Carlos Muñoz (Chilean footballer)

Carlos Muñoz
	Muñoz in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Carlos Andrés Muñoz Rojas
Date of birth	21 April 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Valparaíso, Chile
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Magallanes
Youth career
1995–2006	Santiago Wanderers
Senior career*
Years	Team
2006–2011	Santiago Wanderers
2009	→ Unión Quilpué (loan)
2011–2013	Colo-Colo
2013–2014	Baniyas
2014–2016	Al Ahli
2015–2016	→ Santiago Wanderers (loan)
2016–2017	Talleres
2017–2018	Unión Española
2019	Cobresal
2020–2021	Deportes Antofagasta
2021–2022	O'Higgins
2022–2024	Santiago Wanderers
2025–	Magallanes
International career‡
2010	Chile U22
2011–2014	Chile
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 December 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 January 2014

Carlos Andrés Muñoz Rojas (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkaɾlos muˈɲos ˈroxas], born 21 April 1989) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a striker for Magallanes.

Club career

In 2006, Muñoz was promoted to first–team of Santiago Wanderers, a club he had been a part of since he was five years of age. He made two appearances in his first season with the first team. The next year he found more space, become the club's second choice striker for the most part and bagged two goals in 14 appearances. His third year was a further improvement, playing in even more games (18) and scoring three goals. The 2009 was loaned to Unión Quilpué in the Chilean Tercera A.^[1] The 2010 season was Carlos Muñoz real breakout season. He was the first choice striker all season and in 34 first team appearances he scored on 17 occasions.^[2] His form continued into 2011 and in the first half of the year he scored eight times in 16 appearances.

His form over the last year and a half earned him a move to Colo-Colo in June 2011 who spent US$1.5 million to bring him in.^[3]

After scoring 35 times in 74 appearances over two season at Colo-Colo, Muñoz signed for Emirati football club Baniyas.^[4]

In the second half 2022, Muñoz returned to Santiago Wanderers in the Primera B de Chile.^[1] In 2025, he switched to Magallanes.^[5]

International career

He represented Chile at under-22 level in the 2010 Toulon Tournament,^[6] making 4 appearances and scoring 2 goals.^[7]

His goals led him to be called up to the Chile national team for the first time early in 2011.^[8] He made his international debut in a friendly match against Colombia on 29 March 2011.^[9]

International goals

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	15 January 2013	Estadio La Portada, La Serena, Chile	Senegal	1–1	2–1	Friendly
2	19 January 2013	Estadio Municipal de Concepción, Concepción, Chile	Haiti	1–0	3–0	Friendly
3	22 January 2014	Estadio Municipal Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso, Coquimbo, Chile	Costa Rica	4–0	4–0	Friendly

Personal life

His daughter, Catalina, is a youth player from the Colo-Colo youth system.^[10]

Honours

Individual

References

^ ^a ^b "¡Bienvenido a casa! Carlitos Muñoz regresa a Santiago Wanderers" (in Spanish). Santiago Wanderers. 4 June 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
^ Guada (20 December 2010). "eseaene.cl Puro Decano ! – Carlos Muñoz premiado como integrante del "Equipo Ideal del Año"" (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 June 2022.
^ "Carlos Muñoz en su presentación con Colo Colo: "Creemos plenamente en el grupo que se formó"". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 29 July 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
^ Barrera, Cristian (19 July 2013). "ByN cierra hoy venta de Carlos Muñoz a Baniyas por casi US$5 millones" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
^ Reyes, Luis (21 December 2024). "Carlos Muñoz sorprende al fútbol chileno y ficha en este club de la B". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 December 2024.
^ "Nóminas de Chile para Torneo Maurice Revello (Esperanzas de Toulon)". PartidosdelaRoja.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 June 2022.
^ Vagabundo (27 May 2010). "Torneo Esperanzas: Nuevo gol de Carlos Muñoz fue insuficiente para darle el bronce a Chile". eseaene.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 June 2022.
^ "Carlos Muñoz". PartidosdelaRoja.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 June 2022.
^ "Se acabó la espera: Carlos Muñoz debutó con la Roja". Eseaene.cl (in Spanish). 30 March 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
^ Orrego Bocchieri, Héctor (18 June 2023). "¡Qué regalo del Día del Padre, Carlitos! Catalina Muñoz le da el título a Colo Colo Sub-16". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 June 2023.

External links

Carlos Muñoz at Soccerway

[wanderers-1] "¡Bienvenido a casa! Carlitos Muñoz regresa a Santiago Wanderers" (in Spanish). Santiago Wanderers. 4 June 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022.

[2] Guada (20 December 2010). "eseaene.cl Puro Decano ! – Carlos Muñoz premiado como integrante del "Equipo Ideal del Año"" (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 June 2022.

[3] "Carlos Muñoz en su presentación con Colo Colo: "Creemos plenamente en el grupo que se formó"". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 29 July 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2022.

[4] Barrera, Cristian (19 July 2013). "ByN cierra hoy venta de Carlos Muñoz a Baniyas por casi US$5 millones" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 13 June 2022.

[5] Reyes, Luis (21 December 2024). "Carlos Muñoz sorprende al fútbol chileno y ficha en este club de la B". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 December 2024.

[6] "Nóminas de Chile para Torneo Maurice Revello (Esperanzas de Toulon)". PartidosdelaRoja.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 June 2022.

[7] Vagabundo (27 May 2010). "Torneo Esperanzas: Nuevo gol de Carlos Muñoz fue insuficiente para darle el bronce a Chile". eseaene.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 June 2022.

[8] "Carlos Muñoz". PartidosdelaRoja.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 June 2022.

[9] "Se acabó la espera: Carlos Muñoz debutó con la Roja". Eseaene.cl (in Spanish). 30 March 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2021.

[10] Orrego Bocchieri, Héctor (18 June 2023). "¡Qué regalo del Día del Padre, Carlitos! Catalina Muñoz le da el título a Colo Colo Sub-16". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 June 2023.

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