Juan Ramón López Muñiz
Spanish footballer and manager (born 1968)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Ramón López Muñiz | ||
| Date of birth | (1968-11-02) 2 November 1968 (age 55) | ||
| Place of birth | Gijón, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sporting Gijón | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1991 | Sporting Gijón B | 84 | (7) |
| 1988–1989 | → Izarra (loan) | ||
| 1991–1996 | Sporting Gijón | 150 | (6) |
| 1996–1999 | Rayo Vallecano | 107 | (4) |
| 1999–2002 | Numancia | 75 | (0) |
| Total | 416 | (17) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2003–2004 | Málaga (assistant) | ||
| 2006 | Marbella | ||
| 2006–2008 | Málaga | ||
| 2008–2009 | Racing Santander | ||
| 2009–2010 | Málaga | ||
| 2010–2014 | Dnipro (assistant) | ||
| 2015–2016 | Alcorcón | ||
| 2016–2018 | Levante | ||
| 2018–2019 | Málaga | ||
| 2020 | Alavés | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Juan Ramón López Muñiz (born 2 November 1968) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a central defender, currently a manager.
Playing career
Muñiz was born in Gijón, Asturias. During his playing days, he represented hometown club Sporting de Gijón (making his first-team debut in the 1991–92 season, at already 23), Rayo Vallecano – scoring four goals from 40 appearances during 1998–99, which granted the Madrid side La Liga promotion via the playoffs even though they finished fifth – and CD Numancia.[1]
Muñiz retired at the end of the 2001–02 campaign at the age of 33, as the team from Soria could only finish in 17th position in Segunda División. In 11 years as a professional, he appeared in 332 games and scored ten times (234 matches and six goals in the top flight).
Coaching career
Muñiz started as an assistant manager at Málaga in 2003, under Juande Ramos. His first head coach experience arrived in early 2006 with lowly UD Marbella, and he subsequently returned to Málaga as the main manager for two seasons, achieving a runner-up place in 2008 and thus promoting the Andalusians to the top tier after a two-year hiatus.[2]
In July 2008, Muñiz switched to fellow league team Racing de Santander. At the season's end, he was released from contract[3] and promptly returned to Málaga, replacing Antonio Tapia who took over relegated neighbours Real Betis.[4]
In late June 2010, after leading Málaga to the 17th position, last above the relegation zone, Muñiz was sacked. Shortly after, he rejoined Ramos at FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk.[5]
Muñiz was appointed AD Alcorcón manager on 8 June 2015, after four years in Ukraine.[6] Roughly one year later, he signed with fellow division two club Levante UD,[7] achieving promotion at the first attempt as champions.[8]
On 20 June 2018, Muñiz returned to Málaga for a third spell after agreeing to a two-year contract.[9] He was dismissed the following 14 April, following a 1–2 home loss against Extremadura UD.[10]
On 5 July 2020, after more than a year without a club, Muñiz took charge of Deportivo Alavés in the top division until the end of the campaign.[11]
Managerial statistics
- As of 19 July 2020
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | Ref | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Marbella |  | 7 April 2006 | 31 October 2006 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 044.44 | [12] |
| Málaga | | 31 October 2006 | 30 June 2008 | 81 | 33 | 25 | 23 | 102 | 88 | +14 | 040.74 | [13] |
| Racing Santander | | 1 July 2008 | 20 June 2009 | 48 | 16 | 13 | 19 | 62 | 59 | +3 | 033.33 | [14] |
| Málaga | | 25 June 2009 | 16 June 2010 | 42 | 8 | 18 | 16 | 46 | 55 | −9 | 019.05 | [15] |
| Alcorcón | | 8 June 2015 | 14 June 2016 | 43 | 18 | 10 | 15 | 48 | 45 | +3 | 041.86 | [16] |
| Levante | | 14 June 2016 | 4 March 2018 | 74 | 30 | 23 | 21 | 85 | 79 | +6 | 040.54 | [17] |
| Málaga | | 20 June 2018 | 14 April 2019 | 35 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 35 | 28 | +7 | 042.86 | [18] |
| Alavés | | 5 July 2020 | 21 July 2020 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 025.00 | [19] |
| Career total | 345 | 129 | 107 | 109 | 397 | 376 | +21 | 037.39 | — | |||
Honours
Levante
Individual
References
- ^ "Breve enciclopedia numantina" [Brief numantina encyclopedia]. Desde Soria (in Spanish). 29 May 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ^ Pérez, Fernando J. (16 June 2008). "El Málaga sube con la reserva" [Málaga promote on reserve]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ "Racing part ways with Muñiz". UEFA. 20 June 2009. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ "López Muñiz makes Málaga return". UEFA. 25 June 2009. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ "Juande Ramos ficha por el Dnipro ucraniano" [Juande Ramos signs for Ukraine's Dnipro]. Marca (in Spanish). 1 October 2010. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
- ^ "Juan Ramón López Muñiz, nuevo entrenador de la A.D. Alcorcón" [Juan Ramón López Muñiz, new manager of A.D. Alcorcón] (in Spanish). AD Alcorcón. 8 June 2015. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
- ^ "Juan Ramón López Muñiz dirigirá al Levante" [Juan Ramón López Muñiz will coach Levante] (in Spanish). La Liga. 14 June 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ^ "¡El Levante vuelve a ser de Primera!" [Levante belong to Primera again!]. Marca (in Spanish). 29 April 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
- ^ "Muñiz guiará el camino del equipo" [Muñiz will lead the team's path] (in Spanish). Málaga CF. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- ^ "El Málaga CF y Muñiz separan sus caminos" [Málaga CF and Muñiz part ways] (in Spanish). Málaga CF. 14 April 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ "Juan Ramón López Muñiz, entrenador hasta final de temporada" [Juan Ramón López Muñiz, manager until the end of the season] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 5 July 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ "Muñiz: Juan Ramón López Muñiz". BDFutbol. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
"Muñiz: Juan Ramón López Muñiz". BDFutbol. Retrieved 16 March 2016. - ^ "Muñiz: Juan Ramón López Muñiz". BDFutbol. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
"Muñiz: Juan Ramón López Muñiz". BDFutbol. Retrieved 16 March 2016. - ^ "Muñiz: Juan Ramón López Muñiz". BDFutbol. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
- ^ "Muñiz: Juan Ramón López Muñiz". BDFutbol. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
- ^ "Muñiz: Juan Ramón López Muñiz". BDFutbol. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
- ^ "Muñiz: Juan Ramón López Muñiz". BDFutbol. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
"Muñiz: Juan Ramón López Muñiz". BDFutbol. Retrieved 21 August 2017. - ^ "Muñiz: Juan Ramón López Muñiz". BDFutbol. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
- ^ "Muñiz: Juan Ramón López Muñiz". BDFutbol. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ Ruiz Valero, Álvaro (20 May 2017). "El Levante es campeón de segunda" [Levante are segunda champions] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
External links
- Juan Muñiz at BDFutbol
- Juan Muñiz manager profile at BDFutbol
