Emilio Muñoz (footballer)

Emilio Muñoz
Personal information
Full name Emilio Muñoz Barrero
Date of birth (1979-01-16) 16 January 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Úbeda, Spain
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Úbeda
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1999 Úbeda 7 (0)
1998–1999 → Alavés B (loan) 0 (0)
1999–2004 Jaén 20 (0)
2004–2007 Villajoyosa 122 (0)
2007–2008 Benidorm 32 (0)
2008–2009 Atlético Baleares 34 (0)
2009–2012 La Nucía 98 (0)
2012–2017 Mancha Real 179 (0)
2017–2018 Real Jaén 12 (0)
2018–2020 Atlético Porcuna 29 (0)
2020–2021 Torredonjimeno 15 (0)
2021–2022 Begijar CF
2023–2024 Atlético Porcuna
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Muñoz and the second or maternal family name is Barrero.

Emilio Muñoz Barrero (born 16 January 1979), simply known as Emilio, is a Spanish former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[1]

Club career

Born in Úbeda, Jaén, Andalusia, Emilio made his senior debut with hometown club Úbeda CF in 1997. In 1999, after a brief stint at Deportivo Alavés B, he moved to Segunda División B club Real Jaén.

After achieving promotion in 2000, Emilio made his professional debut on 20 May 2001, starting in a 2–2 away draw against Levante UD.[2] He remained as a backup in the following years, and left the club in January 2004.

Emilio subsequently joined Villajoyosa CF in the third division, and continued to appear in the same category but also in Tercera División in the following years, representing Benidorm CF,[3] CD Atlético Baleares,[4] CF La Nucía[5] and Atlético Mancha Real.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Emilio Muñoz". Archived from the original on 9 October 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Peragón salva al Levante en tiempo de descuento" [Peragón saves Levante in the stoppage time] (PDF) (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 21 May 2001. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Benidorm: ficha el guardameta Emilio (Villajoyosa)" [Benidorm: goalkeeper Emilio (Villajoyosa) signs] (in Spanish). esFutbol. 3 July 2007. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  4. ^ "El Atlético Baleares ficha al portero Muñoz y a los jugadores de campo Cladera y Blázquez" [Atlético Baleares sign goalkeeper Muñoz and field players Cladera and Blázquez] (in Spanish). Diario de Mallorca. 12 July 2008. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  5. ^ "El portero Emilio Muñoz, ´fichaje estrella´ de los nucieros" [Goalkeeper Emilio Muñoz, 'star signing' of the nucieros] (in Spanish). Diario Información. 22 July 2009. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  6. ^ "El At. Mancha Real tiene nuevo guardameta" [At. Mancha Real have a new goalkeeper] (in Spanish). Mancha Real Viva!. 11 July 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2016.