Jorge Antonio Muñoz Abarca (born 30 July 1981) is a

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an former

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who played as a

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Career

He played for Chilean clubs

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(2000–05), Barnechea (2002),

Santiago Wanderers Club de Deportes Santiago Wanderers is a football club based in Valparaíso, a founding member of the Chilean Football Federation. Their home ground, Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander, is in the north-west of the city. Wanderers have played their ...

(2005–06), and

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(2007 and 2009), with an intervening spell in the

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with

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(2007–08). On 9 November 2007,

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n media reported that

had secured Muñoz' services along with his fellow countryman, Mario Berrios. Following his retirement, he graduated as a

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at the (National Football Institute) and has mainly worked for football academies.

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Jorge Muñoz
at playmakerstats.com (English version of ceroacero.es) 1981 births Living people Footballers from Santiago, Chile Chilean men's footballers 21st-century Chilean sportsmen Chilean expatriate men's footballers Club Deportivo Palestino footballers A.C. Barnechea footballers Santiago Wanderers footballers Santiago Morning footballers Perak F.C. players Chilean Primera División players Tercera División de Chile players Primera B de Chile players Malaysia Super League players Expatriate men's footballers in Malaysia Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia Men's association football midfielders Chilean football managers {{Chile-footy-midfielder-stub