Antxón Muneta
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Antxón Muneta Beldarrain | ||
| Date of birth | 1 June 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Bilbao, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2006 | Portugalete | 29 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Zalla | 34 | (4) |
| 2007–2008 | Barakaldo | 30 | (6) |
| 2008–2010 | Osasuna B | 46 | (1) |
| 2010–2014 | Mirandés | 118 | (8) |
| 2014–2015 | Reus | 14 | (1) |
| 2015 | → Logroñés (loan) | 16 | (2) |
| 2015–2018 | Logroñés | 90 | (10) |
| 2018–2019 | Mérida | 32 | (5) |
| 2020 | Gimnástica Torrelavega | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 April 2018 | |||
Antxón Muneta Beldarrain (born 1 July 1986) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for UD Logroñés mainly as a midfielder.
Football career
[edit]Born in Bilbao, Biscay, Muneta spent six of his first seven seasons in Segunda División B, representing Club Portugalete, Barakaldo CF, CA Osasuna B and CD Mirandés.[1] In 2006–07 he competed in Tercera División, with Zalla UC.
In the 2011–12 campaign, Muneta scored four goals in 32 games to help Mirandés promote to Segunda División for the first time ever. He made his debut in the competition on 17 August 2012, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–1 home loss against SD Huesca;[2] on 15 September he scored his first league goal, in a 2–2 draw at Real Murcia.[3]
Muneta was released by the Rojillos in the 2014 summer, and subsequently moved to CF Reus Deportiu in the third level.[4] On 30 January 2015 he was loaned to fellow league team UD Logroñés, until June.[5] He left the club in the summer 2018.
On 19 September 2018, Muneta signed with Mérida AD.[6] Muneta played 32 games and scored five goals, before he left the club at the end of the year.[7] Muneta remained without club until 3 February 2020, where he joined Gimnástica de Torrelavega on a deal for the rest of the season.[8] In August 2020, Muneta injured his meniscus and ligament in the knee, which required a surgery.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ El polivalente centrocampista Antxon Muneta es el quinto fichaje del Mirandés (Versatile midfielder Antxon Muneta is Mirandés' fifth signing); El Correo, 3 July 2010 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Huesca amarga el estreno del Mirandés (Huesca bitters Mirandés debut); Marca, 17 August 2012 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Mirandés deja vivo al Murcia (Mirandés leaves Murcia alive); Marca, 15 September 2012 (in Spanish)
- ^ El CF Reus ficha a Antxón Muneta (CF Reus Deportiu signs Antxón Muneta); Diari de Tarragona, 29 July 2014 (in Spanish)
- ^ Antxón Muneta, cedido a la UD Logroñés (Antxón Muneta, loaned to UD Logroñés); Vavel, 30 January 2015 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Mérida empieza a corregirse con Muneta, hoy.es, 19 September 2018
- ^ Mérida A.D. on Twitter: "Comunicado Oficial | Adrián ..., twitter.com, 12 June 2019
- ^ El experimentado centrocampista Antxon Muneta segundo refuerzo invernal de la Gimnastica, rsgimnastica.com, 3 February 2020
- ^ Álvaro Prada sigue en la Gimnástica, eldiariocantabria.es, 19 August 2020
External links
[edit]- Antxón Muneta at BDFutbol
- Antxón Muneta at Futbolme (in Spanish)
- Antxón Muneta at Soccerway
- 1986 births
- Living people
- Spanish men's footballers
- Footballers from Bilbao
- Men's association football midfielders
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- Zalla UC footballers
- Barakaldo CF footballers
- CA Osasuna B players
- CD Mirandés footballers
- CF Reus Deportiu players
- UD Logroñés players
- Club Portugalete players
- Mérida AD players
- Gimnástica de Torrelavega footballers
- 21st-century Spanish sportsmen