- Víctor Muñoz
Infobox Football biography
playername = Víctor Muñoz
fullname = Víctor Muñoz Manrique
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1957|3|15
cityofbirth =Zaragoza
countryofbirth =Spain
height = height|m = 1.69
position = Defensive Midfielder
currentclub =Recreativo Huelva
clubnumber =
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1976–1981 1981–1988 1988–1990
1990–1991 1991
clubs =Real Zaragoza FC Barcelona Sampdoria Real Zaragoza St Mirren F.C.
caps(goals) = 104 0(11)
224 0(14)
004 00(0)
018 00(1)
nationalyears = 1981–1988
nationalteam = Spain
nationalcaps(goals) = 060 00(3)
manageryears = 1995–1997 1997–1998 1998–2000 2000–2003 2004–2006
2006–2007
2007–2008
2008
managerclubs =RCD Mallorca CD Logroñés UE Lleida Villarreal CF Real Zaragoza Panathinaikos FC Recreativo Huelva Getafe CF Víctor Muñoz Manrique (born in
Zaragoza ,15 March 1957 ) is a former Spanish football midfield player during the 80's and early 90's. During these years he played football forReal Zaragoza ,FC Barcelona and earned a total of 60 caps for Spain, scoring 3 goals. He was also one of the first Spanish players to play in the ItalianSerie A , playing in 1988 forSampdoria . In 1990, Scottish club St Mirren signed him where he was reunited with formerFC Barcelona teammateSteve Archibald .He played as midfield player and was best known for his great physical strength that helped him tire his opponents in the early stages of the match. This ability helped him to be very useful when his team had to be on the defensive.
Víctor, as he was called when he was still an active footballer, was regular player for Spain between 1981 and 1988. During this period he played a total of 60 international games, participating in one World Cup, the
1986 FIFA World Cup held in Mexico. He also participated in theEuro 1984 in France and inEuro 1988 in Germany. His greatest success with the national team was inEuro 84 when Spain were runners up (lost to France 2-0 in the final).Since the beginning of the 90's, Víctor started working as a soccer trainer and coached clubs such as
Real Mallorca ,Villarreal CF andReal Zaragoza . On 8 October 2006, Víctor signed a two year contract with the Greek football teamPanathinaikos , being the 18th coach in 10 years for The Greens. He returned to Spain in June 2007 to take over atRecreativo de Huelva where he was sacked the following February. He was appointedGetafe CF coach on18 June 2008 .Titles as a player
*International:
**Euro 1984 Runner-up with Spain:
**European Super Cup
**European Cup Winners Cup
*National:
**Spanish League : 1985, withFC Barcelona .
**Copa del Rey : 1983, withFC Barcelona .
**Supercopa de España
**Copa de la Liga Titles as a coach
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Copa del Rey withReal Zaragoza (2004)
*Supercopa de España withReal Zaragoza (2004)External links
* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=17797 Playing career at National Football Teams]
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