Víctor Muñoz

Club career Víctor was born in Zaragoza, Aragon. After starting out at hometown club Real Zaragoza and being relegated in his first professional season, he was purchased by La Liga powerhouse FC Barcelona, being a very important element for the Catalans in a seven-year spell; on 4 June 1983, he scored his team's first goal in a 2–1 win against Real Madrid in the final of the Copa del Rey.

Víctor was also one of the first Spaniards to ever play in Serie A, with two seasons with UC Sampdoria. Following a quick stint at St Mirren where he teamed up with his former Barça teammate Steve Archibald, he returned to Zaragoza to see out his career aged 34.

International career Víctor was a regular for Spain for most of the 1980s, making his debut on 25 March 1981 in a 2–1 friendly win over England and going on to earn a further 59 caps with three goals. He played for the nation at the 1986 FIFA World Cup as well as the UEFA Euro 1984 (in a final runner-up position to hosts France) and 1988 tournaments, retiring from international duty immediately after that group-stage exit.

International goals + Goal !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition With the last of those teams, he won the 2003–04 domestic cup with a 3–2 extra time victory over Real Madrid's Galácticos.

On 8 October 2006, Muñoz signed a two-year contract with Greece's Panathinaikos FC, becoming their 18th coach in ten years. However, he returned to Spain in June 2007 to take over at Recreativo de Huelva, from where he was sacked the following February.

For the 2008–09 campaign, Muñoz was appointed at Getafe CF. Following a string of seven losses in nine games that left the team from the outskirts of Madrid one point above the relegation zone, he was dismissed in April 2009, making way for former Real Madrid player Míchel.

In late December 2010, after more than one year out of football, Muñoz was named head coach of Russian Premier League side FC Terek Grozny. He left his post in Chechnya after less than one month due to failed contract negotiations, being replaced by Ruud Gullit.

Muñoz returned to active in early September 2011, when he became Neuchâtel Xamax FCS's third manager of the season, replacing his compatriot Joaquín Caparrós. He continued his career in the Swiss Super League, with a brief stint at FC Sion from December 2012 until the following February.

On 19 March 2014, Muñoz returned to Zaragoza, succeeding Paco Herrera at a club at risk of relegation to Segunda División B. He was dismissed on 24 November with the side in 8th, one point off the play-offs.

Managerial statistics

+ Managerial record by team and tenure TeamNatFromToRecord Mallorca28 January 199621 April 1997 Zaragoza20 January 200415 May 2006 Getafe17 June 200827 April 2009 Terek Grozny22 December 201015 January 2011 Neuchâtel Xamax2 September 201126 January 2012 Sion12 December 201225 February 2013 Zaragoza19 March 201424 November 2014 Career total —

Honours Player Zaragoza Segunda División: 1977–78

Barcelona La Liga: 1984–85 Copa del Rey: 1982–83, Supercopa de España: 1983 Copa de la Liga: 1983 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1981–82

Sampdoria Coppa Italia: 1988–89 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1989–90; runner-up: 1988–89

Spain UEFA European Championship runner-up: 1984