Jorge Muñoz (footballer, born 1961)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jorge Alejandro Muñoz Luna | ||
| Date of birth | 21 December 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | Linares, Chile | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979 | Deportes Linares | ||
| 1980–1982 | San Luis | ||
| 1983–1985 | Huachipato | ||
| 1985–1986 | Mallorca | ||
| 1986–1988 | Universidad Católica | ||
| 1988–1990 | Cobreloa | ||
| 1991 | Santiago Wanderers | ||
| 1992 | San Luis | ||
| 1993 | Audax Italiano | ||
| 1993 | Universidad Católica | ||
| 1994 | Provincial Osorno | ||
| 1995–1997 | Deportes Antofagasta | ||
| 1998 | Huachipato | ||
| 1999–2000 | Jacksonville Cyclones | ||
| International career | |||
| 1985 | Chile | 4 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jorge Alejandro Muñoz Luna (born 21 December 1961), better known by his nickname Pindinga Muñoz,[1] is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a winger for clubs in Chile, Spain and the United States.
Club career
[edit]Born in Linares, Chile, Muñoz had a prolific career in Chile, where he played for Deportes Linares,[2] San Luis, Huachipato, Universidad Católica, Cobreloa, Santiago Wanderers, Audax Italiano, Provincial Osorno and Deportes Antofagasta.[3]
He is considered an idol of San Luis since he won two titles along with the club and took part of the team on three divisions: Primera (1981), Segunda (1981 and 1982) and Tercera (1992).[4] Along with Patricio Yáñez and Pititore Cabrera, he made up a prolific attacking trident called Las 3 P (The Three P).[5]
He won two titles of Chilean Primera División. In 1997 he won the title along with Universidad Católica,[6] and in 1988 he joined Cobreloa and won the title in the same year.[3]
Abroad, he played for Mallorca in Spain[7] and Jacksonville Cyclones in the United States, where he retired. Over his career, he played alongside great players such as Marcelo Trobbiani, Patricio Yáñez, Pititore Cabrera and Eduardo Gómez.[8]
International career
[edit]In 1985, he made four appearances for the Chile national team, scoring a goal in the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification match versus Paraguay in 17 November.[9]
Personal life
[edit]Muñoz is well known by his nickname Pindinga, a derivation of Pitinga, how people from Linares called to a local bird that used to run over the rivers and lakes.[8]
After playing for Jacksonville Cyclones, he made his home in the United States. Since 2009, he has lived in St. Augustine, Florida.[8]
His American-born granddaughter, Isabella, plays football at youth level and desires to play for the United States.[8]
Honours
[edit]San Luis
- Segunda División de Chile (1): 1980
- Copa Polla Gol (1): 1980
Universidad Católica
Cobreloa
References
[edit]- ^ "Pindinga Muñoz :: Jorge Alejandro Muñoz Luna ::". www.playmakerstats.com. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ "Los 65 años de Deportes Linares representando a la Región del Maule". ANFP (in Spanish). 19 November 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Jorge "Pindinga" Muñoz: "Sigo pensando que Cobreloa es el equipo más grande donde jugué"". www.encancha.cl (in Spanish). 11 April 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ "San Luis de Quillota » Efemérides Históricas" (in Spanish). San Luis de Quillota. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ @sanluis_qta (21 December 2018). "Hoy, saludamos en el día de su cumpleaños a Jorge "Pindinga" Muñoz" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 August 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Pumas y Cruzados: Cuatro jugadores y un técnico que estuvieron en ambos clubes – Frecuencia Cruzada". www.frecuenciacruzada.cl (in Spanish). 5 February 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ Roig, Joan (5 January 1986). "El debut de "Pindinga" Muñoz". rcdmallorca1916.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ a b c d Vera Valdés, Juan (6 April 2020). ""Pindinga" Muñoz en Estados Unidos: "donde yo vivo hay 700 contagiados y 15 muertos"". ADN (in Spanish). ADN Radio Chile. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ "Jorge Muñoz". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 August 2022.
External links
[edit]- Jorge Muñoz at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Jorge Muñoz at MemoriaWanderers (in Spanish)
- Jorge Muñoz at PlaymakerStats
- 1961 births
- Living people
- People from Linares
- Footballers from Maule Region
- Chilean men's footballers
- Chilean expatriate men's footballers
- Chile men's international footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Deportes Linares footballers
- San Luis de Quillota footballers
- Huachipato FC footballers
- RCD Mallorca players
- Club Deportivo Universidad Católica footballers
- C.D. Cobreloa footballers
- Santiago Wanderers footballers
- Audax Italiano footballers
- Provincial Osorno footballers
- C.D. Antofagasta footballers
- Jacksonville Cyclones players
- Primera B de Chile players
- Chilean Primera División players
- Segunda División players
- Tercera División de Chile players
- A-League (1995–2004) players
- Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Chilean expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Chilean expatriates in the United States