Javier Francisco Muñoz Delgado (born 13 July 1972 – 29 August 2015) was a Chilean

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and play-by-play commentator known for his narrations at Canal del Futbol (CDF).

Biography

Early life: 1972–1990

He was born and raised in a humble town called El Tambo, specifically in Oscar Bonilla barrio, a ' campamento' named in honour of the

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's homologous general (1918–1975). He attended first the

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School during his

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and then went to the

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at Los Andes Commercial Lyceum. Being a teenager, he already animated meetings and even began to work at media like ''Radio Trasandina''. This allowed him to find work in San Felipe, Aconcagua Province's capital city. Here, he worked at ''Radio Colunquén'', where he broadcast the program ''El Clan Juvenil'' (or «The youth clan»), which marked a radical epoch for San Felipe's people. Nevertheless, soon he began to get closer to being a

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, the reason why he moved to Radio Aconcagua.

Rising in CDF: 2005–2015

In 2005, he joined Canal del Fútbol, where he began narrating deferred football matches of

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(first tier) and

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(second tier) and, besides, some Primera División live matches. His skills made him rise within the channel, being his first peak the broadcasting of the 2007 Torneo Clausura Playoffs finals between

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and

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—won by the first one team that achieved its first one tetra-championship—.

Death

He died at 7:00 AM of August 29, 2015 after being crashed into by a motorist whilst he was driving in a regional road from a little town to his hometown San Felipe.

Tributes

On September 2, 2015, the major of San Felipe, Patricio Freire, announced that the city's municipal stadium remodelation will hold his name once finished the works.

References

External links

Twitter Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Muñoz, Javier 1972 births 2015 deaths People from El Tambo, Chile Canal del Fútbol play-by-play commentators Pedro de Valdivia University alumni Chilean association football commentators