Cristián Muñoz
Muñoz in 2009
Personal information
Full name Cristián Marcelo Muñoz Corrales
Date of birth (1983-07-15) 15 July 1983
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Barnechea (manager)
Youth career
Universidad de Chile
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004 Universidad de Chile 44 (3)
2005 Cobreloa 7 (0)
2005–2006 Santiago Wanderers 17 (0)
2006 Santiago Morning 10 (2)
2007 Deportes Puerto Montt 18 (0)
2007–2008 Deportes Melipilla 20 (4)
2008 José Gálvez 15 (1)
2009 Total Chalaco 31 (8)
2010 Ilioupoli 17 (3)
2011 Coquimbo Unido 109 (22)
2012 Sport Boys 0 (0)
2012–2013 Coquimbo Unido 45 (9)
2014–2015 Iberia 30 (5)
2015–2016 Rangers 27 (3)
2016–2018 Barnechea 63 (13)
2019 Unión San Felipe 23 (1)
2020–2021 Barnechea 49 (3)
Total 525 (77)
International career
2003 Chile U20 4 (1)
Managerial career
2022 SIFUP
2022–2023 Santiago Morning
2024– Barnechea
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Cristián Marcelo Muñoz Corrales (born July 15, 1983) is a Chilean football manager and former footballer who played as a midfielder. He is currently in charge of Barnechea.

Club career

He began his career in Universidad de Chile,[1] then played on a loan in Cobreloa, then in Santiago Wanderers. In January 2010, it was announced that Corrales will play in Greek Championship of Beta Ethniki. Corrales was transferred to Ilioupoli F.C. He finished the season with fifteen appearances and three goals.

At the end of 2021 season, A.C. Barnechea announced the retirement of Muñoz from the football activity as a professional footballer.[2]

International career

Muñoz represented Chile at several youth levels, the most important of these is the 2003 South American U-20 Championship, without luck, in the category of Sudamericano of Uruguay. A part of that team together with Claudio Bravo, Mark González, Mauricio Pinilla, Gonzalo Fierro, Luis Jiménez, Jorge Valdivia, Miguel Pinto, Marco Estrada, Luis Pedro Figueroa, Miguel Aceval and Eduardo Rubio.

Managerial career

Following his retirement as a professional player, he coached free agents at the SIFUP (Professional Footballers' Trade Union).[3] On second half 2022, he took his first challenge as head coach in a professional club after joining Santiago Morning in the Primera B de Chile,[4] being released in May 2023.[5]

In 2024, he signed with Barnechea.[6]

Personal life

He is nicknamed La Nona, a spanish form of Nonna (grandmother in Italian). This nickname was given by his teammate Gamadiel García when he was 21 years old, due to the fact that he had many wrinkles in the face.[7]

Honours

Player

Universidad de Chile
Barnechea

References

  1. ↑ "Nona Muñoz desclasifica su horrible debut por la U: pase gol a Barticciotto y se subió al bus de Colo Colo". RedGol (in Spanish). 16 April 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  2. ↑ Arévalo, Joaquín (12 November 2021). "Excampeón del fútbol chileno con la U anunció su retiro en equipo de Primera B: "Gran leyenda"". www.encancha.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  3. ↑ "Fue '10' azul y ahora es DT: "Me encantaría dirigir a la U"" (in Spanish). AS Chile. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  4. ↑ "Santiago Morning anunció a Cristián "la Nona" Muñoz como su nuevo entrenador". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  5. ↑ Acevedo, Álvaro (17 May 2023). "El primer caído en el Ascenso: Cristián Muñoz es destituido en Santiago Morning". TNT Sports (in Spanish). TNT Sports Chile. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  6. ↑ Vera, Pablo (3 January 2024). "Barnechea anunció a su DT". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  7. ↑ ""Pititore" Cabrera, "Petrolero" Cáceres, "La Nona" Muñoz y "Torito" Millape... Cuatro futbolistas revelan el origen de sus apodos". Emol (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 8 May 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
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