José Luis Muñoz Muñoz (born 24 July 1987) is a Chilean former professional

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who played as a

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Career

In 2022, Muñoz joined Fernández Vial in the

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. He scored an important goal against

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in the

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, to make the score 2–1 in a historic victory by which Everton became the first Chilean team to defeat an Argentine opponent. He retired at the end of the 2022 season as a player of Fernández Vial in the

. At international level, he was part of a Chile under-25 squad in a training session led by Claudio Borghi in May 2011, alongside his teammates in Everton, Sebastián Pérez and Mirko Opazo.

Post-retirement

Muñoz has served as coach for Club Deportivo Fénix from

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Personal life

Muñoz is well-known by his nickname ''Ribery'' due to his resemblance to the France international

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as well as to his style of play.

Honours

Universidad Católica *

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: 2016 Apertura *

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2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

Santiago Wanderers *

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Palestino *

2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

References

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