Carlos Muñoz (Ecuadorian footballer)

Carlos Antonio Muñoz Martínez ( born October 24, 1967 in Guayaquil, † December 26 1993 in General Villamil ) was an Ecuadorian football player.

Career

Club career

Carlos Muñoz began his footballing career in 1987 with the club CD Filanbanco in his hometown of Guayaquil. In the 1991 resolution club he played until the year 1990. Add -called year he moved to Barcelona SC Guayaquil, in addition Emelec Guayaquil, Liga de Quito and Deportivo Quito counting of the top clubs in the country. With Barcelona SC, he played a highly successful season in 1991. Firstly, the first place with four points was confirmed ahead of CD El Nacional in the Ecuadorian Football Championship, on the other hand reached Muñoz Barcelona SC with the final of the Copa Libertadores. In the competition, the club including against CA Progreso from Uruguay, local rivals CS Emelec and Argentina Nobel CA River Plate club had prevailed in the knockout games and reached the final against Club Olimpia of Paraguay from Asunción. After a 0-2 at the Estadio Defensores del Chaco 's team coach Miguel Brindisi, once successful Argentine midfielder, and participants at the Football World Cup 1974 played in Guayaquil 1:1 and lost the final with 1:3 goals. This year it was for Carlos Muñoz and Barcelona SC not so successful, the championship was not won this time. However, he was top scorer in Serie A.

National

Carlos Muñoz was used in the Ecuadorian national football team thirty-five times. These games were held between 1987 and 1993. He succeeded in attaining it four goals. With the selection of Ecuador, he participated three times at the Copa América, however, Ecuador was victorious in a tournament. 1989 and 1991 the tournament for Ecuador was finished after the preliminary round, in 1993 it was successful. In a group with Uruguay, Venezuela and the United States, it failed at the tournament in their own country only in the semifinals of Mexico.

Death

Carlos Muñoz died on December 26, 1993 in a traffic accident at the age of 26 years. He left behind his wife Veoleta Vergara, a daughter and a son, all of which survived the accident.