id=11266}}
*{{FIFA player|179055}}
*{{Soccerway|pedro-munitis-alvarez/3266}}

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