Juan José Muñante López (12 June 1948 – 23 April 2019) was a

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vian

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who played in a

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role.

Biography

Nicknamed '' The Jet'' in

and '' The Cobra'' in

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. He was famous for having great speed (he could run 100 metres in 10.7 seconds flat and was almost as quick with a ball at his feet), and also for his skills with the ball and his relatively high

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for teammate for passing the ball to the scorer, given his position of

. He debuted in the Primera División with

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in the 1966 season. In 1969, he joined

Universitario de Deportes Club Universitario de Deportes, popularly known as Universitario or simply as La "U", is a Peruvian football club located in Lima. The club was founded in 1924 under the name Federación Universitaria by students of the National University of S ...

where he was part of the team that won 2 Peru league championships and he helped reach second place at the

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1972. Muñante also played successfully in the

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for many years, mainly in

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and

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. Muñante played 48 times for the

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between 1967 and 1978, including participation in the

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. On 23 April 2019, Muñante died of lung cancer in the U.S. state of

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, at the age of 70.

Honours

Universitario de Deportes

* Peruvian League **Winner (2): 1969, 1971 **Runner-up (2): 1970, 1972 *

**Runner-up (1): 1972

Atlético Español

CONCACAF Champions League The CONCACAF Champions League, known officially as the Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League for sponsorship reasons, is an annual continental club football competition organized by CONCACAF. The tournament is contested by clubs from North Ameri ...

**Winner (1):

1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

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**Runner-up (1): 1973-74

Pumas de la UNAM

**Winner (1): 1976-77 **Runner-up (2): 1977–78, 1978–79

References

External links

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CONCACAF Champions' Cup 1975
{{DEFAULTSORT:Munante, Juan Jose 1948 births 2019 deaths People from Pisco, Peru Association football wingers Peruvian footballers Peru international footballers 1978 FIFA World Cup players Sport Boys footballers Club Universitario de Deportes footballers Atlético Español footballers Club Universidad Nacional footballers Tampico Madero F.C. footballers Peruvian Primera División players Liga MX players Peruvian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Mexico Peruvian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Deaths from lung cancer in Florida