Carlos Eduardo Muñoz Remolina (born 8 September 1959), popularly nicknamed "El Internacional" (The International), “El Pierna Fuerte” (The Strong Leg), “El Tigre Mayor” (The Chief Tiger), and “Carlitos", is a Mexican former professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

, who played as a

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and was also a member of the

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(). Muñoz was the assistant manager at

Tigres UANL Club de Fútbol Tigres de la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, simply known as Tigres UANL or Tigres, is a Mexican professional football club based in San Nicolás de los Garza, a city in the Monterrey metropolitan area, Nuevo León. Found ...

for 11 years.

Personal life

His personal life is always in order and as an example, he was an

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and Christian, Carlos Reinoso has repeatedly expressed his gratitude to Muñoz, at a very difficult stage of his life, supported and persuaded him to become a Christian, which helped him much.

Playing career

Carlos Muñoz arrived at Tigres de la UANL in the 1982-1983 season. He was considered one of the best midfielders in Mexico, and remained there until the arrival of

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, who began to take his place for the Mexico national team in 1995. A reference, a symbol, an icon, an asset, a franchise player, who defended the colors of Tigres de la UANL in all areas and all forms, Muñoz was respected by his peers and feared by his rivals.

Mexico

Muñoz began his international career playing in the

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in Australia, where Mexico national team finished third in their group. Muñoz played in all three matche
0-1
West Germany national team
1-1
Spain U-20 national team, an
3-3
Egypt U-20 national team). Muñoz played in the 1986 FIFA World Cup for Mexico national team, facing Belgium national team and Paraguay national team in Group B. Muñoz also played in the Round of 16 match against Bulgaria national team where

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won 2-0. His last match of the World Cup was against West Germany national team where Mexico national team fell 4-1 in penalties in the quarter-finals.

Career statistics

International goals

Management career

After retiring as a player, he took up managing, becoming the assistant manager for Tigres de la UANL in 1998 and remaining there until 2009.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Munoz, Carlos 1959 births Living people 1986 FIFA World Cup players 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup players San Luis F.C. players Tigres UANL footballers Liga MX players Men's association football midfielders Mexican football managers Mexican men's footballers Mexico men's international footballers