Juan José Muñante

Juan José Muñante

Juan Jose (The Cobra)
Personal information
Full name	Juan José Muñante López
Date of birth	(1948-06-12)12 June 1948
Place of birth	Pisco, Peru
Date of death	23 April 2019(2019-04-23) (aged 70)
Place of death	Florida, United States
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Right winger
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1966–1968	Sport Boys
1969–1973	Universitario
1973–1976	Atlético Español
1976–1980	UNAM Pumas
1980–1982	CD Tampico
1983	Universitario
International career
1967–1978	Peru	48	(6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

Nicknamed The Jet in Peru^[1] and The Cobra^[2] in Mexico. He was famous for having great speed (he could run 100 metres in 10.7 seconds flat and was almost as quick with a ball at his feet), and also for his skills with the ball and his relatively high assist for teammate for passing the ball to the scorer, given his position of right winger.

He debuted in the Primera División with Sport Boys in the 1966 season. In 1969, he joined Universitario de Deportes where he was part of the team that won 2 Peru league championships and he helped reach second place at the Copa Libertadores 1972.

Muñante also played successfully in the Mexican League for many years, mainly in Pumas de la UNAM and Atlético Español.

Muñante played 48 times for the Peru national football team between 1967 and 1978,^[3] including participation in the 1978 FIFA World Cup.

On 23 April 2019, Muñante died of lung cancer in the U.S. state of Florida, at the age of 70.^[4]

• Peruvian League
  • Winner (2): 1969, 1971
  • Runner-up (2): 1970, 1972
• Copa Libertadores
  • Runner-up (1): 1972

• CONCACAF Champions League
  • Winner (1): 1975
• Primera División Mexicana
  • Runner-up (1): 1973-74

• Primera División Mexicana
  • Winner (1): 1976-77
  • Runner-up (2): 1977–78, 1978–79

• Juan José Muñante at National-Football-Teams.com
• CONCACAF Champions' Cup 1975