Nicolás Armando Muñoz Jarvis (born 21 December 1981) is a retired Panamanian professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Nicknamed ''Yuyu'', Muñoz has spent most of his career in his native

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and in

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, but also had a stint in

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with

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, whom he left for Salvadoran side Chalatenango in 2004. He also played for FAS and Águila, to whom he returned after a shortlived loan spell in

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with

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, and in summer 2008 he signed with Alianza. He moved on to Vista Hermosa in January 2009 and after a second spell at Águila he returned to

in February 2010 to play for Árabe Unido. In 2012, he signed for Isidro Metapán his contract was extended with a year in May 2013. Muñoz, who had scored seven of Isidro Metapán's previous nine CCL goals, continued his amazing touch. On October 24, 2013 he became the third ever player to score 4 goals in a CCL match against

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, all which Nicolás Muñoz scored solo. In January 2015, Muñoz rejoined Águila, after Isidro Metapán declined to renew his contract and in April he scored the club's 1000th goal in Salvadoran league history. In 2017, Nicolás Muñoz joined

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for the Clausura 2017 tournament, after being released by Águila the previous tournament. In 2018, Muñoz signed with Pasaquina for the Clausura 2018 tournament. After retiring in 2022. Munoz is currently coaching under 8 and Under 14 coach for Juventus Academy Panam�

International career

He made his debut for Panama national football team, Panama in a November 2006

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against

and has, as of 10 June 2015, earned a total of 13 caps, scoring 1 goal. He represented his country at the

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and

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International goals

:''Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first.''

Honours

Player

C.D. FAS * Primera División: Apertura 2004 C.D. Águila * Primera División runner-up: Clausura 2010 A.D. Isidro Metapán * Primera División: Apertura 2012, Apertura 2013, Clausura 2014, Apertura 2014 Individual *

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Top Scorer: 2004 (A), 2007 (C), 2009 (C), Apertura 2011, Clausura 2012, Apertura 2012 * CCL Golden Boot:

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References

External links

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Profile
- Isidro Metapán

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Munoz, Nicolas 1981 births Living people Footballers from Panama City Men's association football forwards Panamanian men's footballers 21st-century Panamanian sportsmen Panama men's international footballers 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Sporting San Miguelito players C.D. Árabe Unido players Envigado F.C. players A.D. Chalatenango footballers C.D. FAS footballers C.D. Águila footballers Alianza F.C. (El Salvador) footballers C.D. Vista Hermosa footballers A.D. Isidro Metapán footballers Panamanian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia Expatriate men's footballers in El Salvador