Damián Muñoz
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Damián Darío Muñoz Galaz | ||
| Date of birth | 13 January 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Curicó, Chile | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Unión San Felipe (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Colo-Colo | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2005 | Curicó Unido | ||
| 2006–2007 | Iberia | ||
| 2008 | Curicó Unido | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2013–2014 | Curicó Unido (women youth) | ||
| 2015–2019 | Curicó Unido (youth) | ||
| 2018 | Curicó Unido (interim) | ||
| 2019–2021 | Curicó Unido (assistant) | ||
| 2020 | Curicó Unido (interim) | ||
| 2021 | Curicó Unido (interim) | ||
| 2021–2023 | Curicó Unido | ||
| 2024– | Unión San Felipe | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Damián Darío Muñoz Galaz (born 13 January 1984) is a Chilean football manager and former player who played as a forward. He is the current manager of Chilean club Unión San Felipe.
Career
[edit]Born in Curicó, Muñoz played professionally for hometown side Curicó Unido,[1] winning the Tercera División in 2005 and the Primera B in 2008,[2] before taking over their women's youth team in 2013.[3] In 2015, he took over the men's team, but also as a youth coach.
In June 2018, Mu�oz was named interim manager after Luis Marcoleta resigned.[4] He returned to his previous duties after the appointment of Jaime Vera, but was named assistant manager of the main squad in October 2019.
Mu�oz was again interim in November 2020, after Nicol�s Larcam�n resigned.[5] He was again assistant after the arrival of Mart�n Palermo, and returned to the interim role after Palermo resigned on 25 July 2021.[6]
On 21 August 2021, Curic� Unido confirmed Mu�oz as manager of the main squad.[7] He qualified the club to the Copa Libertadores for the first time ever in 2022, before being sacked on 22 May 2023.[8]
Personal life
[edit]His father, Mario, deceased in 2012, was the president of Curic� Unido from 1998 to 1999.[2]
Honours
[edit]Player
[edit]Curic� Unido
References
[edit]- ^ "DAMIAN MU�OZ:�ME SIENTO PREPARADO�" [DAMI�N MU�OZ: "I FEEL READY"] (in Spanish). Eternos. 22 November 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ a b Ram�rez, Sergio (6 October 2022). "ENTREVISTA Dami�n Mu�oz: El DT que que quiere hacer historia con Curic� Unido en honor a su padre". www.encancha.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ^ "CURIC� UNIDO SE CORON� CAMPE�N SUB 17 DE F�TBOL FEMENINO" [CURIC� UNIDO BECAME THE CHAMPION OF WOMEN'S UNDER-17 FOOTBALL] (in Spanish). Asociaci�n Nacional de F�tbol Profesional. 23 December 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ "Copa Chile: Curic� Unido gole� a Independiente de Cauquenes como visita" [Copa Chile: Curic� Unido thrashed Independiente de Cauquenes as a visitor] (in Spanish). Radio Sport. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ "Nicol�s Larcam�n se va de repente de Curic� Unido" [Nicol�s Larcam�n abruptly leaves Curic� Unido] (in Spanish). La Tercera. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ "Mart�n Palermo renuncia a la banca de Curic� Unido tras la derrota ante la U" [Mart�n Palermo resigns to the bench of Curic� Unido after the defeat against la U] (in Spanish). La Tercera. 25 July 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ "Dami�n Mu�oz seguir� en la banca de Curic� Unido" [Dami�n Mu�oz will remain on the bench of Curic� Unido] (in Spanish). TNT Sports. 21 August 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ "El cuarto caído del torneo: Curicó Unido oficializó la partida de Damián Muñoz como entrenador" [The tournament's fourth fallen one: Curicó Unido made official the departure of Damián Muñoz as manager] (in Spanish). La Tercera. 23 May 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
External links
[edit]- Damián Muñoz coach profile at Soccerway
- 1984 births
- Living people
- People from Curicó
- Chilean men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Tercera División de Chile players
- Primera B de Chile players
- Curicó Unido footballers
- Deportes Iberia footballers
- Chilean football managers
- Chilean Primera División managers
- Curicó Unido managers
- Unión San Felipe managers