Cristián Marcelo Muñoz Corrales (born July 15, 1983) is a Chilean football manager and former footballer who played as a midfielder. He is currently in charge of Barnechea.

Club career

He began his career in

Universidad de Chile The University of Chile ( es, Universidad de Chile) is a public research university in Santiago, Chile. It was founded on November 19, 1842, and inaugurated on September 17, 1843.

, then played on a loan in

Cobreloa Club de Deportes Cobreloa S.A.D.P. (), commonly referred to as Cobreloa, is a Chilean football professional club based in Calama, Región de Antofagasta, Chile. That competes in the Primera B. The club's home ground is the Estadio Zorros del ...

, then in

Santiago Wanderers Club de Deportes Santiago Wanderers is a football club based in Valparaíso, a founding member of the Chilean Football Federation. Their home ground, Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander, is in the north-west of the city. Wanderers have played their ...

. In January 2010, it was announced that Corrales will play in Greek Championship of Beta Ethniki. Corrales was transferred to Ilioupoli F.C. He finished the season with fifteen appearances and three goals. At the end of 2021 season,

A.C. Barnechea Athletic Club Barnechea is a Chilean Football club based in the Lo Barnechea commune of Santiago, Chile. They currently play in the second level of Chilean football, the Primera B. History Early Years (1929–1983) The club was founded on De ...

announced the retirement of Muñoz from the football activity as a professional footballer.

International career

Muñoz represented Chile at several youth levels, the most important of these is the

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, without luck, in the category of Sudamericano of Uruguay. A part of that team together with

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, Luis Jiménez,

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, Marco Estrada, Luis Pedro Figueroa,

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and

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Managerial career

Following his retirement as a professional player, he coached

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s at the (Professional Footballers' Trade Union). On second half 2022, he took his first challenge as head coach in a professional club after joining

Santiago Morning Club de Deportes Santiago Morning (popularly known as Chaguito Morning or Morning) is a Chilean professional football club based in Recoleta, Santiago. They compete in the Primera B. Santiago Morning was one of Primera División de Chile found ...

in the

Primera B de Chile Campeonato Primera B ( en, Chilean First B Division) is the second tier in the Chilean football league system, and is organized by the Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional. It was established in 1952 as ''Segunda División'', and later renam ...

, being released in May 2023. In 2024, he signed with Barnechea.

Personal life

He is nicknamed ''La Nona'', a spanish form of ''Nonna'' (grandmother in Italian). This nickname was given by his teammate Gamadiel García when he was 21 years old, due to the fact that he had many wrinkles in the face.

Honours

Player

;Universidad de Chile * Primera División: 2004 Apertura ;Barnechea * Segunda División Profesional: 2016-17

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Munoz, Cristian 1983 births Living people Footballers from Santiago Chilean men's footballers Chilean expatriate men's footballers Chile men's under-20 international footballers Club Universidad de Chile footballers C.D. Cobreloa footballers Santiago Wanderers footballers Santiago Morning footballers Deportes Puerto Montt footballers Deportes Melipilla footballers José Gálvez FBC footballers Total Chalaco footballers GS Ilioupolis players Coquimbo Unido footballers Sport Boys footballers Deportes Iberia footballers Rangers de Talca footballers A.C. Barnechea footballers Unión San Felipe footballers Chilean Primera División players Peruvian Primera División players Football League (Greece) players Primera B de Chile players Segunda División Profesional de Chile players Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Peru Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Peru Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Chilean football managers Santiago Morning managers A.C. Barnechea managers Primera B de Chile managers Men's association football midfielders