13 Facts About Pedro Munitis

Pedro Munitis Alvarez was born on 19 June 1975 and is a Spanish retired footballer who played mainly as a forward, currently a manager.

Pedro Munitis returned to Racing in July 2006, forming an interesting attacking partnership with gigantic Serbian Nikola Zigic in his debut campaign and helping it achieve a first ever qualification for the UEFA Cup in his second.

On 17 October 2010, after more than one year without scoring, Pedro Munitis netted from 30 metres for the only goal of the home fixture against Almeria.

Pedro Munitis was best known for his speed, dribbling skills, creative ability, direct movement and fighting spirit, which made him an effective offensive threat inside the penalty box and difficult for opposing defenders to mark, with Frenchman Lilian Thuram labelling him as one of his most difficult opponents.

Still not having announced his retirement, Pedro Munitis began his managerial career, with women's football club Reocin.

Pedro Munitis returned to Racing on 3 March 2015, being appointed assistant manager along with former teammate Gonzalo Colsa.

On 17 October 2016, Pedro Munitis succeeded Manolo Herrero as manager of newly relegated Ponferradina, with Colsa as his assistant.

Pedro Munitis resigned five months later with the team lying in sixth in division three, having won exactly a third of his games.

Pedro Munitis returned to third-tier management on 26 March 2018, when he was hired by UCAM Murcia until the end of the season.

Pedro Munitis was dismissed on 29 April 2019 with the team still in contention for the play-offs with three rounds to go, and replaced by Juan Merino.

On 4 February 2020, Pedro Munitis succeeded Mehdi Nafti at Badajoz, where he had played over two decades ago.

Pedro Munitis was appointed at Sabadell of the Primera Division RFEF on 23 November 2021, until the end of the season and with the option of another year.

On 21 June 2023, Pedro Munitis was named in charge of Lugo, recently relegated to the third division.