Guillermo Muñoz (Chilean footballer)

Guillermo Muñoz Muñoz (25 January 1953 – 11 April 2016) was a Chilean former footballer who played as a forward for clubs in Chile and Spain.

Club career
As a youth player, Muñoz was with Escuela Industrial, Liceo de Hombres, Arturo Prat, Unión Delicias, Unión San Felipe, among others, in his city of birth, joining Santiago Wanderers in 1970. At professional level, he spent two and a half seasons with Santiago Wanderers in the Chilean Primera División from 1971 to 1973.

In 1973, he moved to Spain and joined Deportivo La Coruña for a quarter of a million dollars. He stayed with the club until the 1978–79 season, making also appearances for the reserve team, Deportivo Fabril.

His last club was Unión San Felipe in the 1981 Segunda División de Chile.

International career
Muñoz made eight appearances and scored a goal for the Chile national team in 1973. He took part of friendlies, winning the Copa Carlos Dittborn against Argentina, and the 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification.

Personal life
Muñoz was nicknamed Hallulla, as a type of slightly leavened white bread, due to the fact that his father was a baker.

On 3 August 2009, He was given the Premio a la Trayectoria Deportiva (Sport Career Award) by the Municipality of San Felipe.

In his last years, he worked as a caretaker at a company and died in 2016 due to a stomach cancer.

Honours
Chile
 * Copa Carlos Dittborn: 1973

Individual
 * Sport Career Award (Municipality of San Felipe): 2009