Carlos Antonio Muñoz Martínez (13 November 1964 – 26 December 1993) was an

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ian

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forward, who was nicknamed "Frentón".

Club career

Born in

Machala Machala () is a city in south-west Ecuador. It is the capital of the El Oro Province, and is located near the Gulf of Guayaquil on fertility (soil), fertile lowlands. Machala has a population of 288,072 (2022 census); it is the sixth-biggest city ...

, Muñoz started his career at

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and played for Olmedo, Audaz Octubrino,

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and

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International career

Born in

Guayaquil Guayaquil (), officially Santiago de Guayaquil, is the largest city in Ecuador and also the nation's economic capital and main port. The city is the capital (political), capital of Guayas Province and the seat of Guayaquil Canton. The city is ...

he was a member of the

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for four years, and obtained a total number of 35 caps during his career, scoring four goals.Ecuador record international footballers
at

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He made his debut on 15 March 1989 in a friendly against Brazil.

Personal life and death

Muñoz died in a car accident on 26 December 1993. He was survived by his son Carlos Antonio Muñoz Vergara, daughter Maria Muñoz Vergara and wife Violeta Vergara.

Honours

Club

Barcelona Sporting Club Barcelona Sporting Club (), internationally known as Barcelona de Guayaquil, is an Ecuadorian sports club based in Guayaquil, known best for its professional football team. They currently play in the Ecuadorian Serie A, the highest level of ...

Serie A de Ecuador The Liga Pro Ecuador Serie A, simply known as the Liga Pro or the Serie A (or the Ecuadorian Serie A to distinguish it from the Italian Serie A and the Brazilian Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, Série A), or as Liga Pro Ecuabet for sponsorship re ...

: 1991

Individual

: Top scorer 1992

References

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1967 births 1993 deaths People from Machala Sportspeople from El Oro Province Men's association football forwards Ecuadorian men's footballers Ecuador men's international footballers 1989 Copa América players 1991 Copa América players 1993 Copa América players C.D. Everest footballers C.D. Olmedo footballers Barcelona S.C. footballers Road incident deaths in Ecuador {{Ecuador-footy-forward-stub