Miguel Muñoz
.jpg) Muñoz in 1973 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Miguel Muñoz Mozún | ||
| Date of birth | 19 January 1922 | ||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Date of death | 16 July 1990 (aged 68) | ||
| Place of death | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1940–1941 | Ferroviaria | ||
| 1941–1942 | Girod | ||
| 1942–1943 | Imperio | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1943–1944 | Logroñés | ||
| 1944–1946 | Racing Santander | ||
| 1946–1948 | Celta | 36 | (1) |
| 1948–1958 | Real Madrid | 223 | (23) |
| National team | |||
| 1949 | Spain B | 1 | (0) |
| 1948–1955 | Spain | 7 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1959 | Real Madrid | ||
| 1959–1960 | Plus Ultra | ||
| 1960–1974 | Real Madrid | ||
| 1969 | Spain | ||
| 1975–1976 | Granada | ||
| 1977–1979 | Las Palmas | ||
| 1979–1982 | Sevilla | ||
| 1982–1988 | Spain | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Miguel Muñoz Mozún (19 January 1922 – 16 July 1990) was a Spanish football player and manager.
A midfielder, he spent the majority of his career at Real Madrid before going on to coach the club, where he was considered one of the most successful managers in its history,[1] leading the team to two European Cup victories and nine La Liga titles (winning seven major titles in both major competitions combined as a player).
Muñoz later had a six-year coaching spell with the Spanish national team, and led it to the final of Euro 1984.
Playing career
Born in Madrid, Muñoz played for various junior teams in the area, but initially failed to attract the attention of Real Madrid, going on to subsequently represent CD Logroñés, Racing de Santander and Celta de Vigo. In 1948 he, together with the likes of Pahiño, helped the latter finish fourth in La Liga and reach the Copa del Generalísimo final, where he scored in the 1–4 defeat to Sevilla CF.
The following season both players signed for Real Madrid, and Muñoz went on to appear in 347 official matches with the club from the capital. Additionally he gained seven caps for Spain, but never appeared in any major tournament.
Muñoz scored the club's first ever goal in the European Cup, helping to a 2–0 away win against Servette FC on 8 September 1955; subsequently he captained Real in two consecutive competition wins in 1956 and 1957, and retired from football the following year at nearly 36.[2]
Coaching career
Muñoz served a brief apprenticeship as coach of Real's reserve team, then named Plus Ultra CF, before being appointed coach of the main side in 1959. His time in charge was one of the clubs most successful eras as, under his guidance, the club won the league nine times; this included a five-in-a-row sequence (1961–65) and another three consecutive.
On the European front, Muñoz led Real Madrid to two more wins in the Champions Cup, in 1960 and 1966. As a result he became the first person to win the competition both as a player and a coach, which was later matched by Giovanni Trapattoni, Johan Cruyff, Carlo Ancelotti, Frank Rijkaard and Pep Guardiola; he left in 1974 after 16 seasons, as the side's longest-serving and most successful coach.[2]
After seven more club seasons (Granada CF, Hércules CF, UD Las Palmas and Sevilla), Muñoz took the reins of the national team, after its group stage exit in the 1982 FIFA World Cup, on home soil. Previously, he had had a four-game interim spell in the late 60's, and eventually led Spain to the UEFA Euro 1984 runner-up place, as well as the quarterfinals of the 1986 World Cup.
Honours
Player
- Real Madrid
- European Cup: 1955–56, 1956–57, 1957–58
- La Liga: 1953–54, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1957–58
- Copa Latina: 1955, 1957
Manager
- Real Madrid
- European Cup: 1959–60, 1965–66
- Intercontinental Cup: 1960
- La Liga: 1960–61, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1971–72
- Copa del Rey: 1961–62, 1969–70, 1973–74
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: Runner-up 1970–71
- Spain
- UEFA European Football Championship: Runner-up 1984
Death
Muñoz died in Madrid aged 68, from bleeding due to esophageal varices.[3]
References
- ↑ "Club day: Real Madrid – The best managers". Goal.com. 8 October 2008. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Biography at Real Madrid Fans (Spanish)
- ↑ Miguel Muñoz muere a los 68 años de edad (Miguel Muñoz dies at 68); El País, 17 July 1990 (Spanish)
External links
- BDFutbol player profile
- BDFutbol coach profile
- National team player data (Spanish)
- National team coach data (Spanish)
- Miguel Muñoz at National-Football-Teams.com
- Real Madrid biography (Spanish)
- Celta de Vigo biography (Spanish)
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| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Unknown |
Real Madrid captain Unknown–1958 |
Succeeded by Juanito Alonso |
| Awards and achievements | ||
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Preceded by Luis Carniglia |
European Cup Winning Coach 1959–60 |
Succeeded by Bela Guttmann |
Preceded by  Helenio Herrera |
European Cup Winning Coach 1965–66 |
Succeeded by Jock Stein |
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