Cristián Muñoz
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cristián Fernando Muñoz Hoffman | ||
| Date of birth | 1 July 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Junín, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Universidad de Concepción | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1997 | Sarmiento | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2004 | Boca Juniors | 6 | (0) |
| 2000 | → Los Andes (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | → Talleres (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | Huachipato | 98 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Colo-Colo | 95 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Huachipato | 89 | (0) |
| 2013– | Universidad de Concepción | 81 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1997 | Argentina U20 | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 May 2015. | |||
Cristián Fernando Muñoz Hoffman (born 1 July 1977 in Junín, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine footballer that currently plays in the Chilean Primera División side Universidad de Concepción as goalkeeper. Muñoz is best known for his spells at Colo-Colo and his current club Huachipato, including receiving the nickname of El Tigre (Spanish: the tiger) for his skills.
He was member of the Argentina U20 squad that won the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship celebrated in Malaysia.
Club career
Early career
Muñoz started his career at his local village team Sarmiento in 1994, moving at the age of 20 to the Argentine giant club, Boca Juniors, after the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship. He made his competitive debut for Boca against Newell's Old Boys on 14 September of that year (1997). During his stady in the club, he was loaned to teams as Los Andes in 2000 and Talleres de Córdoba in 2001, remaining him in this club until 2002. In the next season, he returned to Boca as substitute of Roberto Abbondanzieri, winning the Copa Libertadores and then the Copa Sudamericana.
After two seasons in Argentina as substitute, in January 2005, Muñoz was signed by the Chilean side Huachipato for play the 2005 Torneo de Apertura. He made his club's competitive debut in a 2–1 league away win over Deportes Temuco on 6 February. The club also impressed finishing in the semi-finals of the league championship playoffs. He made 100 appearances in all competitions in two years. Muñoz played a key role in Huachipato's qualification to the 2007 Copa Sudamericana playoffs after of finish in the fourth position of the Apertura tournament with 40 points behind Audax Italiano with 44 points.
Colo-Colo
Muñoz was signed by defending Chilean Primera División champions Colo-Colo in July 2007 for an undisclosed fee, with the mission of replace to his countrymen Sebastián Cejas in the goal, who left the club for high costs. In his arrival to the club, he was assigned with the jersey number 1, because the departure of Cejas, who wears this number. He made his unofficial debut for the club in a 1–1 pre-season draw with the club's rival Universidad de Chile for the Copa Gato.
His competitive debut for the club came on 29 July 2007 in the 3–0 away victory against Deportes Concepción. He received more competition when Rainer Wirth broke into the first team during the first games of the 2007 Clausura, and this made a rotation between the keepers, but because to the several errors of Wirth, Muñoz became in the club's first goalkeeper. He played in the Clausura final against Universidad de Concepción in the 3–0 win, being this his first honour for the club, and also the club completed four titles consecutives since 2006 under the coach Claudio Borghi, being an historic record in the Chilean football. In the next season, Muñoz was runner-up of the 2008 Apertura, but champion of the Clausura tournament.
International career
With the Argentina Under-20 team, Muñoz won the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship in Malaysia, being teammate of players like Juan Román Riquelme, Esteban Cambiasso, Luciano Galletti, Diego Placente, among others.[1] He was substitute of Leo Franco during the tournament and played in the second round against England under-20 team, in a game that finished in a 2–1 win of his country.
Club statistics
| Club | Season | League | Copa Chile | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | G.A | App | G.A | App | G.A | ||
| Huachipato | Apertura 2005 | 18 | - | - | - | 18 | - |
| Clausura 2005 | 21 | - | - | - | 21 | - | |
| Apertura 2006 | 22 | - | - | - | 22 | - | |
| Clausura 2006 | 16 | - | - | - | 16 | - | |
| Apertura 2007 | 20 | - | - | - | 20 | - | |
| Club Total | 97 | – | – | – | 97 | – | |
| Colo-Colo | Clausura 2007 | 19 | - | - | - | 19 | - |
| Apertura 2008 | 20 | - | - | - | 20 | - | |
| Clausura 2008 | 24 | - | - | - | 24 | - | |
| Apertura 2009 | 13 | - | - | - | 13 | - | |
| Clausura 2009 | 20 | - | - | - | 20 | - | |
| Club Total | 96 | – | – | – | 96 | – | |
| Huachipato | Torneo 2010 | 34 | - | - | - | 34 | - |
| Aperura 2011 | 15 | - | - | - | 15 | - | |
| Clausura 2011 | 17 | - | - | - | 17 | - | |
| Apertura 2012 | 16 | - | - | - | 16 | - | |
| Clausura 2012 | 6 | - | 3 | - | 9 | - | |
| Club Total | 88 | – | 3 | – | 91 | – | |
| Universidad de Concepción | Primera B 2013 | 16 | - | - | - | 16 | - |
| Apertura 2013/14 | 16 | - | 2 | - | 18 | - | |
| Clausura 2013/14 | 18 | - | - | - | 18 | - | |
| Apertura 2014/15 | 17 | - | 2 | - | 19 | - | |
| Club Total | 67 | – | 4 | – | 71 | – | |
| Career Total | 348 | – | 7 | – | 355 | – | |
Honours
Club
- Boca Juniors
- Primera División Argentina (2): 1999 Clausura, 2003 Apertura
- Copa Libertadores (2): 2001, 2003
- Copa Sudamericana (1): 2004
- Colo-Colo
- Huachipato
- Primera B:
- Winner (1): Primera B 2013
International
References
- ↑ Cristián Muñoz – FIFA competition record
External links
(Spanish) Argentine Primera statistics