Víctor Muñoz
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Víctor Muñoz Manrique (born 15 March 1957), known simply as Víctor as a player, is a Spanish retired football midfielder and manager.
Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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Full name | Víctor Muñoz Manrique[1] | |||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1957-03-15) 15 March 1957 (age 67)[1] | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | Zaragoza, Spain[1] | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||
Zaragoza | ||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
1976–1981 | Zaragoza | 127 | (12) | |||||||||||
1981–1988 | Barcelona | 224 | (14) | |||||||||||
1988–1990 | Sampdoria | 48 | (2) | |||||||||||
1990-1991 | St Mirren | 18 | (1) | |||||||||||
1991 | Zaragoza | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||
Total | 421 | (29) | ||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||
1979–1980 | Spain U23 | 7 | (2) | |||||||||||
1979–1983 | Spain amateur | 11 | (1) | |||||||||||
1980–1981 | Spain B | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||
1981–1988 | Spain | 60 | (3) | |||||||||||
Managerial career | ||||||||||||||
1996–1997 | Mallorca | |||||||||||||
1997 | Logroñés | |||||||||||||
1999–2000 | Lleida | |||||||||||||
2000–2002 | Villarreal | |||||||||||||
2004–2006 | Zaragoza | |||||||||||||
2006–2007 | Panathinaikos | |||||||||||||
2007–2008 | Recreativo | |||||||||||||
2008–2009 | Getafe | |||||||||||||
2010–2011 | Terek Grozny | |||||||||||||
2011–2012 | Neuchâtel Xamax | |||||||||||||
2012–2013 | Sion | |||||||||||||
2014 | Zaragoza | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
An all-around midfield unit, he was best known for his great physical strength that helped him tire his opponents in the early stages of the match.[2] He spent most of his professional career with Barcelona, winning six titles and amassing La Liga totals of 332 games and 25 goals; in the competition, he also represented Zaragoza.[3]
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.