Agenor Muniz (soccer)

Agenor Muniz (born 24 June 1949) is a former footballer. Originally from CR Vasco da Gama in the Brazilian metropolis Rio de Janeiro, in 1971 he joined Eastern Suburbs Hakoah, later well known as Sydney City in Australia, where he won several titles. To date he remains the sole Brazilian to ever play for the Australian national football team in an official match.

For the Uruguayan footballer, see Agenor Muñiz.

Agenor Muniz
Personal information
Full name Agenor Muniz
Date of birth (1949-06-24) 24 June 1949
Place of birth Sapucaia, Brazil
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1967–1971 Vasco da Gama
1971–1977 Eastern Suburbs 5+ (2+)
1977–1980 Adelaide City 82 (8)
1981 Sydney City 8 (0)
1984–1990 Dulwich Hill
International career
1975–1978 Australia 20 (1)
Managerial career
2003 Dulwich Hill
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Clubs

The winger and midfielder Muniz played for Brazilian team CR Vasco da Gama in Rio de Janeiro from 1966 to 1971.[1] In 1971, he was brought to Australia alongside four more Brazilians, including Hilton Silva and Luis de Melo, by then so-called Eastern Suburbs Hakoah of Sydney. With the club he won the NSW Premiership of 1971, 1973 and 1974 and the Ampol Cup of 1973. In 1977, he won with the club the Australian Championship by winning the first edition of the National Soccer League.

Early May 1977 he joined league competitor Adelaide City.[2] With the club he won the 1979 Cup of Australia defeating St. George in the final 3–2.[3] In 1980 Agenor Muniz was runner-up as Player of the Year behind Queensland policeman Jim Hermiston, a former Scottish Aberdeen FC player.[4]

In 1981 Muniz played again for Sydney's Eastern suburbs in the NSL, then trading as Sydney City. With this team, coached by Eddie Thomson he won, playing alongside legendary John Kosmina, once more the Australian Championship.

Between 1984 and 1990 "Agi" joined Portugal Madeira Club / Dulwich Hill Madeira later known as Dulwich Hill FC as a highly successful Captain / Coach and progressed the club from NSW Inter Urban Fourth Division First Grade through to NSW Division One First Grade[5]

National team

Muniz played 20 times for Australia between 1975 and 1978.[6]

Coaching

In the 2003 NSW Winter Super League Muniz coached Dulwich Hill[7]

References
  1. "Ex-jogador vascaíno já defendeu a seleção australiana". O Globo (in Portuguese). supervasco.com. 18 June 2006. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2009.
  2. Socceroo moves, The Age, 4 May 1977, p. 30
  3. Thomas Esamie, Peter Kungler: Australia - List of Cup Winners, Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation, 2/2/2003
  4. Laurie Schwab: Scot is soccer's top man, The Age, 31 October 1980, p. 23.
  5. Agenor Muniz: The Greatest Brazilian to play in Australia talks football with Sasha Pete, retrieved 17 June 2022
  6. "The Australian national men's football team: caps and captains" (PDF). Football Federation Australia. ozfootball.net. Retrieved 4 September 2009.
  7. 2003 NSW Winter Super League Results, OzFootball, per 14 April 2012
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