Damián Darío Muñoz Galaz (born 13 January 1984) is a Chilean

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and former player who played as a forward.

Career

Born in

Curicó Curicó () is a city located in Chile's central valley and serves as the capital of the Curicó Province, which is part of the Maule Region. Positioned between the provinces of Colchagua and Talca, the region stretches from the Pacific Ocean ...

, Muñoz played professionally for hometown side

Curicó Unido Curicó Unido is a football club based in Curicó, Maule Region, Chile. They currently play in the Primera B de Chile, the second level of the Chilean football system. They are currently managed by Héctor Almandoz. History Curicó Unido was f ...

, winning the

Tercera División Tercera División () was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Until 1977, it was the third tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segund ...

in 2005 and the

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in 2008, before taking over their women's youth team in 2013. In 2015, he took over the men's team, but also as a youth coach. In June 2018, Muñoz was named interim manager after Luis Marcoleta resigned. He returned to his previous duties after the appointment of Jaime Vera, but was named assistant manager of the main squad in October 2019. Muñoz was again interim in November 2020, after Nicolás Larcamón resigned. He was again assistant after the arrival of

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, and returned to the interim role after Palermo resigned on 25 July 2021. On 21 August 2021, Curicó Unido confirmed Muñoz as manager of the main squad. He qualified the club to the

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for the first time ever in 2022, before being sacked on 22 May 2023. In the first half of 2025, Muñoz led

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Personal life

His father, Mario, deceased in 2012, was the president of

from 1998 to 1999.

Honours

Player

Curicó Unido *

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Munoz, Damian 1984 births Living people People from Curicó Chilean men's footballers Men's association football forwards Tercera División de Chile players Primera B de Chile players Curicó Unido footballers Deportes Iberia footballers Chilean football coaches Chilean football managers Chilean Primera División managers Primera B de Chile managers Curicó Unido managers Unión San Felipe managers San Luis de Quillota managers