Juan José Muñante

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

Juan José Muñante
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Personal information
Full nameJuan José Muñante López
Date of birth(1948-06-12)12 June 1948
Place of birthPisco, Peru
Date of death23 April 2019(2019-04-23) (aged 70)
Place of deathFlorida, United States
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing positionRight winger
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1966–1968Sport Boys
1969–1973Universitario
1973–1976Atlético Español
1976–1980UNAM Pumas
1980–1982Tampico Madero
1983Universitario
National team
1967–1978Peru48(6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Muñante was born in Pisco. He played for Sport Boys, Universitario, Atlético Español, Pumas de la UNAM and Tampico Madero. He won league titles with Universitario de Deportes, Pumas de la UNAM and Atlético Español. He also won the CONCACAF Champions' Cup with Atlético in 1975.

Muñante played for Peru between 1967 and 1978. He played 48 times and scored six times for his country. He also played for Peru at the 1978 FIFA World Cup.

On 23 April 2019, Muñante died of lung cancer in Florida, United States. He was 70.[1]

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