Víctor Muñoz

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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Other people". Template:Family name hatnote Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox football biography Víctor Muñoz Manrique, (born 15 March 1957), known simply as Víctor as a player, is a Spanish retired football midfielder and manager.

He spent most of his professional career with Barcelona, winning six titles and achieving La Liga totals of 332 games and 25 goals. In the competition, he also represented Zaragoza.[1]

A Spain international during the 1980s, Víctor represented the country at the 1986 World Cup and two European Championships. He later became a manager, leading four top-division teams and winning the Copa del Rey for Zaragoza in 2004.

Playing career

Club

Víctor was born in Zaragoza, Aragon. After starting off with hometown club Real Zaragoza and being relegated in his first professional season,[2] he was purchased by La Liga powerhouse FC Barcelona, being a very important element for the Catalans in a seven-year spell; on 4 June 1983, he scored his team's first goal in a 2–1 win against Real Madrid in the final of the Copa del Rey.[3]

Víctor was also one of the first Spaniards to ever play in Serie A, with two seasons with UC Sampdoria. Following a quick stint at St Mirren where he teamed up with his former Barça teammate Steve Archibald, he returned to Zaragoza to see out his career aged 34.[4]

International

Víctor was a regular for Spain for most of the 1980s, making his debut on 25 March 1981 in a 2–1 friendly win over England and going on to earn a further 59 caps with three goals.[5] He played for the nation at the 1986 FIFA World Cup as well as the UEFA Euro 1984 (in a final runner-up position to hosts France) and 1988 tournaments, retiring from international duty immediately after that group-stage exit.[6][7]

International goals

Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition[5]
1. 24 February 1982 Luis Casanova, Valencia, Spain {{ Template:Yesno alias = Scotland flag alias = Flag of Scotland.svg flag alias-1542 = Flag of Scotland (traditional).svg link alias-football = Scotland men's national football team size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || 1–0 || 3–0 || Friendly

2. 17 November 1982 Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Republic of Ireland {{safesubst: Template:Yesno alias = Republic of Ireland shortname alias = Ireland flag alias = Flag of Ireland.svg link alias-naval = Irish Naval Service flag alias-air force = Flag of the Irish Air Corps.svg link alias-air force = Irish Air Corps flag alias-army = Flag of the Irish Defence Forces.svg link alias-army = Irish Army link alias-navy = Irish Naval Service link alias-football = Republic of Ireland national football team name alias-football = Republic of Ireland link alias-futsal = Republic of Ireland national football team name alias-futsal = Republic of Ireland link alias-beachsoccer = Republic of Ireland national football team name alias-beachsoccer = Republic of Ireland flag alias-rugby union = Flag placeholder.svg border-rugby union = flag alias-cricket = Flag placeholder.svg border-cricket = link alias-netball = Republic of Ireland national netball team name alias-netball = Republic of Ireland size = name = altlink = national football team altvar = football variant =

}} || 1–3 || 3–3 || Euro 1984 qualifying

3. 24 September 1986 El Molinón, Gijón, Spain {{ Template:Yesno alias = Greece flag alias = Flag of Greece.svg flag alias-old = Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg flag alias-1970 = Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg flag alias-royal = State flag of Greece (1863–1924;1935–73).svg flag alias-otto = Naval Royal Standard of Greece (1858-1862).svg flag alias-army = Hellenic Army War Flag.svg link alias-army = Hellenic Army border-army= flag alias-air force=Fin Flash of Greece.svg link alias-air force=Hellenic Air Force flag alias-royalnavy = Naval Ensign of Kingdom of Greece.svg link alias-naval = Hellenic Navy flag alias-navy = Flag of Greece.svg link alias-navy = Hellenic Navy link alias-military = Hellenic Armed Forces link alias-royalnavy = Royal Hellenic Navy size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || 3–0 || 3–1 || Friendly

Style of play

An all-around midfield unit, Víctor was best known for his great physical strength that helped him tire his opponents in the early stages of the match.[7]

Coaching career

Muñoz started working as a manager in the mid-1990s, being successively at the helm of RCD Mallorca, CD Logroñés, UE Lleida, Villarreal CF and Zaragoza.[8] With the last of those teams, he won the 2003–04 domestic cup with a 3–2 extra time victory over Real Madrid's Galácticos.[9]

On 8 October 2006, Muñoz signed a two-year contract with Greece's Panathinaikos FC, becoming their 18th coach in ten years.[10] However, he returned to Spain in June 2007 to take over at Recreativo de Huelva,[11] from where he was sacked the following February.[12]

For the 2008–09 campaign, Muñoz was appointed at Getafe CF. Following a string of seven losses in nine games that left the team from the outskirts of Madrid one point above the relegation zone, he was dismissed in April 2009, making way for former Real Madrid player Míchel.[13]

In late December 2010, after more than one year out of football, Muñoz was named head coach of Russian Premier League side FC Terek Grozny.[14] He left his post in Chechnya after less than one month due to failed contract negotiations, being replaced by Ruud Gullit.[15]

Muñoz returned to active in early September 2011, when he became Neuchâtel Xamax FCS's third manager of the season, replacing his compatriot Joaquín Caparrós.[16] He continued his career in the Swiss Super League, with a brief stint at FC Sion from December 2012 until the following February.[17]

On 19 March 2014, Muñoz returned to Zaragoza, succeeding Paco Herrera at a club at risk of relegation to Segunda División B.[18] He was dismissed on 24 November with the side in 8th, one point off the play-offs.[19]

Managerial statistics

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Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref
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Mallorca Template:Flagicon 28 January 1996 21 April 1997

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Logroñés Template:Flagicon 24 June 1997 18 December 1997

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Lleida Template:Flagicon 9 March 1999 15 June 2000

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Villarreal Template:Flagicon 15 June 2000 11 September 2002

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Zaragoza Template:Flagicon 20 January 2004 15 May 2006

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Panathinaikos Template:Flagicon 10 October 2006 16 May 2007

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Recreativo Template:Flagicon 4 July 2007 4 February 2008

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Getafe Template:Flagicon 17 June 2008 27 April 2009

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Terek Grozny Template:Flagicon 22 December 2010 15 January 2011

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Neuchâtel Xamax Template:Flagicon 2 September 2011 26 January 2012

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Sion Template:Flagicon 12 December 2012 25 February 2013

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Zaragoza Template:Flagicon 19 March 2014 24 November 2014

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Career Total

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Honours

Player

Zaragoza

Barcelona

Sampdoria

Spain

Manager

Zaragoza

References

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