Juan Carlos Muñoz

Juan Carlos Muñoz

Personal information
Date of birth	(1919-03-04)March 4, 1919
Place of birth	Avellaneda, Argentina
Date of death	November 22, 2009(2009-11-22) (aged 90)
Place of death	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Playing position	Right wing
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1938-1939	Dock Sud
1939-1950	River Plate	184	(39)
1951-1953	Platense	39	(3)
National team
1945	Argentina	11	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 2008. † Appearances (Goals).

Juan Carlos Muñoz (March 4, 1919 - November 22, 2009) was a footballer from Argentina who played right wing for River Plate, from 1939 to 1950, playing 184 games and scoring 39 goals. He started playing professionally for Sportivo Dock Sud in 1938.^[1] and he was sold in June 1939 to River Plate. He was part of the team known as La Máquina ("the machine") which dominated Argentine football in the 1940s, and was also a member of the Argentine national team that won three South American Championships during the same decade. During his time at River Plate he won 4 titles and is considered one of their greatest ever players. After a very successful time at River Plate He moved to Platense, from 1951 to 1953, where he played in 39 games making 3 goals.

Muñoz played 11 times for the Argentina national team scoring two goals, he was part of the squad that won Copa América 1945.^[2] He never played in the FIFA World Cup because the best part of his career coincided with the Second World War.

After retiring as a player Muñoz went on to become the manager and then president of Club Atlético Platense.

Death

On November 22, 2009, he died in Buenos Aires due to a heart attack.^[3]

National titles

La Máquina: Muñoz, Moreno, Pedernera, Labruna and Loustau in 1941.

International titles

Season	Club	Title
1945	Argentina	Copa América

References

External links

• (Spanish) Futbol Factory profile (Archived)