Carlos Muñoz (Chilean footballer)

Carlos Andrés Muñoz Rojas (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkaɾlos muˈɲos ˈroxas], born 21 April 1989) is a Chilean footballer that plays for Santiago Wanderers as a striker.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Muñoz and the second or maternal family name is Rojas.
Carlos Muñoz
Personal information
Full name Carlos Andrés Muñoz Rojas
Date of birth (1989-04-21) 21 April 1989
Place of birth Valparaíso, Chile
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Santiago Wanderers
Youth career
1995–2006 Santiago Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2011 Santiago Wanderers 98 (35)
2009 → Unión Quilpué (loan) – (–)
2011–2013 Colo-Colo 74 (35)
2013–2014 Baniyas 25 (15)
2014–2016 Al Ahli 9 (4)
2015–2016 → Santiago Wanderers (loan) 31 (11)
2016–2017 Talleres 12 (1)
2017–2018 Unión Española 25 (1)
2019 Cobresal 19 (8)
2020–2021 Deportes Antofagasta 34 (8)
2021–2022 O'Higgins 25 (3)
2022– Santiago Wanderers 0 (0)
International career‡
2010 Chile U22 4 (2)
2011–2014 Chile 11 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 June 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 January 2014

Club career

In 2006, Muñoz was promoted to first–team of Santiago Wanderers, a club he had been a part of since he was five years of age. He made two appearances in his first season with the first team. The next year he found more space, become the club's second choice striker for the most part and bagged two goals in 14 appearances. His third year was a further improvement, playing in even more games (18) and scoring three goals. The 2009 was loaned to Unión Quilpué in the Chilean Tercera A.[1] The 2010 season was Carlos Muñoz real breakout season. He was the first choice striker all season and in 34 first team appearances he scored on 17 occasions.[2] His form continued into 2011 and in the first half of the year he scored eight times in 16 appearances.

His form over the last year and a half earned him a move to Colo-Colo in June 2011 who spent US$1.5 million to bring him in.[3]

After scoring 35 times in 74 appearances over two season at Colo-Colo, Muñoz signed for Emirati football club Baniyas.[4]

On second half 2022, he returned to Santiago Wanderers in the Primera B de Chile.[1]

International career

He represented Chile at under-22 level in the 2010 Toulon Tournament,[5] making 4 appearances and scoring 2 goals.[6]

His goals led him to be called up to the Chile national team for the first time early in 2011.[7] He made his international debut in a friendly match against Colombia on March 29, 2011.[8]

International goals

Personal life

His daughter, Catalina, is a youth player from the Colo-Colo youth system.[9]

Honours

Individual

References
  1. "¡Bienvenido a casa! Carlitos Muñoz regresa a Santiago Wanderers" (in Spanish). Santiago Wanderers. 4 June 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  2. Guada (20 December 2010). "eseaene.cl Puro Decano ! – Carlos Muñoz premiado como integrante del «Equipo Ideal del Año»" (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  3. "Carlos Muñoz en su presentación con Colo Colo: "Creemos plenamente en el grupo que se formó"". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 29 July 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  4. Barrera, Cristian (19 July 2013). "ByN cierra hoy venta de Carlos Muñoz a Baniyas por casi US$ 5 millones" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  5. "Nóminas de Chile para Torneo Maurice Revello (Esperanzas de Toulon)". PartidosdelaRoja.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  6. Vagabundo (27 May 2010). "Torneo Esperanzas: Nuevo gol de Carlos Muñoz fue insuficiente para darle el bronce a Chile". eseaene.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  7. "Carlos Muñoz". PartidosdelaRoja.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  8. "Se acabó la espera: Carlos Muñoz debutó con la Roja". Eseaene.cl (in Spanish). 30 March 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  9. Orrego Bocchieri, Héctor (18 June 2023). "¡Qué regalo del Día del Padre, Carlitos! Catalina Muñoz le da el título a Colo Colo Sub-16". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 June 2023.
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