Iñaki Muñoz

Iñaki Muñoz

Muñoz in 2008
Personal information
Full name Iñaki Muñoz Oroz
Date of birth (1978-07-02) 2 July 1978
Place of birth Pamplona, Spain
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Youth career
Osasuna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1997–2001 Osasuna B 103 (15)
2000–2001 → Toledo (loan) 32 (3)
2000–2007 Osasuna 132 (11)
2007–2010 Athletic Bilbao 19 (0)
2010–2011 Cartagena 24 (2)
2011–2012 Salamanca 20 (2)
2013 Izarra 10 (0)
Total 340 (33)
National team
1996 Spain U18 2 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Muñoz and the second or maternal family name is Oroz.

Iñaki Muñoz Oroz (born 2 July 1978) is a Spanish retired footballer who played mainly as a defensive midfielder.

He amassed La Liga totals of 150 games and 11 goals over the course of nine seasons, representing in the competition Osasuna and Athletic Bilbao.

Club career

Muñoz was born in Pamplona, Navarre. Except for a season-long loan to CD Toledo in the third division he played ten senior seasons with hometown's CA Osasuna, the first and the second sides combined. He made his La Liga debut with the former on 23 December 2001, in a 0–1 home loss against Athletic Bilbao.

Muñoz went on to become an important first-team member, appearing in 30 games during the 2005–06 campaign as the club finished fourth in the league and qualified to the UEFA Champions League while scoring five goals in as many wins, notably the winners at Deportivo de La Coruña and Atlético Madrid.[1][2] In the previous season's Copa del Rey, he netted five times in eight matches to help Osasuna reach the final of the competition, notably once in a 3–1 quarterfinal home win against Sevilla FC (4–3 on aggregate).[3][4]

For 2007–08 Muñoz switched west, moving to Basque neighbours Athletic Bilbao. He appeared sparingly during his first season, and even less in the second and third – his 2009–10 output consisted of 30 minutes against Deportivo, in the last matchday.[5][6]

In the 2010 summer, aged 32, free agent Muñoz signed with FC Cartagena in the second level.[7]

International career

Muñoz represented both the Basque and Navarrese autonomous teams, gaining six caps in total.

References

  1. ↑ Deportivo La Coruña 0–1 Osasuna; ESPN Soccernet, 2 October 2005
  2. ↑ Atlético Madrid 0–1 Osasuna; ESPN Soccernet, 3 May 2006
  3. ↑ Iñaki Muñoz es el máximo goleador de esta Copa (Iñaki Muñoz is this Cup's top scorer); Diario AS, 11 June 2005 (Spanish)
  4. ↑ Spain Cup Tournaments 2004/05; at RSSSF
  5. ↑ Iñaki Muñoz: "Soy el único que no ha tenido una oportunidad" (Iñaki Muñoz: "I am the only one who has not received an opportunity"); Marca, 11 February 2009 (Spanish)
  6. ↑ Iñaki Muñoz se siente maltratado en el Athletic (Iñaki Muñoz feels mistreated at Athletic); Navarra Sport, 19 July 2009 (Spanish)
  7. ↑ Iñaki Muñoz ficha una temporada por el Cartagena (Iñaki Muñoz signs with Cartagena for one season); Canal Athletic, 27 July 2010 (Spanish)

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