Juan José Muñante Explained

Juan José Muñante
Fullname:Juan José Muñante López
Birth Date:12 June 1948
Birth Place:Pisco, Peru
Death Place:Florida, United States
Years1:1966–1968
Years2:1969–1973
Years3:1973–1976
Years4:1976–1980
Years5:1980–1982
Years6:1983
Clubs6:Universitario
Nationalyears1:1967–1978
Nationalteam1:Peru
Nationalcaps1:48
Nationalgoals1:6

Juan José Muñante López (12 June 1948 – 23 April 2019) was a Peruvian footballer who played in a right winger role.

Biography

Nicknamed 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

Universitario de Deportes

Atlético Español

Pumas de la UNAM

References

  1. http://www.elcomercio.com.pe/edicionimpresa/html/2008-10-21/el-jet-pide-pista.html El 'Jet' pide pista
  2. http://www.deporte1.com/?display=1&id=2499 Knowing Juan Jose Muñante
  3. https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/peru-recintlp.html rsssf: Peru - record international footballers
  4. News: Juan José Muñante falleció a los 70 años en Estados Unidos. es. 23 April 2019. 23 April 2019. El Comercio.

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