Juan José Muñante López (12 June 1948 – 23 April 2019) was a Peruvian footballer who played in a right winger role.
 Juan Jose (The Cobra) | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan José Muñante López | ||
| Date of birth | 12 June 1948 | ||
| Place of birth | Pisco, Peru | ||
| Date of death | 23 April 2019 (aged 70) | ||
| Place of death | Florida, United States | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1966–1968 | Sport Boys | ||
| 1969–1973 | Universitario | ||
| 1973–1976 | Atlético Español | ||
| 1976–1980 | UNAM Pumas | ||
| 1980–1982 | CD Tampico | ||
| 1983 | Universitario | ||
| International career | |||
| 1967–1978 | Peru | 48 | (6) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Biography
editNicknamed The Jet in Peru[1] and The Cobra[2] in Mexico. He was famous for having great speed (he could run 100 metres in 10.7 seconds flat and was almost as quick with a ball at his feet), and also for his skills with the ball and his relatively high assist for teammate for passing the ball to the scorer, given his position of right winger.
He debuted in the Primera División with Sport Boys in the 1966 season. In 1969, he joined Universitario de Deportes where he was part of the team that won 2 Peru league championships and he helped reach second place at the Copa Libertadores 1972.
Muñante also played successfully in the Mexican League for many years, mainly in Pumas de la UNAM and Atlético Español.
Muñante played 48 times for the Peru national football team between 1967 and 1978,[3] including participation in the 1978 FIFA World Cup.
On 23 April 2019, Muñante died of lung cancer in the U.S. state of Florida, at the age of 70.[4]
Honours
editUniversitario de Deportes
edit- Peruvian League
- Winner (2): 1969, 1971
- Runner-up (2): 1970, 1972
- Copa Libertadores
- Runner-up (1): 1972
Atlético Español
edit- CONCACAF Champions League
- Winner (1): 1975
- Primera División Mexicana
- Runner-up (1): 1973-74
Pumas de la UNAM
edit- Primera División Mexicana
- Winner (1): 1976-77
- Runner-up (2): 1977–78, 1978–79
References
edit- ^ El 'Jet' pide pista
- ^ Knowing Juan Jose Muñante
- ^ rsssf: Peru - record international footballers Archived 2009-02-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Juan José Muñante falleció a los 70 años en Estados Unidos". El Comercio (in Spanish). 23 April 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
External links
edit- Juan José Muñante at National-Football-Teams.com
- CONCACAF Champions' Cup 1975